Its Monday morning and that means back to work for me. Luckily my job is flexible enough that I can work from home for the next couple of days. I left Lupe for a few hours yesterday and had my neighbor come check on her. She brought her 5 year old to say hi to Lupe, glad I kept her shirt on, which was a hit with my neighbor’s daughter.
Lupe is still not eating. She’s on an appetite stimulant but she seems to have no interest in food. She is still drinking and going pee. I bought the same chicken they had been feeding her in the hospital but she wants nothing to do with it.
I’ve also been having issues with giving her pain meds. She is on Buprenex and I’m supposed to give it to her in her cheek cavity. Its become a battle with her struggling to move away from me and actually snapping her jaw as if to bite me. She screams because she’s moving too much which is so upsetting to hear. I try to get her when she’s asleep but doesn’t always work. She hasn’t been a fan of getting the meds but its getting worse.
Time for my breakfast and to start my work day…Lupe is resting in the other room on her bed fuming from having to get meds.
it’s such a challenge when they won’t eat… i’m sure you’re trying everything – our little tripawds can be so stubborn… hope lupe gets her appetite back and starts being a better patient for her mom. hang in there, she’s just fussy from the pain and the drugs…
charon & spirit gayle
Hang in there….. what about yummy smelling canned wet dog food? I know our dogs always loved that. I hope you have more success with her today.
We are off to see Dr. B to have her vitals checked…Dr. Z’s hospital wants to make sure there is no infection or other underlying issue…she should be eating with the appetite stimulant. Sigh….