Friday, 13 July 2012
Waiting the weekend
So Dock's pred is now decreased to once a day. The last few days (even when she was on the twice daily pred) she was a bit wobbly. I watch her so much now, that I'm not sure I'm seeing things right, or if I'm imagining things. But I do know that when she sits still, she wobbles a bit when she breathes. She also has a full feeling belly so I wonder if she has some fluid build up in her system, as she is quite boney over the back. She still drags her back left paw, and her one toe sits kind of odd. All she does is sit and lie down. She sleeps a lot too, making me wonder how much energy and strength she has.Chatting with the vet the other day, she said something to me that kind of hit home. She said "Seems like she's just existing" so I'm watching her quality of life this weekend. I already noticed her stumbling a bit here and there, and she came upstairs this morning which she did before we increased her meds, but didn't when she was on the higher dose. I'm suspecting that it will be next week that we'll take the final trip.
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When we had to make the decision that it was time for Cody, it was both very easy and very hard. Easy, because we loved him and wanted to do the best for him. Hard, because a decision like that is never made lightly. I watched him like a hawk, too, in the last couple months, and like you, began to wonder if there were changes or if I was imagining things.
ReplyDeleteDock's fortunate to have you watching out for her.