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[stedmansmommy]

Originally Posted by cdawnfine

Glad she is better........they really do get under our skin don't they. I freak out when Milo goes to lie down in an unfamiliar place in the house LOL

Yes they do, ugh! LOL about Milo...soo funny! And I know whatcha mean girl, TRUST ME! I think Tatum just needs to be leashed 24/7 or something...lol. Or maybe I need one of those dang things for her like they use for skin babies....the little pouches that you stick them in and wear on you like a front backpack. UGH...I don't know, but something's gotta give!

[crb]

Brooke...I am so glad everything is fine with Tatum. Sending hugs and kisses!!

[Wylie's Mom]

Just popping on for an update and it's HERE !! Oh PHEW! I am so relieved to read the update. Who knows what that was...but I wonder if it was like what someone mentioned on the the other thread, where something was caught in her baby's teeth and she started grinding...who knows.

And, HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY !!!

[mscat]

I am so glad your little Tatum is ok! My Suzi has done this before, And it scared me half to death as well! we never did find out why. At first I thought something had to had scared her . She never ever gets like that! Only for car rides, then calms down .
A lot of times I have wished Suzi could talk to us! Please let us know dear baby what is the matter?
Now Tatum is fine and back to normal. What a relief. Give her a hug and kiss from mscat and Suzi Q ! , Tatum is a beautiful little girl .

[FlDebra]

Don't you wonder if she could talk, would she be saying, "Hey Stedman, watch and see how much mommy and daddy love me. All I have to do is grind my teeth/pant and shake/(or any of the other scares she has put in to you) and watch them worry all about ME!" And Stedman would say, "She may shake things up around here, but you gotta love her, she's so dang cute!" And we all say -- "You got that right, Stedman!"

Oh, it would be amazing if we could hear them speak! Mine manage to get me to do their bidding without words, but I know deep down they are wondering why I am so hard to train.

[fufufashions]

YEA for TATUM!! So glad she is ok!! Maybe she had a little tummy ache or GAS! and she didn't feel good...once that passed, she was back to her ol' spunky self again!! Hope she stays ok!!! Thanks for the update girl!!

[KJLive]

PHEW!!! Sooooo glad everything seems fine!

[lil fu fu girl]

I'm so glad that she is ok.
How scary was that?
I just hate that feeling of not knowing what is happening to them, and
not knowing what to do about it. So confusing!
Just glad that she is back to normal.

[stedmansmommy]

Omg, I cannot believe this. She started doing it again I am soooo confused. I do not understand this AT ALL. Hubby came home for lunch so he was here to see her do it this time as well. She was inside...nothing was going on, we were just sitting there and all of a sudden, she starts panting again OUT OF THE TOTAL BLUE. My A/C is set on 72 (I keep it pretty cool in the house, cause it is like an OVEN outside) so I know good and well she wasn't hot. Yet she was panting I am so upset and I don't know what on earth is wrong with her. I already called and made an appointment to take her in to see the vet today. There is no way I am waiting because knowing her, she is going to do it again (she isn't doing it at THE MOMENT) - but I am not waiting. So, she has an appointment at 4:45 (in about 2 and 1/2 hours) to go see the vet. I have no idea what he is going to be able to do to try and figure out why she is doing this. I don't know if he is going to want to run tests or take xrays of her heart or lungs or what....I have absolutely no idea.

Other than the panting she is acting totally fine, but she still does shake, and the shaking is pretty much constant. HOWEVER, I am 95% sure (although not POSITIVE) that the shaking is simply because she is cold. Like I said, I keep it pretty cool in my house and I had to shave Tatum's hair after her surgery because it was all uneven, so I'm thinking that she is just cold because her hair is short. That's my guess anyway. I don't really notice her shaking so much when she is outside. I am going to order her a super duper thick pair of fleece PJ's and see if that helps with the shaking...but in the meantime I am just so darn worried about this panting business I just hope they can give me an answer as to what's causing it........and I PRAY TO GOD that it is nothing serious Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers and I will try and get back here just as soon as possible after we get back from the vet to do an update. Just a little heads up though - they warned me when I called to make her appointment that they are REALLY busy up there today so I could be in there with her a while....so don't freak out if I am not on right away to do an update. But I will do one just as soon as humanly possible!

Thanks guys, and please say lots of prayers for my sweet baby girl and keep her in your thoughts Love you all xoxoxo

[TresCutePiggies]

Oh no! I am just now seeing this post, and I was relieved to see Tatum was doing better only to see your most recent post. Poor little thing...she has been through so much recently. I hope the vet will have a good answer (with a quick fix) for you. Please keep us updated. You and Tatum are in my thoughts and prayers.

[oopsmyhalofello]

Just jumping in now, looking for an update. Hope everything is ok with Tatum

Those are the symtoms that one of my dogs have when there is a storm near, or approaching. And she can sense it long before the weather man. Are you having any weather that she could be sensing? Or possibly another noise that she might hear that you aren't able to pick up on. Was it the same time of day that the 2 episodes happened?

[Patti]

Oh no I hope the vet can figure out what is going on with her. Keeping good thoughts.

[lillymae]

When is the last time she had her anals expressed? I have rescued several small dogs who go completely nuts when they have full anals. Some scoot along with the panting and trembling and some do not. I had one girl that would get so beside herself she would vomit, but never once did she scoot.

[Conjure_Girl]

Originally Posted by oopsmyhalofello

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Those are the symtoms that one of my dogs have when there is a storm near, or approaching. And she can sense it long before the weather man. <snip>

This is pretty incredible!

[stedmansmommy]

Sigh.... where do I even begin. First off I am so exhausted. Mentally and physically. Tatum was panting incredibly hard at the vet, and I mean incredibly hard. Even more than she has been because I think she was nervous about being there. She was also shaking like a LEAF. The vet listened to her chest and he said he heard some rattling. He wanted to do a full blood panel on her (we just had one done 2 months ago when she had her LP surgery) - it came back normal then, and it came back normal today. All was good there. He said that she has an infection in her chest and put her on antibiotics. So she is back on Clavamox. I swear she has been on Clavamox more times than I can even count. Honestly, I can't remember how many times she's been on this stuff. I just need to get a whole box of this stuff. He also gave her a shot, which obviously hurt like hell (excuse my french) because she SCREAMED and threw her head back and was squirming all over the place. The nurses said it burns really bad....I was like oh great, thanks for telling me that. Wish they could of given it to me instead. Then they were taking blood and the stupid nurse didn't know what she was doing and stuck her 3 times, and that hurt her too. UGH!! That made me SO mad! And I let them know it. I told them, "oh my gosh...you have to stick her AGAIN? How many times are you going to have to stick her?????" I'm sorry...but GEEZ. She was in enough stress already. I am just so fed up!

I mentioned to the vet about Tatum grinding her teeth the other tonight so he was looking in her mouth and said, "Oh she has a loose baby tooth that needs to come out" - I am like....OH MY GOD....are you frigging KIDDING ME???? They were supposed to of pulled all her baby teeth when she was 9 months old!!! She 3 and 1/2!!! What the h*ll!!!! So now not only do I have to pay ANOTHER high vet bill to get the tooth pulled in a few days, but she has to be put under Anesthesia AGAIN all for ONE friggin tooth!!!! I swear to you all, I swear I am just going to break down and cry. I mean I am so serious. I cannot take anymore, I just can't. Oh but wait... it gets even better.

When the vet was listening to her chest, he was messing around with her throat and he stops and just looks at me. I am like NO....PLEASE NO. Please do not even tell me what I think your about to tell me PLEASE DO NOT DO IT. I am like I swear to God if you tell me her Trachea is collapsed I am just going to faint right here in your friggin' office. I mean you guys...HOW MUCH CAN I POSSIBLY TAKE WITH ONE LITTLE DOG!!! HOW MUCH!!! He is like well I am not going to diagnose it right now...but I cant guarantee that in a year or 2..... I am just... By this point I am mad, sad, frustrated, annoyed, in disbelief...you name it. I couldn't even hardly say anything. I am like you have seriously got to be kidding me. She just has TWO freakin' knee surgeries 2 months ago that was almost $4,000.00!!!! Now she may need Trachea surgery in the future! Today's visit was almost $500...plus she needs a tooth pulled in a few days and that is going to be outrageous being that she has to be put under Anesthesia! I mean I just cannot believe ANY of this. I just can't. I don't even remember the last time I took her to the vet and it was less than $200 or $250...heck, that seems cheap to me now! Usually when I take her it's $300-$500. I told hubby that I am going to go add up all her vets bills (JUST HERS ALONE) and see how much they total out to in the 3 and 1/2 years that we've had her. He said don't do it you'll probably faint. I am the only one that walks through that vets doors who they know by NAME. And they know Tatum by name too. I mean it is so pathetic! WHY does she have so many problems!! Why!!! Tatum was $2500 and has champion bloodlines and has I swear just about every problem in the book. Stedman was $800, NO champion bloodlines and honestly didn't come from a very good breeder and he has nothing. Absolutely nothing. I just don't get it and I want to cry. I love Tatum to death and she is the apple of my eye but I just do not know how much more I can take with her. She is costing us SO much money, and it's CONSTANT. I don't want anyone here to think I am talking bad about my baby, I am not. I love her more than words can say (honestly) but I mean I just can't believe any of this. It is constantly, constantly one thing after another. All the time!!! I just don't understand. She is taken care of so well by us, she is on all these supplements....God. I just don't understand. Sometimes I just want to crawl in a hole and cry. My heart breaks for her. I look at her and she is this tiny sweet little baby and she has all these problems...and I just ask myself, WHY. It makes me hubby and I so sad because we love her soooo much and she has just been through it all. And she is only 3 and 1/2. Hubby is like, "Brooke, if it's this bad now...and she's only a little over 3....what is it going to be like when she's older?" I'm just so upset. She isn't even acting like herself right now. She was just standing there perfectly still staring at her toy box a little while ago. She is so quiet and just stands there.

I don't know...I am just so angry, sad and depressed. I'm just so tired of all these problems. She doesn't deserve them and it is so dang stressful on us.