Ellie-Mae not doing that great...UPDATE: 2nd update

[carole]

My sweet girl the one with the chronic gingivitis,is not doing very well at the moment, despite her steroids, which she is on every second day, i can tell her mouth is really sore, and getting her eating is a big mission, even though i mash her soft food daily, pat her and stand with her while she eats, she is funny like that, if you stay with her she eats, not one to go into the kitchen by herself and eat even if the food is sitting there, so i pander to her needs, as it makes her eat.

I find it very distressing really, as the steroids can make her hungry but she has difficulty eating, as it is painful, this is a very painful condition.

I was going to take her for an injection,but as we were going to pick up some food and her pills at the vets, decided on asking him what he recommended, also her weight has gone down, which is another not so good sign.

He said he would start giving her two pills per day, for two weeks, he said that is the same as the injection and should help her, then we are to pill her daily instead of every second day.

Please keep Ellie in your prayers and thoughts, i know that my time with her is limited because of this awful condition and it is breaking my heart, otherwise she is a perfectly happy, healthy wee girl, and she is such a character, only ten years old, and i want her with me for a lot longer, sadly this is all we are able to do for her,I hope it will continue to make her life bearable and she will be with me for a lot longer yet.

Thanks for listening.