Goldie's Nights Are Getting Better! Holding Off On The Anipryl

[Guest Energy11]

s,

YES, IT IS A ROLLERCOASTER, but, we have to try everything before giving up. REST ASSURED, she is NOT suffering, OR, I wouldn't be doing this!!!! We have rescheduled her appt. for Tuesday afternoon for her T4, and we will go from there. As I mentioned, we have LOTS AND LOTS of Valium here if we need it to treat seizures. YOU COULDN'T DRIVE HERE IF YOU WANTED TO TODAY ... OMG!!!! Icy and foggy!

 

Make sure you do the full thyroid panel, not just the T4. Many gh's are incorrectly diagnosed with a low thyroid because they're T3 and T4 are low -- but that doesn't make them truly low -- having those low AND the TSH elevated is what is the sure tell.

 

sending you guys more hugs and prayers. You have been on my mind constantly. :hope

Yes,, DEFINITELY a FULL PANEL! And, thanks for having us ... on your mind!

[Guest Energy11]

Just thought of something .... AND, I am from the medical end of all of this ... Tis the season for ... Christmas./Holiday miracles! NONE of us have control of this ... Being in emergency medicine for years ... I believe!

[Guest IrskasMom]

How is Goldie doing tonight?? Ohh we have some tredgerous Roads tonight to.

More Prayers and Hugs for you and Goldie.

[seeh2o]

Looking for a couple of Christmas miracles this season, especially one for your sweet Goldie!

[Guest Gingergrey]

Sorry that you are going through this painful time when you know what is probably coming. Take it one day at a time. Hope Goldie does better tonight.

I am thinking of you both. Please keep us updated. We are here to help in any way we can.

[Guest TeddysMom]

Just looking for an update on Goldie, hoping for a good report this morning.

[Guest kydie]

thinking of Miss Goldie from Northwestern Pa

[Guest Energy11]

Goldie is status quo.

 

Right NOW she is roaching! She is soo peaceful and NORMAL during the day! IT TOTALLY BAFFLES ME!! Last night it was 2.5 hours of pacing, whining, crying and nipping! Just have NO IDEA at this point. She gets her thyroid checked Tuesday afternoon, and maybe it's that? Still could be a tumor, and like people with Alzheimers, and mental illnesses, they can be worse at night. UGH! We are soo tired, but she is still my Goldie, at least during the day.

 

I have pet insurance and could do an MRI, but Goldie does NOT do well with sedation, and I think the MRI would be too much for her. Even if she has a tumor, I would not treat except for pain/seizure control anyway.

 

So, we take it day by day here.

 

Glad I have all of you!! Much love! Dee

[seeh2o]

How much longer until she is completely cycled off the Pred and Phen? And how long will it take for both of them to clear her system?

[Guest Energy11]

She off the pred, and almost off the pheno. I think, by Tuesday, both should be pretty much out of her system. I WAS going to have the thyroid checked today, but the meds won't be cleared.

 

Sure hope her nights get better for her ... and us. We sleep when we can... she's worth it!

[seeh2o]

I hope so, too, Dee. For all your sakes. Hugs to little Goldie girl.

[Remolacha]

glad she at least has good days, even if the nights are bad.

 

for it to be just thyroid!

[RaineysMom]

I hate to post this I still think you're doing the right thing -- and I'm not trying to hijack the thread by any means, but Rainey had a horrible tonic clonic last night when eating her 6pm food/meds :( we at least went 14 days without one, so that's better than every day or every 2 days like it had been, and hopefully they'll stay infrequent. Maybe her thyroid meds just need upping, I don't know.

 

I hope getting her off those 2 does help with the nighttime issues. If she does start having focals again you may want to discuss other meds with your vet (if they even think she needs them for focals? I don't know). And you had mentioned the rectal valium, I think that is only used if a dog has one seizure and then has another, it's to break the chain, not to just treat one seizure.

 

one more question -- when did you start administrating the valium? Was it after she began acting weirdly at night or before? do you think it could be the valium causing it, if you started it at the same time the episodes began?

 

continuing to send you guys hugs :hope

[Guest Energy11]

I hate to post this I still think you're doing the right thing -- and I'm not trying to hijack the thread by any means, but Rainey had a horrible tonic clonic last night when eating her 6pm food/meds :( we at least went 14 days without one, so that's better than every day or every 2 days like it had been, and hopefully they'll stay infrequent. Maybe her thyroid meds just need upping, I don't know.

 

I hope getting her off those 2 does help with the nighttime issues. If she does start having focals again you may want to discuss other meds with your vet (if they even think she needs them for focals? I don't know). And you had mentioned the rectal valium, I think that is only used if a dog has one seizure and then has another, it's to break the chain, not to just treat one seizure.

 

one more question -- when did you start administrating the valium? Was it after she began acting weirdly at night or before? do you think it could be the valium causing it, if you started it at the same time the episodes began?

 

continuing to send you guys hugs :hope

 

Oh, I am sooo sorry to hear about Rainey's seizure. They are never fun!!! RE: the rectal Valium, yes, it can be used to stop a seizure or multiple seizures, especially a tonic/clonic. I had to use it a few times with humans on the ambulance,

 

RE: the oral Valium ... it was started AFTER these weird episodes. All three vets said to try it, and for the most part, it kind of works. Just takes a WHILE! I even tried giving it about an hour prior to when this all starts last night .. nope.

 

I just don't know. Two weeks today since this all started. I hope something shows up in the thyroid work up.

 

Sending love to Rainey from us here ... NO MORE seizures, Rainey!

[Guest Energy11]

Hey all!

 

For those of you who were wondering ... Goldie is still status quo... WONDERFUL AND NORMAL DURING THE DAY, but , ... two to three hours of HEck at night!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-( I am at a loss ... we see the vet on Tuesday... if thyroid is normal... IT HAS TO BE a brain tumor... so...we lose sleep...we can deal with that!

 

Love, and thanks for yoru support! Dee, John and The Five, ... of course, ... Goldie!

[greyhead]

Good to hear from you, Dee. You and Goldie are never real far from my mind, and I can hardly wait for Tuesday to get here, so I can't imagine what it's like for you! Hang in there and...nap during the day?

 

Holding anxious and hopeful thoughts for Rainey and his mom too.

Edited December 18, 2010 by greyhead

[Guest Energy11]

<br />Good to hear from you, Dee. You and Goldie are never real far from my mind, and I can hardly wait for Tuesday to get here, so I can't imagine what it's like for you! Hang in there and...nap during the day?<br /> <img src='http://forum.greytalk.com/public/style_emoticons/default/bighug.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /><br /><br />Holding anxious and hopeful thoughts for Rainey and his mom too.<br />

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No... no naps during the day :-( Dh stays up with her at night, and I address the VERY early mornings with her... we ARE OK with it ... SHE IS WORTH IT TO US! :-)))

[NeylasMom]

Darn, was hoping to hear her nighttime episodes decreased wtih teh decrease in meds. Still keeping my fingers crossed that they do, or you see something on the thyroid panel.

[Guest Energy11]

YEP.... ME TOO, on the thyroid panel!

 

SHE WASN'T AS BAD .... last night, but still ... if you could see her during the day ... you'd NEVER KNOW it was the same dog!! :-(

 

Thanks for all of everyones' good wishes and prayers!

[Guest greytbookert]

Sending good thoughts for you and Goldie!

[Guest Adrianne]

Still thinking about y'all.

[duncan41]

I hope that the symptoms lessen as Tuesday approaches. Will keep on praying for Ms. Goldie!

 

Have you given any thought to trying Anipryl if everything else is negative? I'm just grasping at straws because her "light switch" behavior seems much too dramatic for a brain tumor or even CCD.

 

Hang in there Dee. So many people are praying for you, DH and Goldie! Just wish we were closer to lend a hand.

 

 

[Guest Energy11]

Yes

I hope that the symptoms lessen as Tuesday approaches. Will keep on praying for Ms. Goldie!

 

Have you given any thought to trying Anipryl if everything else is negative? I'm just grasping at straws because her "light switch" behavior seems much too dramatic for a brain tumor or even CCD.

 

Hang in there Dee. So many people are praying for you, DH and Goldie! Just wish we were closer to lend a hand.

 

 

 

Yes, as a matter of fact, I HAVE been thinking of Anipryl. She did have some of these symptoms, though, MINOR, prior to her incident 2.5 weeks ago, with the seizure/stroke thing. IF the thyriod comes back normal, then, yes, ... it probably couldn't hurt. She had a two-hour incident last night again, and the Valium barely touches it. As I mentioned many times, during the day, she seems perfectly normal.

 

I will keep you posted. Hugs! Dee

[Guest june]

Just found your post and wanted to let you know how sorry I am you are going through this with your Goldie. I don't have any advice, but will keep all of you in my prayers.

With gentle hugs and positive thoughts,

june

[MerlinsMum]

Keeping you , your DH and Goldie in my thoughts :goodluck She has a wonderful, loving, dedicated home