After a month of tests it appears my Batty might have Cushing's Disease.
She is currently at the vets for a dexamethasone suppression test which
should confirm it. It's been a long month as she has only exhibited one
symptom which has made the diagnosis difficult. What is also frightening is
that
Hi Shelley,
A shot in the dark suggestion:-) Have you done a full thyroid panel and I
don't mean just T4. Aside from primary hypothyroidism there can be a
diagnosis of secondary hypothyroidism which with some presenting symptoms
(I don't know if this breathing problem could be one). The secondary t
Hi All,
A few weeks ago I posted about my 7 year old Berner girl having labored
breathing with little exertion. Thank you for all that replied and gave me
suggestions to discuss with my vet. We had a cardiologist review the EKG
and chest x-rays, all normal. More blood work was done with red
A number of years ago, I had a keeshond who, at 8 years, began having some
problems breathing - labored and including some attacks where she couldn't
seem
to get her breath. My vet, after examining her and doing some x-rays, came
out to the middle of the FULL waiting room where I was standing (whe
oxygen
into her body and maybe her heart is needing a more thorough check up such
as an ultrasound and doppler examination.
All the best
Rose T.
-Original Message-
From: jesse & shelley gonzales [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: February 21, 2003 8:49 PM
To: Berner-L
Subject: Lab
My 7 year old Batty started open mouth breathing about a month ago with very
little physical movement. She's not tongue dragging panting, just breathing
hard through the mouth. She doesn't do this when relaxing, just when
walking or with more physical effort. Eating is fine, elimination is
norma
