I think we’ve unlocked the key to Sheba eating: BABY FOOD! She love the turkey with gravy and beef with gravy, haven’t tried the chicken yet though. She also seems to like freeze dried liver treats, ostrich hearts, cheese, and goats milk. We’re going to have a TON of baby food jars!
Since she stated coming up lame in February, Sheba has been getting car rides instead of walks. Recently, we’ve had difficulties convincing her to get out of the car.
Sorry its been so long (2 weeks) since my last post, work has been crazy and so has home!
We’re now 48 days post-amp if I did the math right. 8/2 follow up with surgeon went well, amputation site looks like its totally healed up and the hair has already grown over enough to hide the scar. Lab work shows her kidneys and liver are handling the itraconazole well, all other abs were also normal. Unfortunately, what looked like a bit of arthritis pre-amp appears to be fungal in origin. So we’ve got a neurology consult tomorrow morning to determine a further course of action. Sheba has already out lived all the dogs in the literature we’ve scoured and she’s got a lot of fight, but there’s no precedent for surviving disseminated fungal infections past 6 months to a year. And if the Penicillium spp. diagnosis sticks we could have far less time. Yes, we’re still waiting for a complete ID!
In the meantime, we’re back on gabapentin to control the spinal pain, and she refuses to eat. We’ve stocked up on can food, dehydrated raw food, and Honest Kitchen’s Popper Toppers. Dang brat won’t even touch the ground meats we’ve prepared: bison, venison, rabbit, chicken…at least Buster has been able to enjoy the exotic meats! Feeding her just about every hours, or at least trying. We may resort to baby food soon. She must be eating just enough because she’s only lost pound in 2 weeks. More to come after tomorrow’s appointment!
