Please put Gretchen on your prayer or good thoughts list.

[DOTLDaddy]

Gretchen has not been feeling very well the last several days. Hardly eating, lethargic, and just not being herself. We took her in this morning to see her vet. Found out right away she had a fever of 104, and somewhat raspy sounding lungs. The vet recommended chest x-rays, which we did. There is a slightly suspicious looking area on one of her lungs, which our vet is 90% sure is nothing, but she wants an expert radiologist to look at the digital "films". There is a small possibility of the big "C", but our vet does not want to make that call yet. Like I said, she is pretty sure it is nothing . . . . The radiologist will look at them in the near future, but it might not be for a week or two. The radiologist travels around to a lot of different vet offices, looking at cases that require an experts knowledge. Our vet said the time lapse will have no bearing on the prognosis or treatment options, if it comes to that.

For the fever and whatever is causing it, we came home with Amoxicillin and Metronidazole. They also took blood for a CBC, and will let us know about that tomorrow.

[Little_Kopit]

AZPops wrote:
Really great news Walter! How about boiling bone/skinless chicken breast on white rice, n' pour the chicken water on it?

Careful with how many boiled bone water meals you make. I gave a dog kidney problems doing that.

:C

[AZPops]

Really great news Walter! How about boiling bone/skinless chicken breast on white rice, n' pour the chicken water on it?

[Code2High]

What I think I hear you saying, Walter, is that she is one contrary fur-person!

The prednisone may be influencing her now (as well as making up for lost calories, which is likely to last a few days) and that might make her easier to please.

[colliehauler]

DOTLDaddy wrote:

colliehauler wrote:
Sounds like good news. Has Gretchen's small appetite returned?:B ....

She's pretty much eating us out of house and home! We are jazzing up her Purina One with these two things:





I'm pretty sure she thinks this is a permanent situation . . . :W:B

High priced food $5. Gretchen eating, priceless!

[rockhillmanor]

DOTLDaddy wrote:

Code2High wrote:




A less salty alternative would be strained chicken or turkey baby food. Most dogs regard it as ambrosia and the texture makes it mix readily over most anything.

Here is what would happen on a regular basis:

1. In dog bowl, mix chicken or turkey ambrosia with regular kibble.
2. Serve to Miss Gretchen.
3. Miss Gretchen sniffs lovingly prepared food.
4. Miss Gretchen walks away.
5. After several hours, lovingly prepared food is thrown away for health reasons.
6. Repeat

:R:S:)

Ditto on the less salty food. If she's still on the pred she's drinking and peeing. That food would only make her drink more and pee more!!!

Really, go to the store and pick up a couple of jars of chicken baby food. You won't regret it. All that money on the food you are throwing out you could buy 10 cases of baby food that she WILL eat.

I can get dogs on their death beds to eat baby food.

When you open the lid, stand back!! They go crazy over the smell. You can add just one tablespoon of this stuff to ANYTHING and they will eat it!

~ DOUBLE YEA!! ~
That she is well, it wasn't serious and it is treatable.

.....now go out and buy at least one jar of the baby food!!:W

[DOTLDaddy]

Code2High wrote:




A less salty alternative would be strained chicken or turkey baby food. Most dogs regard it as ambrosia and the texture makes it mix readily over most anything.

Here is what would happen on a regular basis:

1. In dog bowl, mix chicken or turkey ambrosia with regular kibble.
2. Serve to Miss Gretchen.
3. Miss Gretchen sniffs lovingly prepared food.
4. Miss Gretchen walks away.
5. After several hours, lovingly prepared food is thrown away for health reasons.
6. Repeat

:R:S:)

[Dashonthedash]

DOTLDaddy wrote:

colliehauler wrote:
Sounds like good news. Has Gretchen's small appetite returned?:B ....

She's pretty much eating us out of house and home! We are jazzing up her Purina One with these two things:





I'm pretty sure she thinks this is a permanent situation . . . :W:B

What, Millan's got his own FOOD now????

[Code2High]

DOTLDaddy wrote:

colliehauler wrote:
Sounds like good news. Has Gretchen's small appetite returned?:B ....

She's pretty much eating us out of house and home! We are jazzing up her Purina One with these two things:





I'm pretty sure she thinks this is a permanent situation . . . :W:B

I'm pretty sure I think so, too... :B

A less salty alternative would be strained chicken or turkey baby food. Most dogs regard it as ambrosia and the texture makes it mix readily over most anything.

[DOTLDaddy]

colliehauler wrote:
Sounds like good news. Has Gretchen's small appetite returned?:B ....

She's pretty much eating us out of house and home! We are jazzing up her Purina One with these two things:





I'm pretty sure she thinks this is a permanent situation . . . :W:B

[magnusfide]

CatandJim wrote:
Excellent news! So happy for you, Garland, & Gretchen!

:B :B :B :B :B

Triple ditto. Great news indeed.

[CatandJim]

Excellent news! So happy for you, Garland, & Gretchen!

:B :B :B :B :B

[colliehauler]

Sounds like good news. Has Gretchen's small appetite returned?:B No cancer is great news!

[Dixie_Flyer]

Great! Now we will see all of you in June:)

[xteacher]

Wonderful news!

[sher9570]

Fantastic news! She has to take medication but that is ok, it's treatable and we know she'll be fine...way to go Gretchen!
Now Dad can relax and breathe a lot easier.

Sher