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Title: Not sure whats wrong! Pituitary tumor? Help!
Post by: ebrave4 on June 23, 2008, 07:27:36 PM
My 4 month old boy Peanut is showing some strange neurological behavior. He is unsteady and very slow. His head seems to be a bit more domed on the top. I thought maybe hydro but he has had no signs of it in the past. This change in his head shape is just suddenly noticeable. He also has a little porphyrin around his nose. and has lost a little bit of weight.

I can't get him into the vet till tomorrow. any thoughts????


Title: Re: Not sure whats wrong! Pituitary tumor? Help!
Post by: JR1030 on June 23, 2008, 08:57:17 PM
With just being "slow", I don't know that you can diagnose PT...his head shape, though...yikes.  Will your vet be able to do an x-ray?


Title: Re: Not sure whats wrong! Pituitary tumor? Help!
Post by: ebrave4 on June 24, 2008, 03:36:35 PM
I took Peanut to the vet this morning. While at the vets he started seizing . I don't know if it was the added stress that did it. But it was really horrible. He was doing it every few minutes. Nothing would stop them. So I did the only thing I could do at that point.  I ended his suffering.

Baby pics
(http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/408/img9491er9.th.jpg) (http://img515.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img9491er9.jpg)
(http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/3085/img9408ry8.th.jpg) (http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img9408ry8.jpg)

Peanut with Puppy and Fievel butt
(http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/2769/img1326qb8.th.jpg) (http://img246.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img1326qb8.jpg)

The boys from left to right (Marley, Fievel, Peanut, and Timon)
(http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/7116/img1444gl8.th.jpg) (http://img168.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img1444gl8.jpg)

His last time pea fishing
(http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/5007/img1526oa1.th.jpg) (http://img139.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img1526oa1.jpg)


I really hope things get better around here. The vet doesn't think that the death of my boys in connected. Just really bad luck and timing  :tear:  :angelrat:  :angelrat:  :angelrat:  :tear:


Title: Re: Not sure whats wrong! Pituitary tumor? Help!
Post by: Suebee on June 24, 2008, 03:38:34 PM
I'm sorry. :(


Title: Re: Not sure whats wrong! Pituitary tumor? Help!
Post by: mamarat2 on June 24, 2008, 03:42:00 PM
I'm sorry to hear about your Peanut.


Title: Re: Not sure whats wrong! Pituitary tumor? Help!
Post by: JR1030 on June 24, 2008, 03:53:41 PM
Oh, I'm so sorry about your little guy.  :'(


Title: Re: Not sure whats wrong! Pituitary tumor? Help!
Post by: chiggers mom on June 24, 2008, 05:44:52 PM
oh so sorry to here about your lose hun, your love for him was emence in the fact that you did not let him suffer. I hope You find solice in that.


Title: Re: Not sure whats wrong! Pituitary tumor? Help!
Post by: Ratatouie on June 25, 2008, 07:12:04 PM
 :angel5:well hun, im so sorry to hear of your loss.  :heart: peanut knew that you love him and im sure he is thanking you for the happy life that he did have here. He's with the others on the rainbow bridge