Porky had an okay morning yesterday and then in the afternoon, he started acting weird. He was tucking his tail, hiding, and whimpering. I couldn't tell what was wrong since he wouldn't let me look. Every once in a while, he would yelp. Since he was already in his crate, we loaded him up and took him to the vet....again! When we got there, he refused to come out of his crate (even for treats!!!). The vet tech finally got him out, and we all saw his little eyes were goopy. The vet looked closely at Porky's eyes and Porky seemed really uncomfortable. We couldn't see anything wrong with his eye at all besides the fact that there was more discharge than normal. The vet sent us home and told us to watch it closely and call if anything changed.
Well that evening, Porky developed two large bumps on his eyelids. At first, I thought they were hives. Upon looking closer, I could see that they were two large styes. One in each eye. So....we called the vet. He said to ice it, and watch it closely, and if they didn't open up and drain by this morning to bring him in. After this week, we couldn't afford the emergency hours. I know that sounds so awful, but our vet won't let us charge and we didn't have enough gas to drive to the vet that would. :BangHead: I feel so awful for my baby being in pain and not being able to help!!!!
After a sleepless night due to some other life stresses, I checked Porky's eyes. Both styes had burst and were draining. So, I called the vet and he said to keep icing it, and watching Porky's eyes for infection. We have an appointment for tomorrow morning to get some antibiotics. Please send rays that this will clear up on its own and Porky will feel better. He's not hiding now and his eyes are not as tender. :pray: I'm hoping that's a good sign.
Poor poor little Porkie. I sure hope he gets feeling better soon.
Sending mega rays down from Canada. (Canadian rays are good healing rays, as our air is so crisp).
Parker and him Mom :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :heart: :heart:
Oh no Porky!! Fin and i hope you feel better soon!! We are sending even MORE canadian rays! Parkers mom is right! Canadian rays are the best. All the maple syrup and igloos... :pray:
Rays and Prayers for you and Porky.
I so wish there was a way I could help you but I'm struggling myself right now.
Quote from: JetEd73 on July 29, 2009, 11:21:57 AM
Rays and Prayers for you and Porky.
I so wish there was a way I could help you but I'm struggling myself right now.
Thank you!!! I'm not expecting anyone to do anything except pray and send rays.
I have a feeling that whatever caused the problem with the eyes is what caused the first episode this week. It would explain the pawing at the face, especially and then the goopy eyes the next morning. It doesn't explain the swollen leg, unless he got stung more than once. Hopefully, this is the end of it and he will finally feel back to normal. He gave you such a long stretch without any stresses, I guess he wants to make up for it! Hope you all can rest easy for awhile now.
Quote from: doxielady5569128 on July 29, 2009, 11:34:18 AM
Thank you!!! I'm not expecting anyone to do anything except pray and send rays.
I think it has more to do with maybe Karma than expectation. I've paid a few vet bills for dogs that didn't belong to me. Really it's an honor and a priviidge to help others but few people see it that way. When someone is Blessed it's a good thing to spread it around a little.
do the best ya can and keep your head up.
Oh my, Porky and Amorette...you poor dears....mega rays and comforting hugs to you all...Porky, please feel better real real soon!!!! We are praying for you :pray: :pray: :comfort: :comfort:
Major Ray's & Hugs to Porky from Patches & Buddy you sure have had a tough time for such a little boy OK its now time to be well and quit scaring Mom & Dad let them build up their bank account. Of course there is Credit Care it is a credit card you can only use it for some doctors, dentists, and vets nothing else has 0 interest for about 6months then it tacks intrest on.More Rays & hugs from Papbouv
Porky is doing much worse today. I had to fight him all afternoon to not scratch his little eyes. So now I know two things about these sores, they itch AND hurt. Porky bit his daddy when we were trying to clean the gunk out of his left eye (using a q-tip). The ice has not helped much, except for numbing the pain. When we first put the ice on, Porky screams and moans.
We got an appointment for this afternoon at the vet's. I don't think either one of us can stand the wait or relief. I can't take it. The sore on his left eye is the worst and it burst open last night and was oozing blood and pus. GROSS!!!! It hurts Porky to cuddle unless you hold him exactly right where nothing touches that eye. His left eye is also nearly swollen shut. What hurts the most is watching him be afraid of us because he thinks we are causing the pain. Our vet said he couldn't take anything over the counter to help with the pain, so I feel just awful. Porky is shaking and shivering from the pain.
I spent all night crying and praying for Porky. We slept in our recliner with a quilt wrapped around us. I lay Porky on his right side, and make sure he didn't roll all night or the cryng would start.
If you have any ideas to help the pain, besides ice let me know. Thanks!!!!
My guess is the best thing to do is to take the vets advice.
rays and prayers for you and porky!
keep your head up! don't get down.
Poor Porky!!! Darlin' i hope you feel better soon. Poor little trooper. Your doing the best you can! Could rinsing his eye out with Saline help? Like what people use for contacts? You might want to ask the vet if thats ok but it might help rinse some suff thats irritating his eyes out.
Major and mega rays are coming Porky's way......that he will be feeling 100% again real soon. What about cold compresses (washcloth) that you could place on his eyes....
I have used the saline for rinsing Zena's eyes when her allergys are bad but the thing that seems to work best is putting her in the tub and rinsing her head and eyes with the hand held sprayer. It is on really low and has little pressure but the flood of water rinses them out pretty well and they seem to stay clear longer.
Good luck with Porky!!!!!
Hope he feels better soon!!!
Zena says she feels your pain Porky.
Merion & the ZZ's
That sounds just horrible poor Porky! Poor you too. I'm sure he knows you are trying to help him, but there is nothing worse than to see your baby in pain. I've never heard of reactions as bad as his that so sucks, let us know what the Vet says about him we'll all feel better when he gets some relief from all this. Meantime give him hugs for us. :comfort:
What an ordeal!!! We got some good news and some disappoiting news from the vet. The good news is, Porky's eyes are not infected and they can be cleared up in a few days. The bad news is he has severe allergies. The vet said he has never seen such an awful allergic reaction in his 20 years of practice. He said he doubted that the shots would even do him much good. :doah: He said he could see inflamation from Porky's allergies on his toes, eyes (obviously), anal glands and teeth. I never knew allergies could affect the glands or teeth?! :dontknow:
He wants Porky to take an extra three days of prednisone on top of what we have left from Monday, and as soon as he's done with that, start Porky on benedryl 3 times a day!! He wants me to do that at least until the first frost, but if I hear even one little sneeze, I'm to keep the benedryl going. He said Porky's eye swelled so much because of all the scratching and rubbing Porky was doing. I tried so hard to get him to stop!!! We are also supposed to keep icing the eyes until the swelling is gone. The vet also gave us some Vetropolycin HC for the eyes. We have to do that 4 times a day until its gone. Also we are supposed to start him on fish oil supplements daily and make sure Porky gets an oatmeal bath once a week.
Then the vet asked what I do for a living. I told him and his response was "Good, I was going to recommend that you either quit your job or find someone who can care for Porky during the day. If at all possible." So I guess its great that I am working from home. Everytime Porky goes outside, we will have to wash his paws in cool water so the allergens won't stick there. He also told me he's concerned that Porky my lose some teeth due to the inflamation. We are supposed to get them cleaned in a few months and they will measure it and make sure that the tooth is still sound enough to keep. We may also have to consider havng Porky's anal glands removed surgically if the inflamation there does not clear up. :crazyeyes:
I don't know how to respond to all this new information, but right now I'm stressed and really worried. The vet said Porky will constantly have to be watched for breathing difficulties and kept at a comfortable temperature. Basically its going to be a full-time job caring for my baby for the next few weeks until I figure out the new schedule.
We'll keep you in our thoughts and prayers. Emma was our worst, she was allergic to about all grasses weeds etc, we tride everything and eventually the prednisalone gave her diabetes, but she still lived to about 17. Another old treatment was a paste made of bicarb soda it tends to take the heat out of the skin.
Roberta
My gosh that is just crazy and so unfair! I don't remember if this was ever mentioned but have you considered immunotherpay shots for him? Hallie's allergies aren't as severe as Porky's but her shots really have helped her a lot and they are totally safe since they are not a drug. If you can do it it might be worth a shot (pun intended), another potion to throw into the mix of things to help him feel better. He has to be so miserable and you too to have to watch then. It's awful when there isn't anything you can do to help your baby at the moment. Many prayers and rays that you both find some relief from this soon!
That is the ointment we put in Zena's eyes when she first had the flareup.
Her's kept coming back so we finally had to do 4 weeks of Steroids, ointment, and antibiotics to get them to settle down.
Did he tell you to flush his eyes out with anything?
I think the water helped because it also washs away any allergns by her eyes.
Also it was much easier for one person to do than to try to squirt the saline in her eyes when she didn't want to cooperate.
I do give her Claritin for kids every day. it seems to work better for her than the benedryl.
Sending HHHHHHH's & PPPPPP's for Porky.
Merion & the ZZ's
Poor little Porky! How old is Porky? It is amazing how things like this just show up one day, and now he will be dealing with this for the rest of his life. Hopefully his troubles will at least be limited to a short period of the year. You and Porky must be miserable. We will be thinking of you. Hope Porky feels better soon.
You can give a dog a baby aspirin for a small dog I would give them to Gizmo my 7# Papillon. I also use to give my AM Staffordshier terrier the aspirin with Maalox's in it she had terrible hips.If you want to try something more holistic go to Google put in Mothers Apple cider vinegar it has a long page on allergies that dogs have. Another thing get some local honey has to be from the area you live in you just give them a little bit every day.It is suppose to slowly desensitize them from the allergies. Of course I'm not a vet these are just some things I have heard over the years have had dogs 35 years.Rays & Hugs to you all also hoping Porky will feel better soon. Papbouv
Quote from: Merion on July 30, 2009, 07:09:35 PM
That is the ointment we put in Zena's eyes when she first had the flareup.
Her's kept coming back so we finally had to do 4 weeks of Steroids, ointment, and antibiotics to get them to settle down.
Did he tell you to flush his eyes out with anything?
I think the water helped because it also washs away any allergns by her eyes.
Also it was much easier for one person to do than to try to squirt the saline in her eyes when she didn't want to cooperate.
I do give her Claritin for kids every day. it seems to work better for her than the benedryl.
Sending HHHHHHH's & PPPPPP's for Porky.
Merion & the ZZ's
Porky is loving getting his face washed every time he comes in from outside. :2funny: (Note the sarcasm) He doesn't mind the cold water on his feet so much. The ointment and prednisone seem to be doing the trick now! :meme: Porky's eye is not nearly as swollen or painful looking. Thanks for you ideas
Quote from: Dee Dee and Hallie on July 30, 2009, 05:00:48 PM
My gosh that is just crazy and so unfair! I don't remember if this was ever mentioned but have you considered immunotherpay shots for him? Hallie's allergies aren't as severe as Porky's but her shots really have helped her a lot and they are totally safe since they are not a drug. If you can do it it might be worth a shot (pun intended), another potion to throw into the mix of things to help him feel better. He has to be so miserable and you too to have to watch then. It's awful when there isn't anything you can do to help your baby at the moment. Many prayers and rays that you both find some relief from this soon!
The vet thinks the shots may be too dangerous for Porky and he's not confident they would work too well. I got the shots myself so I know all aobut what they entail. If we do decide to go with the shots, Porky would have to stay overnight every time until they see his reactions calmed down enough for him to be safe at home. The vet didn't want to stress Porky like that. Thanks for all your help too!!!!! :heart:
Quote from: Lowriders in Ohio on July 30, 2009, 08:26:46 PM
Poor little Porky! How old is Porky? It is amazing how things like this just show up one day, and now he will be dealing with this for the rest of his life. Hopefully his troubles will at least be limited to a short period of the year. You and Porky must be miserable. We will be thinking of you. Hope Porky feels better soon.
Porky is four and has had allergy problems since he was 6 or 7 months old. They started out very mild and slowly got worse and worse until we got where we are today. Thank you for your good thoughts and kind words!!!
Quote from: papbouv on July 30, 2009, 11:16:42 PM
You can give a dog a baby aspirin for a small dog I would give them to Gizmo my 7# Papillon. I also use to give my AM Staffordshier terrier the aspirin with Maalox's in it she had terrible hips.If you want to try something more holistic go to Google put in Mothers Apple cider vinegar it has a long page on allergies that dogs have. Another thing get some local honey has to be from the area you live in you just give them a little bit every day.It is suppose to slowly desensitize them from the allergies. Of course I'm not a vet these are just some things I have heard over the years have had dogs 35 years.Rays & Hugs to you all also hoping Porky will feel better soon. Papbouv
I have seen the honey do wonders for my allergies, even more so than the immunity shots, so that's a GREAT idea!!! We have hollistic doctor totally devoted to animal care about an hour's drive from our home. Our vet gave her some strong reccommendations about the great work she does, so I'm going to have Porky go see her. Just talking over the phone, she suggested that maybe reflexology and certain foods might help him improve. She wasn't able to get him in until September at the earliest, but its a start at least. Thanks for your ideas!!!!
oh my gosh Amorette, I am SO SORRY to see this!!!! How horrible for you all...Poor Porky....Mega rays and prayers on their way to Porky and his family...at least you have some answers now....hopefully Porky will feel better very very soon.
I wasn't aware that his anal's were infected as well. Sounds just like my JR - runny eyes, ears, goo between his toes, and continuous anal infections. He also had continuous skin infections and ear infections. Some years were better then others. It started when he was about 3 or 4. Think twice about the removal of the anal glands - only do the surgery as a last resort. It was horribly painful for my JR, if I had of know how much pain he was going to be in I think I might have reconsidered, and it really didn't solve the problem. We still had to do "butt" wipes everytime he went to the bathroom with "baby" wipes.
All in all, he lived 14 years before he passed away. I think the years of predisone, antibiotics, etc. took their toll. He had a great life though. :thumb:
Sending loads of CA dachsie rays for our little Porky. Allergies....UGH! My Maddie was so bad last year (it was really hot here on the Central Coast) and very little helped. This year, we are having a mild summer and she's doing much better. Kiss Porky from us.
Quote from: peterparker on July 31, 2009, 12:10:09 PM
I wasn't aware that his anal's were infected as well. Sounds just like my JR - runny eyes, ears, goo between his toes, and continuous anal infections. He also had continuous skin infections and ear infections. Some years were better then others. It started when he was about 3 or 4. Think twice about the removal of the anal glands - only do the surgery as a last resort. It was horribly painful for my JR, if I had of know how much pain he was going to be in I think I might have reconsidered, and it really didn't solve the problem. We still had to do "butt" wipes everytime he went to the bathroom with "baby" wipes.
All in all, he lived 14 years before he passed away. I think the years of predisone, antibiotics, etc. took their toll. He had a great life though. :thumb:
Thanks for the advice!! Porky's glands are not infected, just inflamed all the time. We will not remove them until we get at least 4 vet's telling us that it is totally necessary! I just can't do that to my baby. I'd rather have them emptied every 3-4 weeks than make him go through that pain! I'm having a hard time coming to terms with all they told me about Porky's allergies. It doesn't help that Porky cowers and hides when he knows its time to take his medicine. I just wish there was a magic cure and he could be his happy self again.
Quote from: Madderoos Mom on August 07, 2009, 11:16:32 PM
Sending loads of CA dachsie rays for our little Porky. Allergies....UGH! My Maddie was so bad last year (it was really hot here on the Central Coast) and very little helped. This year, we are having a mild summer and she's doing much better. Kiss Porky from us.
Thanks!! I was wondering how Maddie was doing this year. I haven't had time to ask. Sorry!!!! Porky does okay as long as he gets his benedryl every 8 hours. If we miss a dose even by a minute, his little eyes start to swell and he whines. I think the roof of his mouth has been itchy as well because I hear him at night sticking his little tongue in and out trying to stop it. We've had a really mild year here too. I don't think we've hit the 100 degree mark yet this summer!!! :crazyeyes: I hope Porky adjusts to this benedryl soon and it starts helping him. I hate watching him act like this!!
Tons of healing rays and prayers to you and Porky and all of our puppers and humans in need! I don't have a chance to post as often as I would like, but I follow the board faithfully and find particular joy in the closeness of this family. As a year-round sufferer of severe allergies, I can both sympathize and empathize to a degree with you and Porky. Though I have been spared the extreme severity that poor little Porky is experiencing, I know how hard it is to see your baby suffering. It's heartbreaking to see the dread they feel when it's medicine time. Benadryl has flavored tablets in children's dosages which my dachsies generally accepted well, but they also have dye-free and liquid versions. Would any of these be an option for you? If not, is there a hypoallergenic treat that could be reserved for use with the medicine that would create a positive association for him?