Poor sweet baby boy-so much to go through... The baby food is a great idea (just be sure to make sure no onion ingredient of any kind).... Maybe a Popsicle - some dogs like those (no nutrition but good for hydration), pedialyte sometimes is a tasty treat.... Sending prayers to sweet baby George...
Sent from Lynda's iPad On Nov 28, 2011, at 5:51 PM, "Quinn" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everybody! > George has really had his ups and downs over the last 2 weeks. He got his > bandages off on Monday, he is supposed to get his staples out tomorrow. > When we left the Dr.'s office, he was walking great on both legs, but by the > time we got home he didn't want to put weight on either one and was obviously > in lots of pain :( The vet upped his pain med frequency and added a sedative. > He wouldn't even stand to go potty for a couple of days. Then a few days > later he woke up and was standing on all 4 legs, kind of tiptoeing on his > back legs, but using them both. Whew! > One of his incisions is on the side of his knee, that one is healing > wonderfully. The other one is right on the front and pops open every time he > bends it all the way. It finally started to close in a little bit and is > finally looking like it is going to heal up. > He is shedding a lot, he looks patchy and his fur is still falling out like > crazy. Has anybody seen this happen after anesthesia or stressful event? > Also, he hasn't really been interested in eating, even his favorite treats. > Then on Saturday night he vomited white foamy stuff, kept a little bit of > turkey down, but didn't keep anything down yesterday, even plain water. He > threw up plain water after about 1/2 hour and it was rust colored with a > little bit of blood. We went to the ER vet and she gave him some subcutaneous > fluid and anti-nausea medicine and added pepcid and sucralfate to his daily > regimen. She thinks his tummy is irritaded from the metacam. So far today, he > looks like he feels better, but he still doesn't want anything to eat. He did > keep down some water. Any ideas to help him get his appetite back? > > Thank you for the continued prayers and healing thoughts, > Quinn, George and Rylie > > Thanks for the continued > >
