Saturday was a day of grace. Lucy was not particularly responsive in the morning and although she ate, she wasn't interested in going on a walk. I needed to pick up some Metronidazole for the diarrhea, so brought her along for the ride and perhaps some stimulation(?).
When we returned home, our van was parked in front with the side doors open. My husband was planning on going on a bike ride and had loaded his equipment inside. When Lucy saw the van, her ears perked up and she trotted over to the van and leapt inside! Joy! We decided we'd all go and while he rode, we'd walk.
She wanted no part of walking; she wanted to run! So he grabbed her leash and rode while she loped along side at her steady 7.5 mile clip. Her ears were up, her eyes bright and if dogs can grin, she was wearing a big one! She was so happy and of course, so were we. She went about 2 miles perky as could be.
I expected her to be a bit slowed down this morning, but she's been as chipper as ever. She was bouncy on the walk.
Her drugs du jour are...for her upset tummy:
- Sucralfate (1 gm) 3 X day
- Famotidine (20 mg) 2 X day
For the diarrhea:
- Metronidazole (250 mg) 2 X day
For the pneumonia:
- Baytril (68 mg) 1.5 X day
- Clavamox (375 mg) 2 X day
For the cancer:
- Prednisone (20 mg) 1 tablet 2 X day for 1 week, then 1/2 a tablet 2 X day
Her food is a combo of:
- 1 lb. organic burger
- 1/3 lb. organic liver
- 1 1/3 cup organic brown rice
- 4.5 TB canola oil
- 9 grams fish oil (or 9-1,000 mg capsules drained)
She's gobbling up the food which is stupendous. If she continues on eating (and living), the vet advises me to add 3.3 grams of calcium carbonate and 2.9 grams of dicalcium phosphate. She'll also give me some other recipes so I can vary the diet if Lucy starts getting finicky.
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