al mc
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Originally Posted by meowzer http:///forum/thread/384593/sick-doggie/280#post_3374047
HEY AL......I have a question.....her food intake is great ...water too....yellowing seems to be getting better (all good!)...BUT
WHY does she always pant????? The panting could be one or all three things: Corticosteroids can make people hyper/anxious; second general anxiety..she knows she is not quite herself causing anxiety and panting; third..with low red blood cell numbers she has lower whole body oxygen levels and her body tells her to force more oxygen in..so she pants. I suspect it is a combination of (mostly) the steroids and somewhat the lower than normal red blood cell count. AND also this sluggishness....How long could I expect her to be like this??? I would hope this will improve as her blood count improves. So, her normal HCT may be 35-40. She is probably about '20' at this point so she only has 'half' her normal energy level....admitably a little simplistic way to look at it but probably fairly acurate. I would suspect you will see this improve as her blood count does but i would prepare yourself for slow progression to normal will take 3-4 weeks.
I did take the water bowl out of my room.....and last night I put BOTH....YES BOTH dogs in the bathroom.....I know I said I would not put Rosie in there, BUT I felt more guilt leaving Pixie by Herself....They were ok...first they just looked at me thru the gate
then they went to sleep...until 4 a.m. where they BOTH whined to go out.....let them out....put them back in the bathroom.....till 8 a.m......and they both went out again....that time I did not put them back in there.....AND NO PEEEEEEE YAYYY......SO I will do this for a few nights I guess, and as long as she doesn't do anything, then I guess I won't anymore......
The only thing is this week husband is on days too,......so the dog will be home alone all day.....SO I HOPE AND PRAY....she is good in the house all day....I block off my room and the hall to the other bedrooms, so she has the kitchen and the LR.....You may have an accident but you can only do the best you can till the steroid dose is reduced.
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///forum/thread/384593/sick-doggie/280#post_3374047
HEY AL......I have a question.....her food intake is great ...water too....yellowing seems to be getting better (all good!)...BUT
WHY does she always pant????? The panting could be one or all three things: Corticosteroids can make people hyper/anxious; second general anxiety..she knows she is not quite herself causing anxiety and panting; third..with low red blood cell numbers she has lower whole body oxygen levels and her body tells her to force more oxygen in..so she pants. I suspect it is a combination of (mostly) the steroids and somewhat the lower than normal red blood cell count. AND also this sluggishness....How long could I expect her to be like this??? I would hope this will improve as her blood count improves. So, her normal HCT may be 35-40. She is probably about '20' at this point so she only has 'half' her normal energy level....admitably a little simplistic way to look at it but probably fairly acurate. I would suspect you will see this improve as her blood count does but i would prepare yourself for slow progression to normal will take 3-4 weeks.
I did take the water bowl out of my room.....and last night I put BOTH....YES BOTH dogs in the bathroom.....I know I said I would not put Rosie in there, BUT I felt more guilt leaving Pixie by Herself....They were ok...first they just looked at me thru the gate
then they went to sleep...until 4 a.m. where they BOTH whined to go out.....let them out....put them back in the bathroom.....till 8 a.m......and they both went out again....that time I did not put them back in there.....AND NO PEEEEEEE YAYYY......SO I will do this for a few nights I guess, and as long as she doesn't do anything, then I guess I won't anymore......The only thing is this week husband is on days too,......so the dog will be home alone all day.....SO I HOPE AND PRAY....she is good in the house all day....I block off my room and the hall to the other bedrooms, so she has the kitchen and the LR.....You may have an accident but you can only do the best you can till the steroid dose is reduced.
