Guest guest Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 That's wonderful news So pleased she's recovering well. She sounds like a gorgeous girl, full of character. Takes me back to when my childhood dog was a pup. Reading your post reminds me of being on the rabbit forums I'm on. It's great to share experiences like this isn't it? And the medicine-giving trick sounds like a great idea! Still sending vibes. Katy x (and Hoppy and Lara the bunnies) On 21/11/2007, renaumoon <renaumoon wrote: > > Greetings and Salutations all, > > Schatzi continues to improve. We had to her the vet's last eve for a check > > up to see how her lungs are doing and over improvement. The vet was very > pleased with her progress. Happy at the weight gain from 12.6 pounds to > 14.1 > pounds. Her temperature is normal. Her coat looks beautiful (said the vet) > She > listened to her lungs and said they sound much better with only a few > small > spots not healed yet. Her trachea still sounds bad though. She of course > still > has to take her antibiotics and then we take her back next Tues. eve for > re-xrays of the lungs. If her lungs are clear, she will not need to > continue on the > meds. I have learned the trick with her for administering her liquid meds > to > so that I can do it solo and she does not fight at all. I cover her eyes > with > my left palm and wrap fingers around to the top of her jaw, then with the > right hand (syringe in hand) open the bottom jaw and squirt in the meds. > It is > beautiful and so simple!! It is a technique that probably would work for > most > dogs. > . > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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