Tracy,
It sounds like you're taking good care of Gretel. I'm glad she's
enjoying your "together" time. You'll remember it always. I think I
may have told you before, but my boyfriend had a dog that went almost a
year past expected time with good life quality.
tonya
--- tracy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Today we did the third chest tap, about 12 days from the last one and
> they got more fluid than the first two times so even though it was 12
> days this time (not 10 like the 2nd tap) it appears the fluid is
> building up a little bit faster. Last time the vet prescribed some
> prednisone for Gretel to 1) aid in keeping her appetite; and 2) to
> poss.
> slow down fluid build up. The med has been a struggle and since she
> was
> eating well, I was not as insistent on it, but now I am determined
> that
> she will get 2ml 1x a day (the vet orig. said 1.5ml 2x daily but it
> is
> too stressful on her to do it twice daily). Obviously, the
> continuing
> fluid build up and the increase in fluid is not good news.
>
> The good news is that she does still eat well through the day/night,
> nibbling on the various treats I give her, she is using the
> litterbox,
> and still grooming herself. In fact, today the vet commented that
> she
> was actually looking "pinker" today so that is a plus.
>
> I know it's only a matter of time, but she is still enjoying life,
> although at a much slower pace. She sleeps quite a bit and even when
> she is awake, she is mostly lying on her little fleece pad. She
> still
> sneaks downstairs on occasion--this sometimes involves jumping over a
> baby gate and dashing from Jack Russells. And she has become much
> more
> loving. She loves to be groomed with the slicker brush, so much that
> last night when she walked near the bed and I held it up, she
> gradually
> climbed in bed w/me and let me brush her. She gets up and roams
> around
> a little at night, I wake to find her downstairs or munching on dry
> food, but then today when I woke up, she was snoozing right by my
> head!
>
> After her next chest tap (if we make it another 12 days or so) we
> will
> prob. x-ray her to check on the tumor growth.
>
> Thanks to everyone for their good thoughts and prayers.
>
> tracy
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