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March 15, 2012

Oh, the fun with adverse vaccine reactions and treatment side-effects continues. Poor Lilly. Always the dainty thing, while still being a rough-and-tumble mountain girl, Lilly now drools like you would NOT believe.

best dog blog, champion of my heart, picture of a faucetGinko has always been a big drooler, especially when he watches us eat, but now Lilly has added her own faucet to the drooling chorus … leaving her legs, our feet, the floor, and anything else in the way a dripping mess.

It’s yet another side-effect from the steroids she is taking for the meningoencephalomyelitis / meningoencephalitis (inflammation of the brain and lining of the brain and spinal cord) after an adverse reaction to a rabies vaccine.

Oh, joy!

Unlike many of the other treatment side-effects that *should* get better as we can wean Lilly off certain medications in the coming months (we hope), our family veterinarian says that often the drooling becomes a learned behavior (remember Pavlov) and never goes away.

Granted, Lilly’s brand of drool is NOTHING like breeds famous for slobber, but still. It’s pretty icky.

So, if I’m a little damp the next time you see me, you’ll know why.

About the Author Roxanne Hawn

Trained as a traditional journalist and based in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, USA, I'm a full-time freelance writer for magazines, websites, and private clients. My areas of specialty include everything in the lifestyles arena, including health and home, personal finance and other consumer interests, relationships and trends, people and business profiles ... and, of course, all things pet related.

I don't just love dogs. I need them in my life. Seriously.

  1. There’s also a nerve, that if damaged, causes a huge amount of drooling. I don’t remember which one it is but our dog, Astro, damaged that nerve many years ago (we never figured out how but it did seem like a neurological “incident” like an infection). It healed and he stopped drooling.

    I hope that sweet Lilly also stops drooling someday soon.

  2. Lilly you have gone through so much. Sending positive healing thoughts. Thanks mom for being by her side.

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