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« on: March 26, 2006, 07:12:24 am »
Thank you all.
Kelly, your story about Slater has me in tears as well. It sounds as if he was so loved, and how blessed he was to pass away naturally with you by his side. I can't even imagine how hard that was for you ... but they say that the closest you get to heaven is to be with a dying person, so I can imagine that we're close to the bridge when we're with our loving animals that are sick and passing on. Thank you so much for sharing your story with me.
Also, thanks for the advice on the prendizone. The vet said the same thing. He's on 50mg twice a day right now, along with Sucrolate (sp?) which he takes about 2 hours before the prendizone. So far we've not seen any of the side effects the vet discussed with us (thirst and frequent urination), so the dose might be a good one. I wouldn't have thought to look for breathing irregularities though, so will add that to my list now. Of course, he's only been on the meds since Friday night though, and with his size it may take some time to settle into his system.
He had another great night last night. No diarhhea, no other accidents, slept through the night with his buddy Sheba (our other beauty - both pictured here)and we had a good cuddle this morning as we did our morning groom routine. He's still eating like a horse, and given the weight that he's lost in the last month or so, I'm letting him eat! We have him on gastro right now to settle the diarhhea issue - feeding him four or five times a day in smaller doses. Apparently getting weight onto him is a good thing, and one of the things we were told to watch for was anorexia. No sign of that in this guy so far!
The down side of it is, as I said to my husband this morning, I'm starting to fool myself into thinking that he's not really sick. But as you all have said - I will just take each day that he's feeling good and accept it gratefully. He will tell us when it's time to do otherwise.
Thanks again for the awesome welcome and support everyone. What an amazing group of people - I'm grateful to google for finding you and wish that I had found you six years ago!!!