Tim'sMum Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I have just started a new job and one of the ladies I work with was telling me they lost their old (13yrs) Sydney Silky a few weeks ago. After spending around a $1,000 at the vet trying to find out what his problem was, with numerous tests, they were none the wiser and the poor little thing was found dead in the backyard after being let out to go to the loo. He had a constantly blocked nose, full of gunk, for about a year before he died and would sneeze gobs of it out....with swabs, scans, all sorts of tests done and no outcome? They didn't bother having an autopsy done but this lady is really frustrated that they could not solve the problem and I think it is preying on her mind. Out of interest....has anyone had a similiar problem with a dog and been given had a reason for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anne~ Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 One of my cousins had a Jacky with similar issues. Turns out it was a grass seed embedded somewhere that had originally been inhaled. They were very close to losing him by the time it was found. They live in regional NSW and were referred to the Sydney Uni Vet Hospital and it was the Vets there that diagnosed him. He underwent surgery and has never looked back! Its a shame she wasn't also referred there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schnauzer Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Hi Tims Mum was the dog tested for Aspergillus? I think it can only be detected with a cat scan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_PL_ Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 At that age they may not have wanted to sedate for a good look with the camera? I believe it's the only way to know for certain if there is a foreign body or nasty tumour. Poor lady not getting a chance to say goodbye to her silky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim'sMum Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 (edited) Hi Tims Mumwas the dog tested for Aspergillus? I think it can only be detected with a cat scan? Aspergilllus? I will look that up. I know he did have a CAT scan. I suspected it could be a grass seed PRS.....a Cat scan might not have picked that up. I gather he had a camera up his nose and he also had swabs done. Poor lady...she is a bit shattered still about finding him dead and it would be good to give her some closure. Edited July 2, 2009 by Tim'sMum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Her Majesty Dogmad Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I had a foster dog like this and it was believed to be a fungus growing in her nose. I would come home to find strings of mucous hanging round off furniture, the walls etc. At first she was treated for kennel cough for some time, then antibiotics. Nothing worked. Finally, she went to Sydney Uni Vet for the scraping (under anaesthetic). The fungus would have been terrible, requiring awful treatment which could have been fatal. It ended up being allergies so I rehomed her to the city where her new owner found the mucous was not much of a problem, must have been living near the bush that affected her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schnauzer Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I had a foster dog like this and it was believed to be a fungus growing in her nose. I would come home to find strings of mucous hanging round off furniture, the walls etc. At first she was treated for kennel cough for some time, then antibiotics. Nothing worked. Finally, she went to Sydney Uni Vet for the scraping (under anaesthetic). The fungus would have been terrible, requiring awful treatment which could have been fatal. It ended up being allergies so I rehomed her to the city where her new owner found the mucous was not much of a problem, must have been living near the bush that affected her. Aspergillus is a fungus that can destroy bone and go into the brain. Treatment is very expensive, and can require surgery. A friend recently lost her dog with Aspergillus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunnwarren Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I've never had a problem like that with my Aust. silky terriers apart from one who after sneezing all day was taken to the vet and had a grass seed up her nose. Poor lady, I'd hate to lose one of mine like that, especially not knowing why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim'sMum Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 Aspergillus is a fungus that can destroy bone and go into the brain. Treatment is very expensive, and can require surgery. A friend recently lost her dog with Aspergillus. I would have thought that a swab (which this dog had) would have picked up Aspergillus.....it's shouldn't be hard to see fungal spores on a slide? So sorry for your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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