We had our one week check-up tonight with Dr Badamo. I was a little paranoid that Hope may be getting kennel cough due to some sneezing that had started Saturday but her lungs sound great and we think maybe just the dryness and dusty winter house air might be doing it to her.
Bad news first - we didn't gain any weight!! Damn whipworms. We'll keep plugging along with the Panacur to get rid of them. I am hoping in another week we'll see some gain.
The good news is that she is LOOKING great. Her fur seems to be coming in more and more. Her eyes look amazing. They are no longer dry and you can see a sliver of her iris. The inflammation is much less and she seems to be a lot more comfortable. We don't use the muzzle anymore for meds, either.
The game plan is more Panacur in a month and we'll talk about getting the meatball removed soon. The meatball itself is kind of an angry color which is worrisome. The fluid we had aspirated from it filled in again. The meatball's gotta' go!!!
I have said it before, but I will say it again - Hope has the best nose EVER. She can be sound asleep, suddenly sit up, sniff the air a few times, and then shoot like a rocket(well, bippitybop rocket) toward the kitchen. She is hysterical.
In other health news, Hope's fecal sample came back positive for whipworms. We are already treating her with Panacur so a couple rounds of that and she should be good. Her blood work had also come back last week - lots of white blood cells and low red blood cells - anemia. We suspected whipworms or cancer. Hopefully it is the one and not the other!
Hope has also been sneezing a lot. We're on day 8 post-shelter so the incubation of a respiratory bug is coming due. I am praying and pleading she doesn't get sick. She seems very off today, having to be coaxed to eat her food. She got a worried Mom thermometer up the butt, though(normal temp). She got a little fresh about that but I told her it was in her best interest. She begged to differ.
For my birthday(today) Hope let me medicate her all by myself. Yup, I held her AND gave her eye drops and oral meds. What a gem.
From earlier today, Dexter and Hope! Dexter had been laying on the couch and Hope snuggled up to him. Most excellent. Our dogs are being super awesome with her - being gentle and respectful.
