Re: 09/26 Furball +10.75=236 AMPS=277 +2.25=231 Vet Update
Her BG at +5 before going to the vet was 195. Her BG at +7.25 after the vet was 176. I thought it would be a lot higher.
Sorry this is so long.
I am very confused now. Dr. Webster said he could not see a polyp in her ear. He asked another doctor to look and he didn't see one either. Her ear is infected and had a lot of gunk and pus in it, but they cleaned it out really good. I asked if he could see her ear drum and he said yes. I would think if there was a polyp, he would be able to see it. They gave me baytril/hydro B 1020 to give once a day for 2 weeks. I’ll have to watch since it has some steroid in it. I may have to adjust her dose. Her ear should feel much better after the good cleaning.
When I got back home, I reviewed Furball's file. The notes I have from my old vet (2/29/12) say Furball had a possible polyp in front of her tympanic bulla, because that day the vet couldn't see into her ear very well. She had a lot of liquid in her ear because I wasn’t thinking and gave her ear meds before the vet visit. When she was first diagnosed with FD, her ear was really bad off. As the infection cleared up, the vet kept checking her ear. The next couple of reports (3/27/12 & 4/14/12) said nothing about a polyp, but she could have a possible infection on the other side of the tympanic bulla. The last report at my old vet (5/12/12) it was looking much better but the tympanic bulla appeared to be scarred over. She said if the infection came back, Furball likely had a deeper infection and would require special testing.
I then switched to my current vet and Furball had a dental done on 9/12/12. Dr. Dascoli looked in her ear while she was sedated and said she does have a polyp. After treating ear infections off and on since then, Dr. Dascoli wants to refer Furball to a specialist at OSU for removal of the polyp.
Today I took her for a second opinion at my old vet because I can’t afford a specialist. Since Dr. Webster says she has no polyp, I am really confused. I have left a message with Dr. Dascoli to see why she wants me to see a specialist. I have not told them I got the second opinion yet, but I guess I will need to when she calls me back so we can discuss things.
She does get a lot of ear infections, even with me cleaning her ear periodically, so something seems to be going on. I don’t know what to think at this point. I’m going to give her the meds for 2 weeks and see how she’s doing after that.
