Some dogs moan when they get their tummy rubbed, or when you nudge them. This is not typical for Darby, she's not a moaner...but Wed. and Thursday (21st) she moaned every time I moved her. My siren went off.
As I mentioned during my last post, I gave Darby her first PepsidAC on Thursday. She was in severe pain from GI upset. It could have been the piroxicam or baytril, or both. Nonetheless, as Dr. Pam said, "we need to stabalize her". Pepsid for 3-5 days then add on the Standard Process supplement. It may take 3-4 weeks. This Thursday will be one week.
Lesson: There is a dosage amount and it starts at 0.25 per 1 pound.
We had a really tough Friday evening. I had my neighbor Mary and Lydia here with us. We all talked about what to do because Darby just did not look good. She was sick, exhausted. Was it time to let her go. Cohesively we all agreed that we should try to get through the weekend.
She ate OK on Friday and Saturday evening, but had a little suprise Sunday morning. Undigested food. It was obvious that her gut was still so weak and irritated.
Puree and liquids Sunday, and monday. She seemed to be getting better, more alert, staying awake longer.
Today, the little princess is coming back to normal. She ate solid food, homemade of course. Milestone.
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