Help!!!

[shimbo]

thanks again, ladies....

no, she did have any x-rays done....it seems at night its the worse...shes going through her gagging really bad....walking around each room trying to get comfy....it is way better then yesterday...i gave her dosage of antiobotics and lung clearer that the german vet gave me...and just right now, gave her another dosage of tyenol....hopefully, it will soon make her sleep comfortable and let her breath a bit better...

yes, standing seems to be way better...i don't know what makes her feel comfy...right now, it is painful to watch her but yes, she is drinking and eating well...............but honking away with her cough.....she also trys to clear by hacking one big one....but still i don't think that makes it comfy.....

again, times is sure ticking slow but early morning as soon as our vet opens...i am bringing her in...i will suggest a x-ray be done if our on base clinic has one...we live on a small post...so not much to offer but our vet is very close to me.....

unfortunately, no humidifer.....i hear her right now, going to room to room..........strugging but again, i hope it will pass soon........she was just napping soundly right now...she did need to go out to the bathroom......i hate hearing her struggle....but through prayers and she is still strong dog....i hope will find some relief tomorrow morning............the meds hopefully, will kick in due time...

gosh, i'm just still beyond myself what could've made it to this point....she only stayed overnight....i guess it really stressed her out...i will suggest the enlarged heart question....i have no idea...the many visits we have done...they all say, her heart sounds good...........in april doc heard wheezing and said it was bronc...she was on antiobiotics but overall.......i really do not give her much stress...knowing any excitment acts it up...........even when ppl or kids come over....she's hack away and start panting...but never ever this bad or long...........

i hope they will find some relief...........shes had many bouts of stomach problems diarrhea....etc...etc..but never ever, had breathing problems.....i rather deal with the above then to see a dog struggle to breathe.............its painful to watch but i have been checking her gums and tongue...not blue yet....

i think she is just trying to clear whatever she feels uncomfy....if i call her...i can tell she also can control it...definitly, much better then yesterday but then again, she is relaxed...oh my gosh, i never seen her so overly nervous, excited and her hacking was really scaring me.........even the vet couldn't seem to control her............i think she felt bad as well..........

thank you and i will update as much as possible.......another long night for me for sure

[wemple2]

Hi...there's another thread on here about reverse sneezing/collapsed trachea...it's got a link to some very good information that may help ease her cough...have you tried the Robitussin someone else mentioned, it should be readily available at the PX...I think you should try it...don't remember the dose though...maybe it's in the post...or someone out here will know for sure...rest easy Genie...feel better soon...thoughts and prayers are still coming your way!!!

[shimbo]

yes, i checked the px to see if they anything....nothing...even called the shoppette..nothing....i think the commissary had it but at that time she seemed to be getting better....didn't bother stopping by...

i just steamed up my bathroom and carried her there so she can at least breathe.....that helped alittle.....right now, the childrens tyenol has finally kicked in...and she is sleeping soundly on my bed....i have her arched up high just like we would do for a child...poor thing, i think sleeping is the hardest....

gosh, i am exhausted.....i have a child so let alone she keeps me busy now my dog...never imagined i'd go through the length as i do for a canine...but she is part of the family...i'm probably not going to sleep much....i'm about to sleep by her ....she is wheezing a bit and breathing heavy but overall.........she is alseep.........at least she is getting some rest....yes, she is snoring hard...but i can only imagine the struggle she's going through....hopefully, i will be able to find some meds...i'm going to call my friend tomorrow morning...i know she has robtussin.....but i hope and pray the vet could do something...i can't goto the german vet cause its a holiday....prayers needed that the on post vets will see her and be able to do something to relieve her agony......

i'm still at lost what could've caused so much strain....she was fine before she left...and now this....BTW, before i handed her to my friend...i did give her a bath...hmmm, wonder if that was part of the cause of her congestion......sometimes, water would go through her nose...she was till wet.....after i blowdried her..........i don't know...just guessing at this moment....

thanks for the tips and advices...i did read on that about the dosage...i think it was 1/4 tsp........definitly, will ask and try that..........

thanks for the prayers...whether its an animal or not...i can't bear to see her like this.............

[shimbo]

shes really struggling right now....gosh, i don't know what to do.....

i hear her panting really bad.....and under my bed....

i honestly, cannot stand seeing her struggle so bad.........

why does time seem forever...its almost 1am...i hope she will be okay till morning...............i think evening seems the worse........shes really panting hard....what do i do??!!!!!

[paulapoo]

Hope Genie is able to relax and be comfortable. I was thinking the same thing that my fellow Internal Medicine Medical Assistant, Wemple, was, congestive heart failure, where fluid builds up and the heart enlarges. They should've been able to see that on a chest x-ray. Maybe the medicine they gave you was a water pill to try to clear the fluid. Although I don't know anything about collapsed trachea, it could be both of these things working against each other. My CHF patients often complain of coughing and its worse when they lay flat. I'm praying for you and Genie. I'd like you to thank your husband for me, for fighting for this country. I hope you both can get some rest.

[shimbo]

i really do not know what to do...she seems to be really struggling to breathe...i am scared this evening is going to be so long....and painful for her...

what do i do??

i do not know what i can do to ease her struggle...its definitly, not a cough but shes panting....she was fine early on but now it just seems to be getting worse again...................

the honking is way tooo loud...i knows shes tired and panicking....I'm so scared.....

[shimbo]

she has never had a chest x-ray....it was a typo up above.....

really, this is the first time it has been this bad..........tonight, shes really struggling.............during the day she seemed fine...but now...i can't stand seeing and hearing her............i don't even know who to call cause everywhere is closed..............thats the disadvantage of living overseas..........

i am definitly going to request it.......honestly, if there is no hope............we have decided but i can't imagine something so dramatic could happen so fast....she was fine...yes, she had these coughs on and off....but never ever..this long and bad...........

isn't it always like this when our dh's are not around...especially, us military wives...........i spoke to my dh this evening...he wants me to do what i can for her....but right now, is the problem...............i hear her struggling really bad....i hope to God she'll make it tonight...yes, lying down seems to make it worse..........you girls are probably so right...i'm just shocked that a simple sleepover could result into this..................

the vet isn't open till 9am...........prayers she will make it through that.........i;m trying to hold her, stroke her anything...nothing is working.......she is literally panicking for breathe........

[wemple2]

I'm still here for you...Try to hold her upright, head up...pat her kinda hard on the back...over and over again...maybe it'll break up whatever it is, don't mean to hit her hard, but steady thumps, and do the same on her chest, don't want you to break her ribs or anything, but I believe respiratory therapist call it percussion, steady and repeated thumps, taps...did you try putting her in the bathroom with steam? She probably really needs oxygen, but I doubt that you have access to that. Keep talking to her calmly, let her know you love her, I'm afraid you're in for a very long night. Try to let me know how she & you are doing, don't let her walk around too much, it'll use up more oxygen then she may have...Prayers...Hugs...Thoughts!!!

BY THE WAY, WHAT TIME IS IT THERE NOW, HOW MUCH LONGER TIL MORNING?

[shimbo]

its almost 2am...i called the MP they felt for me but had no advice...she is has really labor breathing....she fell asleep again.....i've been rubbing her stomach and she is mine walk in closet.....laying on top of a pillow on her back......i am really worried she won't make it in through....

i called all the emgerncy german vets.....none were availalbe...definitly, not like the u.s..........i woke them up....and one vet i usually goto whom i saw last night...she is out of town...........

i swear..........i hope to goodness, she will make it..............i hear her sleeping but really labored breathing...........slight honking............i am really getting emotional because i can't bear to see anyone or animal struggle.........

her tongue has yet to turn blue.....i am in for a long night.........since, my brief trip.......i have not gotten any sleep and now returning home....to face this...........i am exhausted................with a child 3 hamsters one who just had babies....and taking care of them............hubby deployed and feeling helpless..........i am really overwhelmed................i hope i don't have to face putting her to sleep but if there is no cure of if she is going to struggle like this again......i don't think i can let her or bear it..................my hubby told me to do what is best for her..................

thank you for the prayers......i am scared and really tired...........she is precious baby and she is not a dog but a human to us........she knows everything...and to see her going through this so suddenly...really this is the first time ever shes had breathing problem so extreme and long...i don't know how to deal with it.........

thank you for the uplifting words for hubby...i am very proud of him and his fellows soldiers............its hard on us but he is doing a duty....thank you for thoughts.............

i feel alone but thank you for making me feel not that alone................i would call my friend but its so late...no one can do anything other then wait till morning...........freaking weekends............just my luck this would happen during that time..................

i'll keep posted...its definitly going to be a long night...............thank God is she alseep...i don't even want to open the door....she finally getting some shut eye.............

[wemple2]

As long as she's sleeping, let her sleep, poor baby...poor you...morning will be here soon, and if she's meant to get well, she'll hang on. When the time is right for her to go, she'll let you know, just being there for her, and showing her your love is really all you can do, if this is the end of her precious life, she'll know that you loved her enough to be there for her. I just feel bad that you're all alone, my husband was here with me, the night Spencer went to sleep and took his last breath, oh and yes, it also was in the middle of the night. We knew he was not going to get better, we had made the decision to let him rest for eternity...but he made the decision for us, and died in his sleep. I pray Genie is not at that point...I pray she's just sick and needs vets care...I pray she gets a good nights sleep and that you too can get some rest. I'll keep in touch...Take care...

[shimbo]

good morning ladies...

so far, rough night but my precious genie made it....

i heard her strugging throughout the evening...but overall, she seems to be doing or i can't hear her wheezing badly right now.........its 7:15am...vet opens at 9am.....................praise the Lord she made it through the evening....

she's still breathing fast but hopefully, today when i visit the vet....he or she would be able to do something..............scary as it may seem to think what i might have to decided...i just want her to be comfy..............no more struggle for breath....honestly, i cried myself to sleep because i felt so helpless...it felt like torture hearing her and not being able to do a darn thing...at least with a child we could call an ambulance or take them to a hospital...imagine, with a pet....no where can i go and let her literally almost die without any relief.....................thank God she made it...

thanks for the encouraging words...so sorry to alarm everyone....i hope there will be good news today....but thank you for helping me out....i did take everyone advices and used them....

[robbin]

Oh my goodness...what a time you've had. I am in tears just thinking about what you are going through. I am so glad you made it through the weekend and long nights. I can't give you any advice, but my thoughts and prayers are with you and your husband

[Ozzie'sperson]

I hope you got/get good news today. THoughts and prayers headed your way.

[paulapoo]

Waiting to hear how it went at the Vet today. I hope, whatever the outcome, that Genie is able to rest comfortably. Hopefully they have some good medicine so she can relax. You girls are in my thoughts.. Let us know how things went when you can.

[diggy4]

Oh my gosh....just read this post.....My heart goes out to you! How is genie??? Please let us know......I will think of her and pray.....Take care!