Update on Mojo and Faust's vet visit. I had to drop Faust off this morning to be put under for testing, since he's been fighting some kind of nasal infection for a couple of weeks. Antibiotics didn't do anything and the vet was worried that it might be some type of tumor. Well, the good news is that they didn't find anything in the nose X-ray, flush or the scope. We are waiting for the culture results at the end of the week, then we'll touch base again. She said if the culture comes back with nothing that sometimes just flushing the nose can get rid of the irritants that were causing the problem, even if they didn't see anything come out.
However while taking Faust's head X-rays, they found out what is causing his front leg pain. His spondylosis has gotten much worse from last year and is pinching the nerves going to his front leg. They started him on Deramaxx and he'll be starting the Adequan injections. She said because he has multiple spots along his spine, surgery won't be an option for him. She also thinks that he doesn't really have Degenerative Myelopathey based on this info, but that his back end weakness is due to the multiple pinched nerves along his back. So we'll try out the pain meds and just keep him as comfortable as possible.
Mojo's senior check up went well. He's in great health for an almost 13 year old boy. The only problem is his licking his legs and paws, turning them an icky orange. The vet thinks its behavioral since it started when I went back to work, so he advised trying some bitter apple on them. He doesn't have any sores, so that is good.
Mojo does still have a slight heart murmur, but it hasn't gotten any worse. He also has more lumps, but the vet feels that they are just lipomas like the rest and doesn't recommend removing them unless they get too big or impede his movement. Otherwise he has excellent teeth for his age and he's at a great weight, finally! lol He also got a senior panel done, so we'll be getting those results within a week or so.
Why do our pups have to get old so fast?