Subj : Poor Sophie...
To   : August Abolins
From : Janis Kracht
Date : Wed May 24 2023 17:50:48

Hi August,

> ** On Sunday 21.05.23 - 11:16, you wrote to me:

>> My Vet told me _no_ protein because her liver and kidneys
>> are failing along with some of her other organs (the blood
>> test tells it all).

> Yeah.. sad to know this.  Irreversable.  The animal is simply
> progressing to death in a natural way.

Yes.

> My dog gradually but steadily lost the strength of his hind
> legs until he simply couldn't stand up on his own or walk.
> During that time, he also had loss of appetite and was losing
> weight.  I believe I shared my google photo album of Monster
> with you a few years ago.

I remember ... That happened to our first Shepard as well.. Heartbreaking.

>> When I got desperate to get some of
>> these meds in her I did put a really small touch of peanut
>> butter on her lip.. then she licked that and it caused her
>> to swallow - but that's it.

> I did mean just a bit of peanut butter to get help with the
> meds, but not in larger quantities or multiple times during the
> day.  Glad to hear that the peanut butter helped.

I was glad as well.


>> ...But the first reason I even called the vet was because
>> she stopped eating - and she still isn't eating ...

> Is she trying to lap up some water?  My dog eventually found no
> joy in eating lying down.  He'd take a little bit of water but
> not enough imho.  The photo of him on his last day before I
> took him to be euthanized showed quite a bit of weight loss.

She's still drinking water, thank goodness.


>> Right now she's finished the antibiotics he gave me (thank
>> god those are done), and she will get thyroid meds every
>> day - it's a really small tab that I can slip in her
>> mouth.

> Hope those meds can relieve some discomfort for the dog.

Agree there.

Take care,
Janis

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