Her records (from a year ago) showed that she had conjunctivitis in one eye. It also stated that she had a cough. All was well at the next check-up.
When she came to us, she didn't have a cough, but she did have a runny eye. The vet (not today's vet) said that it was nothing to worry about. We have been giving her Llysine. The eye continued to "run" off on on. It is clear liquid. If she gets stressed, it seems to run more.
Yesterday she coughed a few times. Didn't think toooo much about it.
For a 4 year old dog, she isn't very active. She doesn't play ball... has no interest. Throwing a ball actually scares her. She only goes on short walks, so it is difficult to know how far she would be willing to walk... if I could walk further. No walks at all now with this heat.
Her lack of activity bothers me a lot.
Anything going on outside... people walking their dogs, UPS truck, mail carrier, birds, etc... none of it bothers or interests her. Meaning, when she is outside, she doesn't run from one end of the yard to the other chasing birds or keeping an eye on activity in the front of the house. It doesn't matter what the neighbors are doing... if she can't see people, she doesn't care.
This afternoon, when I woke up from a nap, she was breathing very rapidly...while she was napping as well. All the above, plus the rapid breathing... I took her to the vet.
The general stuff they check for... all good. Since we were already at the vet, I requested blood testing. The vet added a "Desert Dog Profile," to rule out Valley Fever and a few other things. Just in case. Works for me.
We went to our first choice vet office, but saw yet
another vet this time. What was great about this vet...she has some personal experience with street dogs and feral dogs. She TOTALLY understood Misa's anxiety with humans, AND didn't treat her like a killer dog. She saw Misa for the sweet dog that she is, instead of assuming a fearfull dog was going to react in a bad way. She totally got her! Not that I blame people for assuming. A fearful dog is usually not a good thing.
Results in 3 days.