Silkie's Progress - The Good, the Bad, etc.

Well, as I expected, there was no way I could get pain meds into her today again. So, I brought her home yesterday morning. She did eat some wet kibble last night before bed, but she ate nothing all day today, even though she made several trips to the dishes. But, wonder of wonders, at 7:30 tonight, she did eat the wet kibble!

I had tried drizzling the pain liquid into one of the dishes this morning but she totally dissed that one.

Called the Vet and they said it's okay to take her in tomorrow when they open (at 8 am) and they'll give her the meds, then I can take her about an hour before they close, for the second dose. The doses are supposed to be 12 hours apart so that second trip might not work and I might have to wait until Monday morning early. Either way, even if I get one good dose a day into her, at least she won't be suffering so much. She paws at her mouth, twists her face as though she's trying to get something off her teeth but when I mentioned that on the phone, they didn't seem to think that was an issue. I guess it's like us - take out a tooth and Bingo! Where does our tongue immediately go? Right - to the empty space!

Her spirits are reasonably good. She's enjoying me brushing her far more often than normal. She enjoyed a 1/2 hour out on the front porch this evening.

It won't be hard for me to pick her up tomorrow morning. And THIS time, I won't try to carry the carrier with her in it, down the back stairs. I'll have it on a stool at the bottom of the steps, opened, and I think I'll just hold her tightly as I go down the steps... now that she's lost those 6 lbs., it makes a difference carrying her in my arms.

So, we shall see - I'll feel better anyhow having them take a look into her mouth to make sure it's okay after those 3 canine extractions...

Rolling along...