Turns out my dog didn't have a genetic predisposition to heart murmurs - she has massive heart damage from an infection. Hopefully, she'll beat the infection - she seems much better since yesterday afternoon - and if she does beat it, her life span has still been reduced to 1 - 3 years from now because of the damage to two valves.
So many things - having her take her pills (4 pills 2x/day) is a huge struggle. Whatever food we hide it in, she will no longer eat. Several times, I've had to pry open her boxer/pit bull (vet's estimate) jaws and push the pills down. Suggestions for an easier way/one that doesn't leave her so mad at me, formerly her favorite? We'll be doing this the rest of her life.
She's on Cipro and Augmentin, 500 mg/day each.
If she survives the infection, what can we do to improve her quality of life? Until last Thursday, she could run faster than the wind, climb halfway up trees, and leap over hedges. Now, if she tries to run on her leash, she's tired.
2007-03-22
02:48:43
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t jefferson
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