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The vet spent about an hour with us and checked Shey out thoroughly. Along with the medical history and her exam, she said that Shey has a lot going on and none of it is good. There is a disease that is common in huskies (and the name is a mile long) that is basically a chronic bronchitis. The test to confirm this is a few thousand dollars and very evasive. I don’t want to put Shey through that.
She also found that Shey has back pain, which could be contributing to her grumpiness and that could be a few different things going on. For both of these the treatment is steroids which Shey did not do well on before. Which brings the Liver enzyme levels. With the elevated levels in her liver function we can’t give her steroids.
She did some sight tests and found that Shey has very little vision in her right eye and I have also been suspecting hearing loss because she’s very slow to respond to verbal commands.
Part of her larynx is paralyzed and this gets worst as they get older, however it’s not serious unless they get to the point where they can’t eat, extreme heat or obesity. This is where the noisy breathing is coming from.
Shey seems to know where her front paws are, but not her back ones. When the doctor turned them over, it took her a minute to figure out how to fix them. She also doesn’t pick up her back feet to walk like normal. This is neurological and is probably why Shey is falling so much. This along with her changes in behavior also point to cognitive deterioration as well. She expressed concern for Tidbit and said we need to keep a close eye on them when they are together.
The vet and I are on the same page. Let’s band-aid what’s going on and as long as she’s comfortable, I’m okay. She gave us Tramadol for pain and something for her cough. If these don’t improve things for her, it will be time to look at other options. She said that looking over her medical records, I have done about all I can do and if I really wanted to she could refer me to MedVet for all the test, but she felt we wouldn’t gain anything because of Shey’s age…and all of the problems.
So I have my answers that I was looking for and we will see how she responds to the pain medication and cough medicine.
She has pretty much stopped drinking and I can only get her to eat canned food or people food, and it’s hard to get her meds in her. I’ve decided that it’s time to say goodbye to my sweet, wonderful baby. It’s tearing my heart out and I’ve been sick to my stomach for days. It’s so hard to watch her. Please keep us in your thoughts tomorrow as my beloved furry companion crosses the rainbow bridge.