Good Afternoon,
Sorry, I have been away for a while. We moved 800 miles back to Virginia. I have been very busy with the move and trying to find new jobs. We are living with Bob's mom until we find the right house to buy.
Chloe had kennel cough in March. I went back and forth to the vet because the cough would not clear. She was taken to the cardio doctor for a ultrasound and given the all clear. Heart in great shape. The cardio dr. said the cough should clear up soon. And it did for the most part. She said it could take a while before it was totally gone. We move at the end of July. I think it was a hard move on Chloe. Within a few days she got the "runs" and the coughing returned. Off to the vet we go...only a little bacteria growth. She did get a few licks of ocean water. The vet said the stress, ocean water, and bacteria was probably the cause for the upset tummy. However, they want her to come in in 2 weeks if the cough is still present. A few days later she is sick, she wont eat....a real red flag for Chloe. We take her in that day. She has a fever. They take x-rays of her chest. They find a mass...the vet said its probably cancer. We need to take her to the emergency doctor. we do...they get her stable and do a biopsy of her lung...looking for cancer, bac. pneumonia, and fungal pneum. The radiologist says its not a defined mass.
So it could be pneum. or cancer. She is there for 2 days. We pick her up and she starts running a fever again and wont eat. We stay with her until the fever breaks and she starts feeling better. Much better
Then on Wednesday she goes back in for a check up and more x-rays. There is no change to the x-rays and not bacterial growth. we are still waiting for the fungal growth test results. She came home sick feeling, but is starting to feel better. She coughed all night last night. I wake up every time, I feel so bad for her. I started a new job yesterday and I'm so tired from not sleeping. We are up with her all the time. Sometimes I sleep next to her on the floor if she's not feeling well.
This is what she has been checked for....First Round
1. Biopsy of lung tissue--consolidated and inflamed, some cells were abnormal but that could be from inflammation or it could be cancer/looked for fungal infection, mycobacterial infection, and protozoal infection--negative so far
2. Miravista urine antigen
Blastomyces--none detected
Histoplasma-- ''
3. Cultures
Aerobic and anaerobic bacterial--no growth so far
Fungal--no growth so far--could take up to 4 weeks to grow
Second Round
1. Second round of x-rays unchanged--Undefined mass on accessory lower lobe.
Toxoplasmosis--results pending
Neospora--''
They said it still could be bacterial, fungal, or cancer....
If the results are still inconclusive... they want to do a CT scan and then remove part of her lung. This will cost another 6-8K. I don't know what to do....Chloe is not doing well... I don't know if we should put her through all of that....this is very hard on all of us. We love her so much. I hate to bring money into this but we are 6K in so far. We do have insurance but its still expensive. Both of us have been out of work for 2 months because of the move. On top of this we are staying with family right now!!! Please help....I don't know what to do. Any suggestion of what it could be?
I know this long....sorry. Robin
Sorry, I have been away for a while. We moved 800 miles back to Virginia. I have been very busy with the move and trying to find new jobs. We are living with Bob's mom until we find the right house to buy.
Chloe had kennel cough in March. I went back and forth to the vet because the cough would not clear. She was taken to the cardio doctor for a ultrasound and given the all clear. Heart in great shape. The cardio dr. said the cough should clear up soon. And it did for the most part. She said it could take a while before it was totally gone. We move at the end of July. I think it was a hard move on Chloe. Within a few days she got the "runs" and the coughing returned. Off to the vet we go...only a little bacteria growth. She did get a few licks of ocean water. The vet said the stress, ocean water, and bacteria was probably the cause for the upset tummy. However, they want her to come in in 2 weeks if the cough is still present. A few days later she is sick, she wont eat....a real red flag for Chloe. We take her in that day. She has a fever. They take x-rays of her chest. They find a mass...the vet said its probably cancer. We need to take her to the emergency doctor. we do...they get her stable and do a biopsy of her lung...looking for cancer, bac. pneumonia, and fungal pneum. The radiologist says its not a defined mass.
So it could be pneum. or cancer. She is there for 2 days. We pick her up and she starts running a fever again and wont eat. We stay with her until the fever breaks and she starts feeling better. Much better
Then on Wednesday she goes back in for a check up and more x-rays. There is no change to the x-rays and not bacterial growth. we are still waiting for the fungal growth test results. She came home sick feeling, but is starting to feel better. She coughed all night last night. I wake up every time, I feel so bad for her. I started a new job yesterday and I'm so tired from not sleeping. We are up with her all the time. Sometimes I sleep next to her on the floor if she's not feeling well.
This is what she has been checked for....First Round
1. Biopsy of lung tissue--consolidated and inflamed, some cells were abnormal but that could be from inflammation or it could be cancer/looked for fungal infection, mycobacterial infection, and protozoal infection--negative so far
2. Miravista urine antigen
Blastomyces--none detected
Histoplasma-- ''
3. Cultures
Aerobic and anaerobic bacterial--no growth so far
Fungal--no growth so far--could take up to 4 weeks to grow
Second Round
1. Second round of x-rays unchanged--Undefined mass on accessory lower lobe.
Toxoplasmosis--results pending
Neospora--''
They said it still could be bacterial, fungal, or cancer....
If the results are still inconclusive... they want to do a CT scan and then remove part of her lung. This will cost another 6-8K. I don't know what to do....Chloe is not doing well... I don't know if we should put her through all of that....this is very hard on all of us. We love her so much. I hate to bring money into this but we are 6K in so far. We do have insurance but its still expensive. Both of us have been out of work for 2 months because of the move. On top of this we are staying with family right now!!! Please help....I don't know what to do. Any suggestion of what it could be?
I know this long....sorry. Robin