Getting there.

Things have been slowly declining a bit.  I noticed a week ago that Dock was sleeping with her eyes open a bit.  She also is not eating breakfast well, and does not stand/walk for long until she sits down.  So I finally was able to take her to see her usual vet.  After getting the low down on her, she did a neuro exam and found that one of Dock's cranial nerves is being affected.   The ones that operate her outer eye muscles are sluggish and weak.  Her eye control is good, which means she can move her eyes well, and her pupils dilate properly.  While she has increased in her weight a bit, she feels bony and that is likely due to the pred.  High doses have caused muscle wasting and that is likely responsible for her feeling weak a lot of the time.  Her appetite in the am is likely cause I am shoving pills in her before she eats, and watching her closely.  Maybe I should wait and do it just before I leave for work, or when I get up if I'm not on the morning shift.  Either way, Dock is holding her own, and fairing as good as she can.  Her 16th birthday will be July 6th, and we are suspecting she will see it, though there is a chance she may not.