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Tinksmygirl · 11-02-2012, 05:17 PM

It seems like once we get one medical issue under control then something else pops up. Isabella has started having balance issues. When she gets up from sleeping for a long period of time she has trouble staying on her feet at first and will slide into a sitting position. Once she gets to her feet again she acts a little wobbly at first and then after a minute she is back to normal and walking fine. This started yesterday and I had her back at the specialty hospital today. The vet she has been seeing is an internal medicine specialist, he examined her and he feels like this is most likely neurological. The laceration on her eye is getting better, but she is losing her eyesight due to the cataracts. I feel so sad for her. She is already deaf so losing her eyesight is going to be hard. There is surgery that could fix her eyes, but it is very expensive $5000.

I feel like we need to figure out all her other issues before I even think about eye surgery.

Isabella has skin allergies which have caused her to lose a lot of her hair on her back, feet, and legs. She licks her feet and scratches frequently. Currently we are using a shampoo that I think is not working at all. We may end up at the University of Pennsylvania to have a full dermatology work up because there are no dermatologist in Delaware.

Her coughing could be collapsing trachea or chronic bronchitis. The exray was not conclusive so she may be scheduled for a bronchial wash and maybe a scope at her next recheck in 2 weeks. The cough medicine that was prescribed is working so well that her coughing is 80% better, but we still don,t have a definitive diagnosis and it may just be masking the problem. I am trying not to feel overwhelmed with all of these medical problems because if you look at Isabella she is just such a trooper. She takes her medicines with no problem, I put her eye drops in no complaints. She seems to be happy and not in pain at all so I think if she keeps that joy for life then I just have to keep doing everything I can to help her get well.

I need to video tape her the next time she has any balance problems and send to the vet ASAP. She was not having any problems while at his office today, but I think something is definitely going on and documenting her symptoms with video will help the vet.

I apologize for rambling on like this. I am tired and just wasn't sure how to organize my thoughts. Thanks for keepin Isabella in your prayers.

11-02-2012, 05:17 PM	#30
Tinksmygirl YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Magnolia, DE Posts: 435	It seems like once we get one medical issue under control then something else pops up. Isabella has started having balance issues. When she gets up from sleeping for a long period of time she has trouble staying on her feet at first and will slide into a sitting position. Once she gets to her feet again she acts a little wobbly at first and then after a minute she is back to normal and walking fine. This started yesterday and I had her back at the specialty hospital today. The vet she has been seeing is an internal medicine specialist, he examined her and he feels like this is most likely neurological. The laceration on her eye is getting better, but she is losing her eyesight due to the cataracts. I feel so sad for her. She is already deaf so losing her eyesight is going to be hard. There is surgery that could fix her eyes, but it is very expensive $5000. I feel like we need to figure out all her other issues before I even think about eye surgery. Isabella has skin allergies which have caused her to lose a lot of her hair on her back, feet, and legs. She licks her feet and scratches frequently. Currently we are using a shampoo that I think is not working at all. We may end up at the University of Pennsylvania to have a full dermatology work up because there are no dermatologist in Delaware. Her coughing could be collapsing trachea or chronic bronchitis. The exray was not conclusive so she may be scheduled for a bronchial wash and maybe a scope at her next recheck in 2 weeks. The cough medicine that was prescribed is working so well that her coughing is 80% better, but we still don,t have a definitive diagnosis and it may just be masking the problem. I am trying not to feel overwhelmed with all of these medical problems because if you look at Isabella she is just such a trooper. She takes her medicines with no problem, I put her eye drops in no complaints. She seems to be happy and not in pain at all so I think if she keeps that joy for life then I just have to keep doing everything I can to help her get well. I need to video tape her the next time she has any balance problems and send to the vet ASAP. She was not having any problems while at his office today, but I think something is definitely going on and documenting her symptoms with video will help the vet. I apologize for rambling on like this. I am tired and just wasn't sure how to organize my thoughts. Thanks for keepin Isabella in your prayers.