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Originally Posted by BarbaraM  I am sorry you had a pet pass away because of this awful condition. My heart goes out to you.
I was not told to watch his gums, no. I am learning as I go along.
The label on the Hydromet: Give 4ml by mouth every 8 hours as needed to control cough.
As I said he did not cough. The noise he made was when breathing in. He began panting at the vet's office and it became progressively louder and faster. But the vet didn't do a thing but schedule a resection of his palate for the following Friday, I believe. And just let me leave her office.
No cough meds was given to him during this terrible episode that was his spiral downward during the night! No sedation. Nothing. Just the bill for blood work for heart worm.
I should share this information with that vet and let her know how serious CT can be for a pet. I don't believe she had a clue! Or she wouldn't have let Ted leave in that condition.
Thank you for the information. The most important issue with my dog was the inflammation of the trachea and how panicked he became at the hospital. They suggested I pick him up feeling he would calm once he was at home. And he DID! He was on ALL THE MEDS given to me for almost a week. He is still on the Theophylline. The cough med is as needed as it directs on the label. There is no more Pred. The sedative is also on a per need basis. |
It does sound like whomever saw Ted left him down. They should have explained watching the gums to you. That is very important. They should have checked Ted's gums and probably started O2. I am no vet; however, I worked in human med clinically.
Glad to hear the Pred has helped the inflammation. The Hydromet just isn't labelled correctly. It should say for spasm not cough. You're right. It is not a cough. Mine was given Tussagon; however, I have heard a lot of ppl hear have been given Hydromet.
Cricket's was managed for years, but I believe she went younger than she should have bc of this terrible disorder. Good luck to you. If anything comes up in the future you would like to talk about, you can always PM me.