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Minni Update: Doing Well
Dec. 1st, 2007 06:06 pmCame home last night to an excited puppy with no voice! Not that that stops her from talking; she more yipes at the moment than actually barks. ^^;
Minni's doing moderately well; not as well as we'd like, of course, but she seems to be improving very gradually. She's eating a lot more, now! I think she ate an entire can of food thus far. Normally, she's on dry food (it's all she's ever known), but the vet prescribed some easy-to-digest canned stuff for her, and though she doesn't exactly like it, she's being very good about it.
Keeping her hydrated is a real task. She has to drink at least 30cc of liquid per hour, which she doesn't like at all. Since I'm the one doing it, she's rather resentful towards me; wouldn't let me take any good pictures and kept moving! I did get one while she was sleeping...
( Clicky to see Minni! )
Her disposition is one of a pup desperately happy to be home. :) And we're certainly happy that she's home, too. She's still a little unsure that we'll leave her, though that confidence is returning. We're still unsure that she's really going to be okay; her kidney function is still much higher than it should be, though it has been dramatically decreased.
Since we don't have a clue how she got to be so ill, were afraid to leave her alone, all taking turns watching her like a hawk. I don't think we'll ever be so flippant as to let her go out in the backyard by herself again, which is sad - sad to think that such an innocent thing is so potentially lethal to her.
Again, I can't thank y'all enough for your support through this. We probably love Minni a lot more than we're "supposed to," but I don't see how we could be any other way. :) It's still not over, but we seem to be past the largest hump. More could arise in the near future, but for now, the crisis has come to an end.
Minni's doing moderately well; not as well as we'd like, of course, but she seems to be improving very gradually. She's eating a lot more, now! I think she ate an entire can of food thus far. Normally, she's on dry food (it's all she's ever known), but the vet prescribed some easy-to-digest canned stuff for her, and though she doesn't exactly like it, she's being very good about it.
Keeping her hydrated is a real task. She has to drink at least 30cc of liquid per hour, which she doesn't like at all. Since I'm the one doing it, she's rather resentful towards me; wouldn't let me take any good pictures and kept moving! I did get one while she was sleeping...
( Clicky to see Minni! )
Her disposition is one of a pup desperately happy to be home. :) And we're certainly happy that she's home, too. She's still a little unsure that we'll leave her, though that confidence is returning. We're still unsure that she's really going to be okay; her kidney function is still much higher than it should be, though it has been dramatically decreased.
Since we don't have a clue how she got to be so ill, were afraid to leave her alone, all taking turns watching her like a hawk. I don't think we'll ever be so flippant as to let her go out in the backyard by herself again, which is sad - sad to think that such an innocent thing is so potentially lethal to her.
Again, I can't thank y'all enough for your support through this. We probably love Minni a lot more than we're "supposed to," but I don't see how we could be any other way. :) It's still not over, but we seem to be past the largest hump. More could arise in the near future, but for now, the crisis has come to an end.
