Day 35

Well, it looks like I'm not the only one on a new med regimen.  Poor Baylee...the old girl needs to take her medicine too!

I knew Baylee was having some problems in the way of a bladder infection, but she has also been coughing.  And not just kind of coughing, coughing until she gags...like a cat with a fur ball!  And last night it reached it's peak.  The poor thing just could not get settled down in her bed...every time she did, she'd jump back up and cough and cough.  Needless to say, we didn't get a lot of sleep again last night.

Thankfully, we were able to get her into the vet this morning.  After giving her the once over, we realized she does have a bladder infection, an ear infection and bronchitis!  Who knew your dog could get bronchitis?!?  They think the ear infection and bronchitis are linked to an allergy, and the fact that she has those two plus a bladder infection, and weight gain may all be linked to her thyroid.

To get my girl back to health again, they gave her a cortisone injection for the cough and her ear, and drew blood to test her thyroid.  She has some antibiotics for the bladder infection, as well as some FloriFlora that we sprinkle on her food to help too.  Then we have drops for her ears, and her regular VetriDisc she takes for her back and joints!

Hopefully her blood work will give us a good picture of where she is, and what we can do to get our little rotund girl back on track!