Here I thought Autumn was your puppy's name! Glad Pia is eating, that and the Nutra Cal should hasten her on the road to recovery and put some meat on her little bones. Best wishes.
Gloria -----Original Message----- From: freddyscribbles <[email protected]> To: Chihuahuas <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, May 4, 2011 12:47 pm 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
