My little baby Candy is going to leave me - what am I going to do.!!!!

[Patti]

My heart goes out to you and Candy. I lost my Gracie at 6 1.2 to CT. It was so sad to watch her decline. I truly believe you will know when the time is right. With Gracie, after a very bad attack I asked my vet what do to and she said She is struggling for every breath and no longer enjoying life. I made the hardest decision to let her go. You are both in my prayers.

[Ringo1]

Originally Posted by Katie7075

Thank you all so very much for all your good wishes and advise and information.

Candy had a reasonably good night. She was very alert and asked to go out a couple of times to the back yard. When she is in between medication she is much more alert and looks more like her old self. I think the medication is making her very drowsy and she seems to have a weakness and is sometimes like a floppy doll. I can only assume that this is due to her medication. Candy has never been good at taking meds and what makes it even worse is that she is still not eating. I give her her medication crushed and mixed with a little Coconut oil and Manuka Honey. Sometimes she will lick it off of her spoon and other times I physically have to try to get it into her mouth with my finger. Even though the honey is sweet, the tablets crushed in it are obviously very bitter and she shudders. She on the bed with me in the night and asked to get down to go to the toilet and when I put her down she had a little cough and keeled over again. I dont know whether it is the coughing, which is not much, that is making her keel over or the fact that the medication is making her so weak. Any advise on that would be really great.

The meds that she is on right now is;

Enalapril (5mg) - qtr tablet 2 times daily (I think this one is for her heart)
Prednisolone (1 mg) - 1 tablet 2 times daily (I think this one is a steriod)
Frusemide (20mg) - half a tablet twice daily (I think this is for fluid on her lungs)

Have I got this right?

How long can she last without eating anything. She has never been able to tolerate animal food so we have always fed her with fresh meats, rice chicken, turkey and she has always loved her treats and would eat them in abundance but it seems that when she smells the food or treats that the smell is making her feel sick.

She was quite bright earlier but she has gone back to how she was again and she does a lot of just sitting in her bed and staring at the floor and she looks so depressed that it is breaking my heart. I know that this is awful to say but I have lost a lot of people in my life, mum and dad and also all my 4 brothers and 1 sister. I have buried 2 boyfriends and numerous cats and dogs and through all I have never felt like I feel now. I dont know if that is because Candy & I have something special or just because I am getting older now.

Wil keep updates of how Candy is getting on.

Once again, Many thanks to you all. x x x

For me, my little Casper's death was almost harder to handle than my Mother's. Which sounds awful to say, I know. But I had no control over my mother's illness and death and I DID have control over Casper's. Looking back, I think that had to be what it was that hit me so hard. I chose euthanasia for him; it was all on my hands. That said, if I could have chosen euthanasia for my Mother in her very last few days (which were awful), I might have. Actually, hospice directs you to give as much morphine as needed and not to worry about the consequences when they get to that stage so maybe it's close to the same thing. Hospice was wonderful, I will say that.

At any rate, I don't want to dwell on the negative. Sorry! I just feel for you and your situation and hoping for some good days ahead for you.

[chestermama]

Im so sorry I cannot imagine your heartache that you are going through, chester being sick a few days ago was enough for me, sending you prayers

[Katie7075]

Hi There all you caring people out there!

We took Candy for a second opinion on Friday and was told that it could possibly be due to the heart medication (enanapril) that she has been so sick. We were told to stop the medication immediately and see how she goes for the next 4/5 days. The Vet said that that particular heart midication lowers the blood pressure to enable the heart to cope better but that in itself can cause dizziness and weakness and nausea and therefore loss of appetite and basically lots of side affects just like Candy's.

The Vet gave Candy a steriod injection and an anti-inflammatory injection and also a health food to feed to her through a syringe 3/4 times per day. She has very slowly improved ever since Friday. Her breathing is almost normal and she is much stronger than she was and appears to be getting stronger each day. She did actually eat a small bowl of boiled chicken with rice yesterday and a doggy chew. The whole family jumped for joy, it really was a site to behold. She is now asking to go out to the toilet instead of doing it wherever she is. She is certainly showing small signs of OUR Candy and we all feel like it is Christmas in this household right now.

I will be starting her back on her water medication on Tuesday and will keep a very close eye on her to see the affects and will not be giving her any heart medication at all right now until and unless the vet finds an alternative to the one that she was on.

I want to thank you all so much for all your advise and best wishes and I really do believe that Candy would not be here right now if it was not for all of you out there being there for her. She is so so grateful and so am I.

I will keep you all informed as to how she is doing.

Candy's very happy mummy. x x x

[shodanusmc]

That's terrific. Hope she continues to improve.

[kjc]

I'm so happy to hear this news! Yeah!


Oh And Hi and Welcome to YT!

[Lizzie07]

Wow, that is wonderful, wonderful news! I am so happy to hear she is doing better




I hope Candy continues to improve. You did good taking her to another vet! Please keep us updated, it really does make my day to hear such great news!

[143julz]

YIPPEEE for CANDY!! So glad she is improving

[Mitzis Mom]

How wonderful! Keep fighting, Candy, you have the best mom ever and she'll do whatever it takes to give you the life you deserve!!!!

[Lorrainelola]

Your original post made me cry, as did the poem that someone put on here. I have now got to the last page and see how your spirit has lifted. God bless you and little Candy and I hope she contiunes to make a recovery.

With our love
Lorraine and little Alfie x x

[lisaly]

I am overjoyed reading this. I really believe my little girl Kiwi knew that Enalapril was bad for her. She was taking a number of other medications, but she fought so hard when I tried to give her that. I told the doctor that something had to be up, because of Kiwi's reaction to it. He took bloodwork because she wasn't getting any better and also listened to my pleas about that medication. That's when we discovered it had started to damage her kidneys. I'm sure your Candy is fine from it; she probably couldn't adjust to the side effects. As I said before, my Ashley didn't have any problems tolerating it (a smaller dose than Kiwi, but I was still terrified to give it to Ashley). My sister-in-law takes enalapril also. Thank you so much for letting us know how your baby is doing. This just brought tears of joy to my eyes.

[Princes mom]

I was so upset after reading the first post. Prince also has CT and I understand. I was nervous to get to the last post, but I'm glad I did, and I'm overjoyed that it is good news. I will keep you and Candy in my prayers.

[valerieam]

Originally Posted by Katie7075

Hi There all you caring people out there!

We took Candy for a second opinion on Friday and was told that it could possibly be due to the heart medication (enanapril) that she has been so sick. We were told to stop the medication immediately and see how she goes for the next 4/5 days. The Vet said that that particular heart midication lowers the blood pressure to enable the heart to cope better but that in itself can cause dizziness and weakness and nausea and therefore loss of appetite and basically lots of side affects just like Candy's.

The Vet gave Candy a steriod injection and an anti-inflammatory injection and also a health food to feed to her through a syringe 3/4 times per day. She has very slowly improved ever since Friday. Her breathing is almost normal and she is much stronger than she was and appears to be getting stronger each day. She did actually eat a small bowl of boiled chicken with rice yesterday and a doggy chew. The whole family jumped for joy, it really was a site to behold. She is now asking to go out to the toilet instead of doing it wherever she is. She is certainly showing small signs of OUR Candy and we all feel like it is Christmas in this household right now.

I will be starting her back on her water medication on Tuesday and will keep a very close eye on her to see the affects and will not be giving her any heart medication at all right now until and unless the vet finds an alternative to the one that she was on.

I want to thank you all so much for all your advise and best wishes and I really do believe that Candy would not be here right now if it was not for all of you out there being there for her. She is so so grateful and so am I.

I will keep you all informed as to how she is doing.

Candy's very happy mummy. x x x

That is fantastic news about Candy. I'm sure you're relieved.

Who is the beautiful white dog in the picture?

[PANAMA69]

I'm also glad to know that she is improving