Snails - Response on Threads Part 6
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hiya, frannie, bear, dale and atty! 
where's kat?
where's kat?
Well, here's the Piper report. She is now down to one good leg. Her back legs are weaker, and her right front has possible ligament damage, probably due to the way she has been balancing herself when she walks. She has to go back on antibiotic for ........, probably for a month, at least. She was on special kidney food, which is now changed to a bland, but healthy dry food, as keeping her comfortable is more important. Marsha has to make a schedule of all her meds. She was such a sweet baby through it all. Got a long ride in the car, cause we got the new dog food and prescriptions at 2 different places. Whew....We are all pooped (pun intended). The idea is to keep her as comfortable as possible for as LONG as possible. She is in good health, otherwise....
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. They are greatly appreciated. We are just taking things a day at a time and enjoying what ever time we have left and the vet said she could give us NO answers there, but that Piper appeared happy and alert and that was good. What her weakness does to her cannot be predicted. So, we will just shower her with love and throw that tennis ball to her while she lays down. (she loves that). Not that we don't shower them with love all the time, but you all know what I mean.
Nighty night, my Dear Friends, thank you all SO very much....
She has to go back on antibiotic for ........, probably for a month, at least. She was on special kidney food, which is now changed to a bland, but healthy dry food, as keeping her comfortable is more important. Marsha has to make a schedule of all her meds. She was such a sweet baby through it all. Got a long ride in the car, cause we got the new dog food and prescriptions at 2 different places. Whew....We are all pooped (pun intended). The idea is to keep her as comfortable as possible for as LONG as possible. She is in good health, otherwise....Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. They are greatly appreciated. We are just taking things a day at a time and enjoying what ever time we have left and the vet said she could give us NO answers there, but that Piper appeared happy and alert and that was good. What her weakness does to her cannot be predicted. So, we will just shower her with love and throw that tennis ball to her while she lays down. (she loves that). Not that we don't shower them with love all the time, but you all know what I mean.
Nighty night, my Dear Friends, thank you all SO very much....
Well, here's the Piper report. She is now down to one good leg. Her back legs are weaker, and her right front has possible ligament damage, probably due to the way she has been balancing herself when she walks.
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. They are greatly appreciated. We are just taking things a day at a time and enjoying what ever time we have left and the vet said she could give us NO answers there, but that Piper appeared happy and alert and that was good. What her weakness does to her cannot be predicted. So, we will just shower her with love and throw that tennis ball to her while she lays down. (she loves that). Not that we don't shower them with love all the time, but you all know what I mean.
Nighty night, my Dear Friends, thank you all SO very much....
Thanks for the report Kat, and a good night to you all
IDK if it will help in your case Kat, but when Fido lost his back leg movement, I used a sling to help move him around. They can last a long time if it's just the legs. It's when they lose control of the bladder or .... that it becomes almost impossible to keep them in good clean shape and happy (and your house clean). So discounting the current poo problem, assuming it gets resolved, a sling may just work for you. They were inexpensive and of varied sizes (try Dr. Fosters & Smith online).
Actually, we have one, Atty. We only use it when she is really weak. Used it today and she did really well in it. Thanks a lot for thinking of that, though. I greatly appreciate it. Yea, she still has control of her bladder and ...., but sometimes she poops before she can get into position. I can deal with that. She's such a sweet baby and always looks sad when she does that.....
might also be worth a look to see if any of pugger's braces might fit well enough to use .......
unfortunately, most of us have been through this, kat!
all you can do is take it one day at a time and love that girl
Puggers is 19 lbs and Piper is 67lbs....don't think any would fit, Tib, but a good idea, anyway....
well, puggers' leg brace could be piper's ankle brace
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