From Yesterday
Our sweet Winkerdog is home from her stay at the vets office. She responded somewhat to the meds the doctor gave her, but is still a very sick dog. We are giving her diuretics for the fluid build up and another med for her blood pressure. None of that will cure her, but we are hoping to give her a decent quality of life for however long she has left.
From This Morning
Winker is still not eating, but she has taken some water this morning. Aside from a couple of trips outside to pee, she has just been sleeping.
From This Afternoon
Winker is doing much better. She has gotten up and walked around several times, including going outside to do her business twice on her own. Best of all, she has been eating, first when I fed her a couple fingers full this morning and later on her own. About 45 minutes ago, Grace brought home a bunch of canned and wet dog food and Winker ate about half of a 3.5 ounce container.
She is still drinking lots of water and she seems a bit disoriented sometimes, but that’s ok. When she ate the first little bit on her own, Grace & I both cried. I’m feeling much more optimistic about things now, which is good because last night I slept for shit due to heartburn from hell caused by nerves.
From Now
She has eaten a few more times and walked around a bit more. Things seem to be improving. Me, I’m suffering the ravages of being stressed out for 3 days, but I’ll live.
Note from June, 2022: Winker lived just a bit over a year after I wrote the above. She was fine, if a touch less active, right up to the end.
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