Taliesyn88
Boxer Booster
Hello,
I really need some advice from anybody out there who knows diseases. My vets are even stumped at what is happening to Casey, my 8 year old female boxer. Please help me if you can!!!!
A few months ago, Casey began drinking lots of water. Now, we are not talking about a bowl or 2, but how about 5 gallons??? She also could not control her urine, and would even wet herself when she slept. I took her to the vet, and they did a senior profile on her, and found everything to be normal, except her liver enzymes were elavated. They had me put her on Actigall, for gall stones, for about a month. Casey seemed to get better.
Casey loved to be outside. Well, one day, I noticed a horrible large bright pink sore on her leg, about 5 inches across. It just come out of nowhere. When I took her to the vet, we were told she had a nasty staph infection, and gave me Cipro to treat it. They also tested for Cushings, but the first test came back negative, so they ruled that out. Everything else was normal, she was not diabetic, but she was a little hypothyroid. I was given thyroid medicine to give her, and was told to limit her water intake.
Now, 2 weeks later, Casey is on her death bed. She has lost tons of weight, has droopy eyelids full of pus, cannot control her jowls(she NEVER drools), is covered with staph infections on her feet, and on her side, has trouble breathing, is mentally disoriented, urinates on herself, staggers all over the place, and has what appears to be a cancerous growth on her side. She is very listless, and still urinates plenty, even though she is not drinking as much. Could this be symtoms of diabetes insipidus, or cancer??? As of yet, she has NOT been tested for diabetes insipidus, but the vets thought it was probably liver cancer. Casey is a skeleton of her normal self, and rolls her eyes back in her head. She pants all of the time, and appears to be dehydrated. I looked all over the Web for any info on diabetes insipidus, but they do not give any info about it.
I do not know what to do. I can take her back to the vet, which I am going to do tomorrow(if she lives), but need some help with this. What bothers me most is if she is suffering or not, and if she can be treated. Today she laid by me, and was panting very hard. She had to be coaxed outside to urinate, and then she staggered down the steps. I have never had a boxer die yet, and do not know what cancer can do, but I do not want her to suffer if she is in pain. It breaks my heart, as I think that she will be gone in just a few days, if not tonight. Whatever she has, it has occurred very rapidly in the last 2 weeks, and the staph is spreading all over her body. She was fine at her weight 2 weeks ago, but now is very thin. And, what bothers me is her eyes. They droop, and she has a hard time keeping them open. I noticed the droopy eyes yesterday, as if it just happened overnight.
If she has diabetes insipidus, I know that can be cured. But, what about the cancer??? Should I let her live out her life, on pain meds, or, God help me, put her to sleep??? My question is that I do not know if she is suffering or not. She does not eat that much, but never did, although I can get her to gulp down hotdogs. She will not eat dog food or anything else.
Please give me advice, as I am very upset!!!! If any of you has had experience with diabetes insipidus or cancer, tell me how you have dealt with it. I know it is hard, but if she has cancer, I do not want her to go through any painful chemo and suffer more.
Please send healing vibes to my Casey!!!!!!!!!!!
I really need some advice from anybody out there who knows diseases. My vets are even stumped at what is happening to Casey, my 8 year old female boxer. Please help me if you can!!!!
A few months ago, Casey began drinking lots of water. Now, we are not talking about a bowl or 2, but how about 5 gallons??? She also could not control her urine, and would even wet herself when she slept. I took her to the vet, and they did a senior profile on her, and found everything to be normal, except her liver enzymes were elavated. They had me put her on Actigall, for gall stones, for about a month. Casey seemed to get better.
Casey loved to be outside. Well, one day, I noticed a horrible large bright pink sore on her leg, about 5 inches across. It just come out of nowhere. When I took her to the vet, we were told she had a nasty staph infection, and gave me Cipro to treat it. They also tested for Cushings, but the first test came back negative, so they ruled that out. Everything else was normal, she was not diabetic, but she was a little hypothyroid. I was given thyroid medicine to give her, and was told to limit her water intake.
Now, 2 weeks later, Casey is on her death bed. She has lost tons of weight, has droopy eyelids full of pus, cannot control her jowls(she NEVER drools), is covered with staph infections on her feet, and on her side, has trouble breathing, is mentally disoriented, urinates on herself, staggers all over the place, and has what appears to be a cancerous growth on her side. She is very listless, and still urinates plenty, even though she is not drinking as much. Could this be symtoms of diabetes insipidus, or cancer??? As of yet, she has NOT been tested for diabetes insipidus, but the vets thought it was probably liver cancer. Casey is a skeleton of her normal self, and rolls her eyes back in her head. She pants all of the time, and appears to be dehydrated. I looked all over the Web for any info on diabetes insipidus, but they do not give any info about it.
I do not know what to do. I can take her back to the vet, which I am going to do tomorrow(if she lives), but need some help with this. What bothers me most is if she is suffering or not, and if she can be treated. Today she laid by me, and was panting very hard. She had to be coaxed outside to urinate, and then she staggered down the steps. I have never had a boxer die yet, and do not know what cancer can do, but I do not want her to suffer if she is in pain. It breaks my heart, as I think that she will be gone in just a few days, if not tonight. Whatever she has, it has occurred very rapidly in the last 2 weeks, and the staph is spreading all over her body. She was fine at her weight 2 weeks ago, but now is very thin. And, what bothers me is her eyes. They droop, and she has a hard time keeping them open. I noticed the droopy eyes yesterday, as if it just happened overnight.
If she has diabetes insipidus, I know that can be cured. But, what about the cancer??? Should I let her live out her life, on pain meds, or, God help me, put her to sleep??? My question is that I do not know if she is suffering or not. She does not eat that much, but never did, although I can get her to gulp down hotdogs. She will not eat dog food or anything else.
Please give me advice, as I am very upset!!!! If any of you has had experience with diabetes insipidus or cancer, tell me how you have dealt with it. I know it is hard, but if she has cancer, I do not want her to go through any painful chemo and suffer more.
Please send healing vibes to my Casey!!!!!!!!!!!
