My poor little Coco dearest. I'll tell you as much of the story as I can & try to make sense of it. Don't mind the angry faces, I get so mad about some of these things!
Dad had to have a purebred hunting dog(pound dogs don't hunt, you know
). He bought himself a $300 Chocolate Lab. Later, we find out there were 11 pups in the litter, not 10 like we saw. One died shortly after birth. Another pup died at 10 months of age as his liver never developed proerply. It's a miracle he lived to 10 months of age, let alone 10 days. Five pups left of the 9 have died being hit by cars(farm dogs, they're dispoasble ). Coco was spayed at 6 months of age. As much as dad wanted to breed her, there was no way I was going to let that happen. Her quality as a bitch was questionable. Her gradnsire's are FC Nan Dool Elwood Blues & Jazz's Buffalo Bill Cody MH. Whatever that means(I don't care about a pedigree, I love them all-mutts or papered). I am not concerned about there being any more litters like Coco's as the stud froze his nuts being left outside too long & is now sterile.
Now, here's the problem. Coco started dribbling at 7 months of age. The vet said she was spay incontinenet & gave me Estradiol to give her. Now, about 2 months ago I told the vet the pills weren't working(again) & if he didn't get me something, else we are taking our business elsewhere(we hve 8 outdoor cats, 3 indoor cats, & 2 dogs). He got me Proin to give Coco. It worked wonders! Then, she had a weekend(of course, no vet around) where she was full-out peeing like when she was first diagnosed. By Monday, she was doing much better. Since then, she has been licking her butt like crazy, nipping at it. She seems to be dribbling a little all the time now. I would call the vet, but I am sure he will treat Coco for an infection. That's what he always does.
I find myself wondering, is she really spay incotinent? Do I want to kick the vet's butt(yes)?? Should I take her elsewhere? I have gotten mad with this vet in the past & taken my cat elsewhere(which probaly saved teh cat's life). I read this website:
http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/clientED/incont.asp
Now I am thinking maybe she has a birth defect??
I understand that this may sound bad, but my dad is the old farmer type. He thinks we should have bred Coco & we would never had had these problems. He thinks we can just make her an outside dog & ignore the problems. The vet we use is the make a guess & treat for it type. Mom & dad pay for the vet bills, but I think I can get Coco to a decent vet. I am sure we will continue to use the moron, but basically for vaccinations only(the other vet cahrges a small fortune-2x what any other vet charges for vaccs).
Now, what's your advice? Any ideas? I was wondering, does Proin need to be given every 12 hours or pretty close? We are really bad about that, so I hesitate to keep her on Proin. I would like to look for another hormone, but I don't know any other good ones. If I missed something, or you have any other questions for me, please ask. I want to get Coco better so she can be her normal self again.
Dad had to have a purebred hunting dog(pound dogs don't hunt, you know
). He bought himself a $300 Chocolate Lab. Later, we find out there were 11 pups in the litter, not 10 like we saw. One died shortly after birth. Another pup died at 10 months of age as his liver never developed proerply. It's a miracle he lived to 10 months of age, let alone 10 days. Five pups left of the 9 have died being hit by cars(farm dogs, they're dispoasble ). Coco was spayed at 6 months of age. As much as dad wanted to breed her, there was no way I was going to let that happen. Her quality as a bitch was questionable. Her gradnsire's are FC Nan Dool Elwood Blues & Jazz's Buffalo Bill Cody MH. Whatever that means(I don't care about a pedigree, I love them all-mutts or papered). I am not concerned about there being any more litters like Coco's as the stud froze his nuts being left outside too long & is now sterile. Now, here's the problem. Coco started dribbling at 7 months of age. The vet said she was spay incontinenet & gave me Estradiol to give her. Now, about 2 months ago I told the vet the pills weren't working(again) & if he didn't get me something, else we are taking our business elsewhere(we hve 8 outdoor cats, 3 indoor cats, & 2 dogs). He got me Proin to give Coco. It worked wonders! Then, she had a weekend(of course, no vet around) where she was full-out peeing like when she was first diagnosed. By Monday, she was doing much better. Since then, she has been licking her butt like crazy, nipping at it. She seems to be dribbling a little all the time now. I would call the vet, but I am sure he will treat Coco for an infection. That's what he always does.
I find myself wondering, is she really spay incotinent? Do I want to kick the vet's butt(yes)?? Should I take her elsewhere? I have gotten mad with this vet in the past & taken my cat elsewhere(which probaly saved teh cat's life). I read this website:
http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/clientED/incont.asp
Now I am thinking maybe she has a birth defect??
I understand that this may sound bad, but my dad is the old farmer type. He thinks we should have bred Coco & we would never had had these problems. He thinks we can just make her an outside dog & ignore the problems. The vet we use is the make a guess & treat for it type. Mom & dad pay for the vet bills, but I think I can get Coco to a decent vet. I am sure we will continue to use the moron, but basically for vaccinations only(the other vet cahrges a small fortune-2x what any other vet charges for vaccs).
Now, what's your advice? Any ideas? I was wondering, does Proin need to be given every 12 hours or pretty close? We are really bad about that, so I hesitate to keep her on Proin. I would like to look for another hormone, but I don't know any other good ones. If I missed something, or you have any other questions for me, please ask. I want to get Coco better so she can be her normal self again.
