Glad that their is nothing else wrong. It's great that she has a good healthy appetite and wants belly rubs, lol! That's half the battle won! Sounds like within a couple of weeks she will be just fine.
Peggy -------Original Message------- From: freddyscribbles Date: 5/4/2011 1:47:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Chihuahuas] Vet update So Pia - since this seems to be her name now - is home after our vet visit. Although she's affectionately both Wheezy and Squeaker lately. Here's the run down - The vet is pretty sure it's a very bad case of kennel cough. She's also under nourished and dehydrated. She's now on 10 days of Primor - after today, 1/2 pill daily. This was the prescription provided by the shelter. And because there was some concern about the cough developing into pneumonia she's also on 1/2 tablet of Clavanox twice a day. She also received 100mg subcutaneous fluids to help with the dehydration issue. And I was given a free tube of nutra-cal to help put weight back on her. At least she is eating and drinking. And she got through the night without having an accident. She gobbled down a sizable bowl of Innova mixed with yogurt, peas, and a little chopped up lamb meat trimmed of fat. And then she piddled on the floor - oh the indignities of having pills shoved down your throat. I really should have let her go before bringing her inside. Oh well. I've put a piddle pad down just in case. Hopefully she'll use that. So, fingers crossed this round of treatment combined with decent, healthy food and a home as opposed to a kennel will get this little girl back on track. She's one of the sweetest dogs I've met - hopefully it's not just illness related lethargy. She was an absolute angel for the vet. Oh, and a new thing - she rolled over and presented her belly to be rubbed this morning. So any time I think - oh bugger, what have I gotten myself into, I just have to remember what a sweety she is. -Autumn
