Me&Sweetpea
Member Since 2018
Yes, hello everybody. Tomorrow Sweetpea is undergoing anesthesia to explore what is ailing her and to then possibly address the findings. At the beginning of the year, she had 4 teeth extracted. The four teeth are all upper teeth, two premolars and two molars and now she has, what I believe, oronasal fistula, which is a condition that leaves a hole (where the teeth were extracted) that leads into the nasal breathing passages. Sweetpea bears all the signs of an oronasal fistula: besides the stressed breathing, she has much difficulty eating or drinking and its because the food or water enters her nose. Twice, she suffered a build up or small mass at the top of her nasal passages between her eyes that eventually drained. I have seen five to six veterinarians with all of them blaming the diabetes for her troubles, saying that diabetes can cause upper respiratory problems, however, the antibiotics and/or insulin have done nothing for her symptoms. So, I have had to "pull the trigger" and insist that Sweetpea gets put under anesthesia tomorrow seeing that she has basically stopped eating this past week or drinking much. The veterinarian had the blood test results and called me yesterday to say that she wanted to wait until Sweetpea's glucose reading was normal but I insisted. Did I make the right decision for tomorrow? It's just that I cannot stand to see Sweetpea stressed with breathing and skipping meals. And anyways, she cannot have her insulin without a meal. Please pray for Sweetpea tomorrow after 8:00 am, thanks Melissa.
