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    Quote Originally Posted by MontananDakota View Post
    Montana is 11 1/2....would be 12 in April.
    I haven't tried that ground turkey but sure will try.
    The vet gave me the recipe for satin balls as well but I haven't tried it because frankly he will not eat ground beef anymore. Today was day one with 2 doses of prednisone along with mirtazapine and zofran. He ate hills ID canned cat/ canine food. I see a greater interest in food but I'm surprised he still is so picky. Oh he also ate 2 pieces of my dds birthday cake as well.
    If you could have seen the smile on his face today leaving the vets office where he was just loved up by his favorite tech. Everyone as usual said how sweet he is. I hope I'm doing right by him.
    Please do not doubt that you are doing right by Montana! Everything you have shared sounds like a loving owner doing everything in your power to keep him as healthy and comfortable as possible. Your love and devotion to Montana comes through loud and clear in your posts. You have NO reason to doubt all that you are doing. ((((hugs))))
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    Quote Originally Posted by MontananDakota View Post
    He ate hills ID canned cat/ canine food. I see a greater interest in food but I'm surprised he still is so picky. Oh he also ate 2 pieces of my dds birthday cake as well...
    Lucy got picky her last year. She quit eating cheese (her all time favorite) and peanut butter (also a favorite). Her last 2 months, she got put on Hill's w/d for diarrhea. I was surprised, because the vet had always put her on i/d. She had such good results, I decided to just leave her on it for the remainder of her life. She had always preferred the canned, so I stocked up on both i/d and w/d cans and was alternating. Surprisingly after two weeks, she began to get really, really picky about the canned. I tried the little bag of kibble we'd gotten at the start (that she wouldn't eat) and for goodness knows whatever reason, she ate the kibble very willingly and would eat more of it - not full portions, but more than she ate of the canned. I was surprised, as I thought she would prefer the canned, because it had more odor and I thought, more taste. Nope, the last few weeks, all she wanted was the kibble. (and of course, bits from our food, as long as it wasn't cheese or peanut butter)

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    Amazing update today: He is acting like the old Montana we all know & love-rushing into the kitchen , eating his dry food again, eating anything I give him! I think he may have gained a few lbs. already. I realize this wont last forever-nothing does, but he seems to be feeling great again and if I can get a rally from the help of Prednisone, so it will be. I was afraid to start it and on the bottle it says twice a day fro a week then once a day for a week. No one has mentioned beyond that...? Maybe they just didn't want to project that far. but cant he stay on it longer if its working??

    Meanwhile-Dakota had some type of seizure yesterday. She started shaking so bad like she was scared to death, layed on the floor...same thing happened over the summer and within minutes she was fine. I feel ike the cards are stacked against me lately. I cant catch much of a break.
    When i left for work both dogs seemed fine. Taking deep breaths as I type this so I dont jinx myself. And them.

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    We've all been through periods like this and you just keep taking slow, steady breaths. You are doing a remarkable job keeping it all together. Sending good thoughts.

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    Gosh the support you guys share here is really uplifting, and I appreciate it.

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    So glad the pred seems to be causing a rally. I’m guessing they didn’t write the prescription for longer because they wanted to see how he responds, but given his diagnosis, there should be no reason you can’t keep him on it long term.
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    And another great day down on the books for our BYD ( big yellow dog lol) he has for sure gained a few lbs and is doing remarkably well again today. Thank GOD because now I am dealign with somethign else with Dakota-see her thread adn send lots of mojo my way please....--->

 



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