Originally Posted by dawn27 (Post 4291988)

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 !!

Originally Posted by ladyjane (Post 4292090)

Don't mean to annoy you, Dawn. It's just that you spoke so highly of the vet before and said that two of them concurred...and now this?? It just scares me. These little pups cannot withstand illnesses that go on and on without proper care. Also, if she is uncomfortable, please call your vet...I have never heard of not medicating a pup for pain when a steroid is given. They cannot give Metacam or Rimadyl .. but those are not really *pain* meds. They are anti inflammatories and yes, the are contraindicated with steroids. There are pain meds that would not be contraindicated.
Brandi is in my thoughts and prayers. I hope your poor baby is better soon.

Originally Posted by dawn27 (Post 4291898)

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

Originally Posted by Lisa and Pic (Post 4292209)

The vasculitis thing grabbed my attention in your post. I don't know much about health problems, but I do know about vasculitis because of Piccolo. My regular vets were not able to diagnosis her problem connected with the symptoms, and the symptoms were many. (paw licking, scabs, nose licking, losing weight, funny breathing, but the biggest symptom was being lethargic.) When we finally made it to a vet dermatologist, after tests, I found out that Piccolo had vasculitis and she also had a secondary infection around her mouth. (Which the vet said was common with vasculitis) Kind of like the ulcers you are talking about. They put her on antibiotics, prednisone, and pentoxifyline. All is well now, but it was a very long journey.