Rory started having signs of the hard breathing again this past week. What I don’t understand is why she gets so much more active when her breathing is so much harder. Same thing when I first took her in for this earlier this year.
She waits until late at night and starts rough housing with her brother or bringing her feather boa on a stick into bed at night, fighting with it, dropping it off the edge of the bed, retrieving it and bringing it back to bed (until I grab it and stick it under my pillow). If she can’t find her FBOAS, she’ll find one of the many rattling mice and bring that into bed and play with it (until I grab it and stick it under my pillow; under my pillow is a fun place to look each morning).
The vet had warned me that spring and fall would be bad times for her, I think the heat we had this past week was pretty hard, too. Record temperatures in much of Southern California.
Friday, I call the vet’s office to recheck the instructions on the meds she’s supposed to be given for a flare up. I say “yeah, she’s got pred and Brethine, what do I give her?” Amber checks and comes back “give her the just the Brethine.” Ah, yes, now I remember, if the Brethine alone doesn’t help, then she gets the course of pred. I thank her and hang up. Then I call right back.
When she answers, I don’t identify myself I just say “for how long?” She starts laughing, says “let me go ask.” A week. She’s supposed to be on Brethine for a week.
Let’s hope this helps. I really would like to not have to give her prednisone.
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