How is Brandi, today? I hope the vet can get a good look in her mouth soon. Preferably today, huh? :) continuing to pray!

Still sending good thoughts :love:.

Thank you for sharing your story. I am sure that it is a great comfort knowing you can trust your vet and that he is so highly respected. I agree if there is an abscessed tooth in there it is coming out and Kathy I wonder about that myself. She does not sound right and I still can not get her to eat her regular food.

I will be calling the vet and making her appointment today !

Continued prayers for Brandi!

We have an appointment at 3:30 today. Hoping they can tell me something . .

I'm glad you are taking her in. Praying for Brandi.

Howd it go Dawn???

Update: Inflammation around her mouth is mostly gone, inside her mouth and her throat are still very red and irritated. Now I know why my baby wont eat hard kibble. I also found out that the sours around her mouth are ulcers and that they can worsen and spread to the inside of her mouth if not treated. I cant imagine what that would be like for her. She has been prescribed another round of both antibiotics and two more meds. Steroids and PepcidAD to help with stomach upset that the Steroids can cause. If this next treatment of steroids does not help we will than need to do a biopsy of the inside of her mouth.

Well when I called to schedule I asked that she be seen by our regular vet Andrea. Something just seemed off to me with the other vet and I'm not sure how I even got switched her. I just couldn't take the baby talk and the painful looks when she was talking to me. It was just very strange. Anyways Andrea walks into the room take one look at Brandi's mouth and says those are ulcers! Ok caused by what ? Right off the bat she says One of Two things: Vasculitis caused by ticks or an Auto Immune Disease that attacks her immune system from within. If is the A.I.D it can be long term. Really, now why wasn't I told any of this before now. So on to the next step in finding out why my baby is so sick and to stop her from getting worse. :confused:

Other than her mouth, nose and eyes there are no other signs of this thank goodness but this part did catch my eye /

Prevention: Because there are many potential underlying causes of vasculitis, prevention is not usually possible. However, in dogs with rabies vaccine-induced vasculitis, further vaccinations should be avoided if possible, as they may exacerbate disease.

Vasculitis | Dermatology for Animals

Not sure about this one:

Autoimmune Skin Disease in Dogs | VCA Animal Hospitals

Have they given her any kind of med for pain, Dawn? She has to be in so much pain
:(

Hopefully, if it is Auto Immune, there are ways to help her live with it since it can't be cured. You mentioned ticks...any episodes with ticks lately? On her, that you've seen or on any of them?

Continued prayers for Brandi!

Her last dose of pain meds was yesterday afternoon. She cant be on the pain meds and the Steroids at the same time.

I've seen no ticks on any of them but that doesn't mean that there could not have been one that I missed.

Wow, I didn't expect that. Has she had a rabies shot recently? I sure hope this round of treatment does the trick, but I wouldn't hesitate to get the biopsy for a definate diagnosis.
Keeping her in my prayers, sending healing thoughts her way...sounds like she is just miserable.

Yeah neither did I, No rabies shot lately, she's not due for on until Aug. next year and we get them every 3 yrs.

There are SOME pain meds she cannot take but not all to the best of my knowledge.

Again, I am going to suggest a specialist for Brandi. This is just so sad.

Thank you Linda and I hear your suggestions loud and clear, I do, I want what is best for her. Now that she is being seen by her regular vet I feel very confident that she is getting nothing but the best of care and that she will no doubt find the answers that we need !!