The prescriptions continue......

We thought we had things figured out w/ Rudy. He's been on heart medication since May and we thought it was working because he wasn't coughing anymore. Only I started doing my own research and found that it wasn't a cough at all, but a reverse sneeze. Then, he started sneezing (a regular sneeze and gross as it is to say, yes there was snot flying). I called the vet (for the umpteenth time) and she put him on a strong antibiotic. It didn't do anything. So I finally decided to go somewhere else. I found a vet clinic with the technology I thought we'd need; a brand new facililty that I knew I was going to pay up the butt for. The vet listened to what I had to say, then told me that she thought it was nasal mites. Everything sounded right; the reverse sneezing, bacterial infection caused the mites, etc. So I dropped $150.00 on the vet bill for some stuff to get rid of the mites and some antiobitics. Guess what.....slight change but now it's back...just as bad.

So now, he's on an antihistamine. He's already been on one (one of his previous 8 medications tried) but the vet says that some don't work w/ certain dogs. So here we are again, experimenting. The next stage, spending $800 - $1000 to stick a camera up his nose. YIKES. Anyone know where I can buy some animal insurance? I'm so frustrated with the whole situation. He's spent too too long reverse sneezing. And in my mind, I know that's why Cody attacked him in the first place. Of course, we can't leave them together (when we leave) until we can figure out what the heck is wrong with Rudy. And the longer this process takes, the more nervous I get that it is something more serious. I hate that he's not healthy. He's always in good spirits and we still go for our daily jogs but it's hard to watch him always sneezing. I guess I'm going to have to really start saving my pennies.