 Shoot!!
I forgot to answer your question, Desiree1027, about why I think she has reflux.
She sort of makes this gag/hack noise (she does it a couple of times a week or so) and then smacks her lips afterward some of the time. When I noticed it, I started watching her more closely to make sure it wasn't reverse sneezing. Unfortunately for me, I was unlucky enough to have her face right over my face one night when I was lying on the living room floor when she did it again.....I could smell the acidy, sort of vomit smell, though she didn't actually vomit. That kind of reassured my suspicions, but I wanted to check with the vet to see what we ought to do about it, since I know in humans acid reflux can cause a LOT of bad problems over time (I have it, that's why I'm aware of that.) Also, when she does it, it's very brief, usually only one little gag/hack noise and then it's over.
If you have any other questions or want to talk about Desiree's reflux, feel free to PM me anytime... I think if it were me (and you were thinking that was what it was with her), I'd try one of the things I said (bits of food all day to make sure her stomach isn't completely empty or 1/4 children's Pepcid complete daily) before I had her scoped or anything that drastic. My vet is pretty awesome....I talk to him about all the things I read on the internet, and he is really good about staying up on all the controversial stuff and tells me what his opinion is or that he doesn't know (very rare, but I'd rather that then tell me something false). He said that you can't really overdose on acid reducers, because they're not systemic and they just stay in the gut, but he said 1/4 of a children's would be better--why overdo it if you can dose appropriately?! |