I took Lovebug back to the vet on Tuesday. We usually see Dr. Abby. but this time, for the first time, we saw Dr. Chad. And he noticed something that neither of the other 2 vets who have seen her seemed to notice. Dr. Abby did tell me that Lovebug’s right eardrum is ruptured. And the other vet who saw Lovebug just a couple weeks ago or so and saw no sign of ear infection told me that she has a heart murmur (I don’t remember if Dr. Abby mentioned that before or not). I discovered that Lovebug doesn’t blink in her right eye. As a result of not blinking, she has developed an ulcer in the right eye. When she was at the vet for her last check, the vet didn’t see the ulcer, but it’s back and I could see it clearly today. So she is back on the Terramycim ointment for that eye. But Dr. Chad noticed that Lovebug seems to have no feeling in the right side of her face. He used the stick end of a Q-Tip to gently poke her all around the right side of her face and she showed no signs of feeling it. He told me her right eardrum is “completely ruptured” while I got the impression from Dr. Abby weeks or months ago it was ruptured, but maybe not that completely. Dr. Chad also saw a lot of clear fluid in the right ear, which he found very concerning. He said we may be dealing with something more than just a recurring ear infection. Possibly polyps in the ear and yes, possibly my worst fear (something I’ve been worried about from the start) – possibly even a brain tumor. We’re trying the Baytril in her ear again and hoping that clears it up again as it has before, but I’m worried about this. She seems to be getting worse with each day (starting Sunday when I first noticed she wasn’t acting like herself). Now she is crying out a lot as if in pain. She’s turning tight circles (just like Heidi did before being diagnosed with a brain tumor) and she’s having trouble eating. She’s back in the “hospital” (my downstairs bathroom) so she doesn’t try going upstairs and then falling downstairs.
I took Lovebug back to the vet on Tuesday. We usually see Dr. Abby. but this time, for the first time, we saw Dr. Chad. And he noticed something that neither of the other 2 vets who have seen her seemed to notice. Dr. Abby did tell me that Lovebug’s right eardrum is ruptured. And the other vet who saw Lovebug just a couple weeks ago or so and saw no sign of ear infection told me that she has a heart murmur (I don’t remember if Dr. Abby mentioned that before or not). I discovered that Lovebug doesn’t blink in her right eye. As a result of not blinking, she has developed an ulcer in the right eye. When she was at the vet for her last check, the vet didn’t see the ulcer, but it’s back and I could see it clearly today. So she is back on the Terramycim ointment for that eye. But Dr. Chad noticed that Lovebug seems to have no feeling in the right side of her face. He used the stick end of a Q-Tip to gently poke her all around the right side of her face and she showed no signs of feeling it. He told me her right eardrum is “completely ruptured” while I got the impression from Dr. Abby weeks or months ago it was ruptured, but maybe not that completely. Dr. Chad also saw a lot of clear fluid in the right ear, which he found very concerning. He said we may be dealing with something more than just a recurring ear infection. Possibly polyps in the ear and yes, possibly my worst fear (something I’ve been worried about from the start) – possibly even a brain tumor. We’re trying the Baytril in her ear again and hoping that clears it up again as it has before, but I’m worried about this. She seems to be getting worse with each day (starting Sunday when I first noticed she wasn’t acting like herself). Now she is crying out a lot as if in pain. She’s turning tight circles (just like Heidi did before being diagnosed with a brain tumor) and she’s having trouble eating. She’s back in the “hospital” (my downstairs bathroom) so she doesn’t try going upstairs and then falling downstairs.