Myndi-UPDATE-9/17-Friday-#119

[krazyaboutkatz]

This is great news!!! I'll continue to keep Myndi in my thoughts and prayers. She sounds like a feisty old girl so I think she'll be with you for quite a while yet.

[Taz_Zoee]

Woo Hoo for Myndi!! This is wonderful. I hope she continues on this road.

[Daisy and Delilah]

I'm so glad to read this good news, Ellie. I will keep praying and praying that everything will be okay.
Only us pet lovers would be thrilled with dog poop. In times like this it is so important.

Poor little Sparky. He just doesn't know why sister is getting the royal treatment but he probably senses she isn't feeling well. Don't you think?
Kisses from me to both of them please!! Please get better Myndi!!!!

{{{{{{{MYNDI AND ELLIE}}}}}}}

[Medusa]

LOL I know what you mean about getting excited over poop. When Puddy was sick and it went from looking like pudding to regular poop, I was elated! I thought "I really need to get a life". So glad to hear that Myndi has markedly improved. I'm so happy for you both, Ellie.

[Asiel]

Great news and I can tell by the sound of your post that you are truly elated. So glad everything seems to be going that well, like you said, her spunk will probably see her through this crisis. meanwhile I'll keep my fingers crossed for both of you.

[pomtzu]

A little update:

She's holding her own, and making a little progress - in baby steps of course. Her appetite continues to be great, she is socializing more, and not quite so wobbly. She walks more outside - even does her little half run/bunny hop that she does in the grass. We only go out for a few minutes and in a shady spot - it's HOT!!! - in the mid to upper 90"s - humid - and the heat index well over 100. Not fit for man nor beast to be out in that! And yesterday she barked again for the first time in over a week. Never thought that would be music to my ears, since normally she never shuts up, but I had gone out to run a few errands, and when I got back home, I got the barking greeting when I came in the house, and her excited following me around routine.

Med time has become a fierce battle tho - gets worse with each dose. They are all liquids, and one should ideally be given on an empty stomach, so I've been doing all 3 at the same time. Last night it took me, my son (who is by no means a little guy), and DIL to get them in her (or on her ), and 2 people came away with bites on their fingers (but not me ). It's just not worth potentially hurting her to medicate her that way, so this a.m. I just put them in with her breakfast. She was fighting us like a wild bear last night, and I've never seen the jaw strength that she has, even in bigger dogs. My concern was that she would smell the meds and then wouldn't eat her food with them added, but no problem, she wolfed it down. Not much sense in continuing that battle and possibly hurting her and most definitely stressing her out, so we'll just adjust our strategy.

So that's where we stand right now. Her next blood test on 7/2 will give us a better picture of what's going on - those #'s just have to come up!!! But for now, I'm just happy to see her getting a little strength and interest back. I pray that it's not just the calm before the storm!

She still needs all the prayers that she can get, so please remember her in yours. I give thanks every day for all that all of you have sent up for her.

I'll try to post some new pics later. You'll see that she still smiles!

[Pinot's Mom]

Well, at least she's fiesty enough to fight the meds-not that it helps getting them down! Keep that feistiness up, Myndi!

You know I'm with you on the heat. Princess Pinot the chipmunk hunter isn't even spending much time out there. She cries and cries to go out, we take her, after not too long she retreats to the A/C. WAY too hot!

Prayers continue for little Myndi! Get better, sweetie (and your Mom, too!).

[Freedom]

You'll see that she still smiles!

He hee, THAT is super!

If you need to get the meds refilled, consider if you want to keep th liquids added to the food (i she takes them that way, great!), or if you want to ask for pills. I know for me, liquid just goes everywhere EXCEPT in the mouth intended, lol.

Adding them to the food sounds like the best way. You are so right, all that stress is no good for any of you.


Keep it up, Ellie! Stay on the recovery road, Myndi! We aren't forgetting you, Sparky! (did I cover everyone? LOL)