We got Danny on Easter Sunday. Starting about 2 days after we got him i developed a "chest cold" or so i was hoping. Now i know it was in fact my asthma acting up. My son and i went to an allergist in December. I made sure he tested us for dog allergies. It came back low to none. It was a 'go' from there to get our hound.
I have brushed Danny every other day since we got him and 2 of the days i gave him a real major brush including his ears(have you ever done it inside, wow he liked it and a lot of fur came out)anyways, i got such a sore chest and i coughed all day and night, with my asthma wheeze(which i may add i havent had in YEARS) and difficulty breathing. I have been taking my inhalers on a regular basis to try to keep it under control in hopes that it would subside. NO LUCK!
I am sooo upset because we waited so long for him and he came from so far away. Our whole family has been elated by him and his wonderful spirit. Now what do i do??? I went to a repiratory specialist today to get my results from a spiratory lung function test that i did a few weeks back. The results showed to be good. When he listened to my lungs today he wondered why the wheeze and the obvious asthma flare up. He asked me what has been going on in my life different, if i have been doing house renos, or been anywhere out of province or country etc..........i mentioned the dog and his head just about spun around....He asked me why on earth i would get a dog, blah blah blah!!!!~ I mentioned (and he looked over) the results of the allergist appt. He said it doesnt matter. Almost ALL asthmatics are affected by pet dander. We had Cyrus(Our St Bernard) for 11 years, and i wasnt reactive with him.............
What on earth am i going to do? My family is going to be soooooo upset. Especially the boys. Dan is very upset as well, but does not want me to be ill. Im not sure if anyone is familiar to these lung conditions, but not being able to breath is one of the scariest things ever.
I am soo heartbroken....He is the most wonderful guy!! Plus he has settled in with us so wonderfully.....
Barb.
I have brushed Danny every other day since we got him and 2 of the days i gave him a real major brush including his ears(have you ever done it inside, wow he liked it and a lot of fur came out)anyways, i got such a sore chest and i coughed all day and night, with my asthma wheeze(which i may add i havent had in YEARS) and difficulty breathing. I have been taking my inhalers on a regular basis to try to keep it under control in hopes that it would subside. NO LUCK!
I am sooo upset because we waited so long for him and he came from so far away. Our whole family has been elated by him and his wonderful spirit. Now what do i do??? I went to a repiratory specialist today to get my results from a spiratory lung function test that i did a few weeks back. The results showed to be good. When he listened to my lungs today he wondered why the wheeze and the obvious asthma flare up. He asked me what has been going on in my life different, if i have been doing house renos, or been anywhere out of province or country etc..........i mentioned the dog and his head just about spun around....He asked me why on earth i would get a dog, blah blah blah!!!!~ I mentioned (and he looked over) the results of the allergist appt. He said it doesnt matter. Almost ALL asthmatics are affected by pet dander. We had Cyrus(Our St Bernard) for 11 years, and i wasnt reactive with him.............
What on earth am i going to do? My family is going to be soooooo upset. Especially the boys. Dan is very upset as well, but does not want me to be ill. Im not sure if anyone is familiar to these lung conditions, but not being able to breath is one of the scariest things ever.
I am soo heartbroken....He is the most wonderful guy!! Plus he has settled in with us so wonderfully.....
Barb.