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Originally Posted by stl  an update from Teddy and me. After Teddy kept getting worse and worse, coughing non stop and me not being able to sleep for the past week, I’ve decided to consult another vet, recommended by a work colleague. We went to see him today and now guess what. He did xray and ekg and said he didn’t see problems in Teddy’s heart. Maybe resolved on medication we’ve been taking. But that there was an infected mass in his chest area, pressing on his lungs and heart and hence causing coughing. All caused by an infected tooth.
So we had the tooth removed. Teddy is still sedated after an operation, so he is coughing less. We will see what happens tomorrow after it wears off. Tomorrow we will start medication to treat the infection. The vet says normally in younger dogs, the infection (and associated coughing) could be resolved in 2-3 days, but since Teddy is 11, it will take more days as they are using milder medications. That’s okay for me. I just hope it works! It’s been killing me seeing him not being able to sleep because of coughing. |
WHAT!??!? All the meds that were prescribed (especially Sildenafil)...by whom? Surely a specialist would not be doing that without so much as an echo being done. If a general vet was doing that without proper testing, I am quite floored. And a mass in the chest due to a tooth? Never heard of such a thing...goodness. What tests were done prior and then today?
I am SO happy he is ok. crazy..... I guess I assumed you were seeing a specialist.
Continued good wishes for Teddy.