Thursday, September 19, 2013
Inhaler Update
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Inhaler Update
Luna has been taking her inhaler for a few weeks now and sadly we aren't seeing as great of results as we first were. The first week Luna was on her inhaler she was like a completely different pug. She rarely coughed. However, once we started to taper her off the prednisone, her cough came back with a vengeance. We contacted the vet and decided it was best to step her back up to her usual dose of prednisone. However, this didn't provide much relief. Her cough was pretty much as bad as ever. We got back in touch with the vet late last week and decided to put Luna back on her antibiotics. We think that she might have an upper respiratory infection that is negating the inhaler.
Fingers crossed that the antibiotics will work and that Luna can get back to rarely coughing when we first started the inhaler.
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Have your vets checked for a fungal infection in her lungs? I had both a horse and a dog die from this. Not common but it does happen. One symptom is a bad cough. Hope Luna gets better.
Lots of breathing and non cough juju for Luna!
Drools and licks,
Minnie, Mack and Mario
Hey there pretty Miss!!! Sending pug hugs and snorts so that darn cough will go away xo
Get well soon, Luna! Here’s hoping the antibiotics take care of that pesky cough so you can get back to the rare coughing that mom saw when you first started your inhaler.
I’m sure pneumonia has been ruled out but could you be dealing with two different issues, say, pneumonia and ??? or something like that. Yes, more juju for sweet baby Luna. There has to be some answer and some healing.
Hoping the antibioctics do the trick
The OBP household is in my prayers for health, especially for Looney Tunes.
Is Luna seeing a specialist?
Sweet LUNA….Hang in there MOM is taking great care of you!
Pretty lady….you’d never know from that amazing smile that anything is awry. Prayers for you!
I need some prayers too, my friends. Baxter is in the hospital with kidney failure. It’s treatable as long as he starts responding to the treatments he’s getting. Will know more tomorrow when they repeat the blood levels. Cole and I are lost without him and I’m beside myself with worry.
Oh Luna. Sending up prayers right away sweetheart!
Heather, sending prayers your way too. Keep us posted.
Heather sending prayers and a big hug please keep us up dated
Heather, I am praying to St. Francis to help your Baxter, and to St. Anthony to be with you. I sincerely pray for stabilization for your Baxter.