Sharring the story of Husko the Hero...

I try...
But...
It wasn't just a moment or once as i've said before...
I actually think i knew what i was doing was wrong...but couldn't stop myself...
It's easy being good when everything is ok...
It's when things go wrong that we see our true selves...and when he needed me most...I failed him...

I can document wrong decisions i made that would certainly affect what happened later on...and thinking back my reasoning was absolutely wrong...and they point to me that Husko was less important to me that stupid bills or Ares the stray doberman i had given for adoption (which had to find another home within a deadline) or dear old f@cking me...

I'd be lying if i'd say helping or adopting another dog (eventually) makes me happy as Husko being alive&happy would...i just hate to see anyone else feel the way i feel now...


...Can you video the tremors and what medication Tipper is on?

Iraklis:
I have some video I took with a small tablet I have and have to figure out how to get it on photo bucket. I will work on it this weekend. I have to see if I can find the manual. I was trying to see if exercisehad some relationship to her tremors. If too much makes more tremors or if too little makes more. I am keeping a journal on it. Beaglemom asked you about the Artemis on her thread, I thought you may have overlooked it. Today is sunny and in the 60s, Tipper has walked three times already. I wish it would stay like this, but Monday or Tuesday is snow. I will be taking Tipper for her ultra sound on the 23rd of April. She has one
every three months, this will be the fourth one. It is very hard to sit and wait for her and see if the tumor has grown. I die a million deaths waiting to hear her fate. Hope you and Lemmy have a nice day.
Patti

Looking forward to the video!
Hope the ultrasound shows positive results!

Went to the shelter today and walked some dogs...my mother walked Lemmy...and I bought him a 1euro toy he loved at first sight (and weirdly ,he didn't manage to disintegrate it in 10secs...it still exists...)! :)

Iraklis:
I am so glad you went to the shelter and walked the dogs. It would seem you have a good relationship with your mother? I am so happy that you took Lemmy and got him a toy. He needs you now, and you need him. The shelter is probably really needing volunteers to walk the dogs, so that is a good thing you are doing, and I think it will only serve to help you through this. It is going to be in the 70s today so the doggies will be out!!
Patti

Iraklis:
I am having a time trying to get this video up to watch. I will keep trying. It is pouring rain here, how is your weather? Hope you and Lemmy have a good day.
Patti

Iraklis:
So what are you and Lemmy up to this week? We have snow coming down. This video is making me crazy!
Patti

Just the usual...
Some days are bad...others are even worst...
Trying to adjust again to sleeping at night and not morning to almost noon...


Just thought of sth about the tremors...could you check body temp before trilostane administration and at various times after that and when tremors occur?

It all I'd:
I am going to look online to see if I can get one of those gadgets that you can put in the dogs ear and take his temperature. I am hoping to be able to get this video online soon. It was really cold here last nite only 22 degrees. There is still snow on the ground. I took Tipper for her blood pressure reading this morning. It was good and her weight was down a little which is great. I know how hard it is to change your sleeping time around. Hope it works out. Have a good day with Lemmy.
Patti

Iraklis:
I ordered a thermometer to take Tipper's temperature in her ear. It should!d be here soon. She slept in her crate last note, so I don't know if she had tremors. They just seem to be getting worse and it scares me. I know it is listed as a side effect on the Vetoryl insert, but this is getting beyond tremors they are getting sostrong. I hope to have the video up by next week. Hope you are getting your sleeping changed around ok. It is nice and sunny, but chilly here. I take Tipper to the hospital next week for her tumor check, so plewse keep your finger crossed that it has not grown.
Patti

Have you thought of maybe stopping Vetoryl for a few days, maybe a week ,to see if the tremors stop?

It just started raining here...crazy cloudy these past 3 days...luckily walked Lemmy about 2 hours ago...

Not there yet concerning sleeping times...

Fingers crossed for Tipper!!!

Iraklis:
The longest Tipper has been off the Vetoryl is 3-4 days. I think what ever this drug does causes lasting effects as she still had the tremors when off of it for a few days. I can't take her off longer than that as her symptoms are too bad,and it is so hard to get her numbers in line and dosage right once her cortisol has been allowed to rise. She is pretty good with her pre and post numbers right now, So I don't want to rock the boat. That being said, I don't feel this can keep going on as it is getting worse. I will be working on this video so everyone can see it this weekend. Tipper had three walks today so she is worn out. Enjoy your day with Lemmy. How is the change with your sleep doing??
Patti

Iraklis:
Tipper did not want to go out on her walk this morning. I had asked the neurologist if Tipper could be having Myoclonic seizures. He was not convinced. I have researched the heck our of them. They start mostly when the dog starts falling asleep, which is when Tipper's happen. They make them have facial twitches, which she does, they can progressively get worse, which they are, it is a jerkimg motion from muscle contraction, and once they get this there is no cure. It can be caused by medication!! So if she has this it would fall in line with the fact that stopping the Vetoryl did not stop this activity. There are some medications that can control it, not sure I want to get into those. I know my dog, and this is something more than tremors. Hope your sleeping is going well and you get outside and enjoy the day with Lemmy.
Patti

Iraklis:
Please look at Tipper's thread as I got the link on it to see the video. This is not abad tremor like she has been ggetting, but a milder one. Notice the tail and face twitching also. I think she is having myoclonic seizures. I am going to try and get one of the really bad ones on video and put it on here. What do you think this could be? I am wanting your opinion. Thank you,
Patti

Will do asap...

Just got out of a conversation on FB...and found out the vets blame it on me...that i didn't do all the tests (WTF?) and so he made a diagnosis on poor data...WTF?

It was they who didn't look/search/pay attention on anything else the ultrasound results stated ,other than the last possibility of ''liver cancer''...and it was they who refused any further testing deeming it un-necessary...WTF?

Iraklis,
it sounds like word is getting around and the vets are trying to cover their butts. They might be losing business already.

Do you have all of the records where they say not to test?

Iraklis:
I am so sorry this is happening. You do not need the vets blaming you on top of their misdiagnosis of your Husko. They must blame you instead of having their business ruined? Have a good weekend with Lemmy.
Patti

Refusing to test further on all the possibilities (dd: lipidosis, steroids hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, lymphoma)of the ultrasound results cannot be on any record, they simply refused as they had already drawn a conclusion it was liver cancer...

Eventually i found transport and went to a different vet...should have stuck with him...instead of going back to them...easier said than done though...

I wonder what is their story on not following the Vetoryl protocol, not recognizing symptoms of tumor enlargement ,giving Dextrose to a tumor patient, giving cox-2 pills to a cushings patient...



I have to find a way to scan all my tests records and publish them...

Honestly, i was spooked and enraged last night by hearing Huskos' cries after reading all that...

Thinking about you and Lemmy and I'm keeping y'all in my prayers.

Much love,
Donna

Iraklis:
I am not sure if you celebrate Easter but I hope you and Lemmy can go on a good walk. It is beautiful and sunny. Do you have a library where you could use their scanner? Maybe you know of someone who would scan them for you at a school or university? Hope you are able to work it out.
Patti

We do celebrate easter, but i don't care really...

I will find a way to do it and scan all the test results...

Went to Huskos' place earlier with Lemmy...
On the way back home, he got really scared and jumped up half a meter and yelped when he saw a grasshoper on the road...so funny...

P.S.On a brighter note...my neighbor (below apartment) found a 'pointer' dog hit by a car April 10th...She's ok btw...and yesterday I fortunately found her owner through FB, completely by chance!

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Thinking about you and Lemmy and I'm keeping y'all in my prayers.

Much love,
Donna

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Thank you so very much!

Much(er) love back to all your family!!! :)

Oh I'm so glad the pointer was okay and what a wonderful thing to have found her owner.

An Easter miracle perhaps. :)

Sharlene and molly muffin

Could be...even though i don't believe in miracles...

Her owner said ''i have to give you a present to repay you''
I said ''the only present i want...nobody can give me...'' :(

I am happy for them none the less

Iraklis,
I do hope that you can scan in the results. Facts will prove their (the vets) negligence. I hope that their practice suffers because no one should go through what you and Husko did.

Lemmy jumping from a grasshopper. The visual is too funny!
Happy Easter.

A miracle can be any unexpected good thing, an impossible thing.
This was a good thing and it was a good thing that you even TRIED to find the owner to reunite them as many would not have bothered.
The littlest things in life can sometimes have the biggest outcomes.

Sharlene and molly muffin

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The littlest things in life can sometimes have the biggest outcomes.

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sooo very true...in sooo many ways...both good and bad...

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Iraklis,
I do hope that you can scan in the results. Facts will prove their (the vets) negligence. I hope that their practice suffers because no one should go through what you and Husko did.

Lemmy jumping from a grasshopper. The visual is too funny!
Happy Easter.

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It seems they tried to put all the blame on me...
Yes, i am to blame...for trusting them...and yes i could do better after November...but Husko&me were fighting ,by that point, an air bombing coming our way blindfolded with sticks&stones (and actually succeded in bringing down some of them bombs...)

I honestly don't care about their business...
I only hope no dog suffers Huskos' fate ever again in their hands...

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Happy Easter to you & everyone celebrating it!!!
:)

That's what I meant, if their business fails then no other animals will be misdiagnosed and no more heartbreak will come to families because of them.

Iraklis:
You did the most wonderful thing reuniting that dog with it's owner. You are a good person, you are just very critical of yourself. That was the best Easter present that family could have gotten and it wouldn't have happened had you not intervened. I am glad you took Lemmy to Huskos place. Do you think he realizes that is Huskos place? That is too funny about the grasshopper. Tipper always tries to me at them and they spit all over her and she drops them. Must be an awful taste! It is sunny here and seems like we will have a beautiful day.
Patti

Iraklis:
Thank you for the help with the Melatonin. You always help me when I ask, so I just want you to know I appreciate it. Take care friend, and hugs to Lemmy.
Patti

Iraklis:
Tipper has trachea problems and sometimes it collapses. At times she struggles to breathe at nite. Do you have any experience with this? She does get Adequan shots which seem to help for about 2 weeks. We have rain today and the temperature really dropped, it is very cool out. Hope you and Lemmy walked today.
Patti

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Iraklis:
Tipper has trachea problems and sometimes it collapses. At times she struggles to breathe at nite. Do you have any experience with this? She does get Adequan shots which seem to help for about 2 weeks. We have rain today and the temperature really dropped, it is very cool out. Hope you and Lemmy walked today.
Patti

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Could be a sign of muscle wasting, i think.
Does Tipper experience any noticeable muscle wasting elsewhere?

Yes, Lemmy went our usual route (now for a month+) to Huskos' place and back...
Was really hot here today in Athens ,after such a long winter ,25+C.

Small dogs are just prone to collapsing trachea and Cushing's seems to make it much more possible. Collars are also a cause for collapse trachea due to damage when the dog pulls. Harnesses are always the better choice. ;)

Iraklis:
Tipper did wear a collar when younger and it probably did some damage. Also Cushing's does make it worse, and it weakens the cartilage thus letting it collapse. I may have to start getting her Adequan shots every two weeks instead of every three. I hate to do it to as she is always at the vets and the shots Ade painful in her now skinny legs. She has some muscle wasting in the rear legs, but not a whole lot as she walks everyday to keep her muscle up, and eats good quality chicken white meat. We have rain again today. Give Lemmy a hug from Tipper and I.
Patti

Everything makes me go back...does a collapsed trachea cause cough? Or just shortness of breath?
does Tipper sleep kinda like this (head facing upwards) too?

http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6524

Omega-3 helps with muscle wasting too from what i've read.
This is what i used
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A3RVZUFJTO5MR1

Cloudy here during the day ,but very hot. As we were returning from Huskos' place ,Lemmy&me, it started raining...again...hope it is over by tomorrow!

Good morning all.

My neighbor had a big mixed dog named Sammie that had a collapsed trachea. She coughed all the time, but lived with it a very long time. She walked every morning with her Dad and other dog brothers but was also short of breath a lot and had to stop the daily walks. She wore a collar but they didn't put a lease on her when she walked, she just followed the others. She just passed last year from old age.

Just thought I'd throw that in! Much love,
Donna

Thanks Donna it makes me feel a little better.

Iraklis:
Sorry for the thread hijack!! No Tipper does not sleep like that. I do give her very good fish oil every day. I think I am going to have to resort to giving her the Adequan shots every two weeks instead of three. That has been the only thing that helps her. I heard her for the first time ever hack two times last nite in what sounded like an attempt to clear mucous from her throat. That could be adding to the misery. I have an antihistamine the IMS approved to give her, but that was
before she started taking the Soloxine. I see her next Wednesday for Tipper's tumor check, and I will ask her if it is ok to use, if so I will try that. I think the reason I quit using it before is it said do not use if you have seizures, and we were not sure if what Tipper does at nite was a seizure or not. I don't know what could be the source of this mucous, as she had a big amount of it in her eye this morning, so that would make sense that is causing trouble since the eye , nose and throat are involved with one another. Glad you got a walk in with Lemmy before the rain. Your country is beautiful, and to be able to go by the sea is a bonus. How far is Huskos place from where you live?
Patti

mucus could be a result of infection due to cushings high cortisol suppressing the immune system(?)

Huskos' place is a 15 minute walk...about 30yards outside the shelter i volunteer at (it is inside the park i hanged out with friends i described earlier i think)

Iraklis:
I read somewhere that Cushings narrows their nasal passages, and may be the reason a lot of them snore really bad. I am wondering if it affects the sinuses and that is where it is coming from? I am so happy that you volunteer at the shelter. You are a valuable resource for them knowing all the information you do. Just maybe one will capture your heart and help heal the hole left by sweet Husko. Hope you and Lemmy have a good day.
Patti