Just wanted to do a little update. I called and talked to her surgeon that did the LP surgery, and he really doesn't seem to think that her panting and shaking is related to her knees. He said just what I was thinking, that if it were related, she would be showing signs of pain in her knees by limping or not wanting to move around much. Or by doing what she used to do when her knees hurt her, which was sticking her butt up in the air to relieve the pressure from her back legs. He said that he think's it is something else medical and it could just have something to do with the infection in her chest that will take time to heal with the antibiotics. He said to just keep her on them until the bottle is empty (which I was planning on doing anyway) and he said that if we are ever up there again in that area, that he would like me to stop by with her and bring her in just so he can check her over.
Then I called Tatum's vet here. We were on the phone for a good while, and he said that he thinks it just may have something to do with that loose tooth of hers. He wanted to get it pulled this week, however I told him that I had concerns about putting her under anesthesia while she had the infection in her chest. He said he understood and said that I need to just watch her over the weekend and see how she does with the panting/shaking, but that he REALLY wants to get that tooth pulled on Monday for sure. He told me that if I don't want to have her put under (which I DO NOT) then he can just deaden it and pull it right out. He said it was pretty lose, so he doesn't think that just deadening it and pulling it will be a problem. I feel MUCH better about this at least. Also, he said that IF she is still panting/shaking by Monday when we go in to have the tooth pulled, we can do an ECG and also x-ray her chest, heart, lungs and spine. He said he really doesn't think that he is going to find anything, and I hope to
God he's right.
So, that's the update so far. He seems to think that maybe her tooth is bothering her. I'm just a little concerned because when she was teething as a puppy, she had ALOT of pain and she wouldn't even eat her food. Which, if Tatum won't eat, you KNOW something's wrong. I had to put her on pain meds because her teeth hurt so badly and she flat out refused to eat, so I'm just thinking well if her tooth was hurting her, wouldn't she not be eating? I just don't know.
I am going to watch her like a hawk and see if she starts panting/shaking this evening. And if she does I am going to try and catch the exact TIME that she starts doing it, and what is going on around here when she does it. Which I know will be nothing cause there isn't anything out of the ordinary happening in this house
Ugh! I just want an answer!
