Ethan update (post #36)

[chocolatepuppy]

Keep getting better Ethan!

[Casper]

Thanks, guys.

I picked Ethan up yesterday morning and was surprised to see him jumping up to greet me. This is a dog that couldn't even get up and down the stairs last week! It is so great having him back home, though I guess he got used to not having a puppy around and has been getting a little grumpy when Towser wants to play. Thats understandable, though. Other than that he has been eating his dog food a lot better (along with some meat and eggs to help with his weight and low protein). His eyes aren't red anymore and you can tell he is simply feeling a lot better. He has a slight limp, but I'm hoping that goes away when the swelling in his legs completely dissipates.

[krazyaboutkatz]

This is wonderful news!!! I hope he continues to do well.

[cloverfdx]

Way to go Ethan, sending lots of get well soon vibes your way.

[Casper]

UPDATE:

Well, I'm unfortunately bearing not-so-good news. Ethan was doing very well for a few days, but has started declining again. His temp is back up to 103.5 and he lost all the weight he had recently gained back. We couldn't get him to eat hardly anything. This started when he finished up the Previcox he had been prescribed. So, another consultation with the vet and we came home with 10 more days worth of Previcox, so maybe that will help him get back on his feet. Fingers crossed.


My poor boy.
He did eat 2 1/2 pieces of chicken and a hot dog tonight. So thats a plus. I'm still worried, though. I hate that he has an potentially fatal illness that doesn't have an actual treatment. Right now its just a waiting game to see if this works... nothing much more we can do at the moment.

[Karen]

Awww. prayers on the way!

[cassiesmom]

Continued prayers for Ethan! Lots of get-well vibes

And hugs for Towser and Sala too

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm so sorry to hear this. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent his way.

[Bonny]

Good Thoughts & Prayers sent Ethan's way.

[fritz03]

You feel better Ethan so you can go home to your owner,our last dog Fritz had kidney failure and diabetes,it was too far gone to do anything and had to put him down m down which was hard to do.Hope it doesn't get to that stage with Ethan and you can enjoy for a long time.