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As the Snoopy World Turns....

Mom's finally getting some sleep

Since the dogtor decreased the amount of steroids I am on, mom is finally getting a little sleep. I still make her get up once or twice during the night. But it is such a great improvement over getting up every hour to hour and half.

I'm also getting back to my old "happy go lucky" type of attitude. This makes mom happy!

Had a check up yesterday

I had a check up yesterday and so far so good. They've decided to reduce the amount of steroids that I am on with the hopes that mom can finally get a little sleep. Hehehe! I've been keeping her up almost all night long.

In six weeks I will go back for some blood work to check the phenobarbitol levels in my system. Dr Rick wants to keep me on it for the rest of the year. If I don't show any signs of any new seizures, he will consider weaning me off the phenobarbitol.

Little Steps

I'm making progress in my recovery, even if it is little steps. Mom has been worried about me not wanting to eat anything. So on Saturday she bought me all kinds of tasty canned foods. Those didn't tempt me, so Sunday she bought some DogEnsure for me to drink (at least it provided me with some nutrition) and she bought me some Nutri-Stat gel. Those worked to at least let mom have some peace of mind knowing that I wouldn't starve to death.

Today she talked to Dr Rick about my lack of appetite. He was puzzled by it, but assured mom that as long as I was drinking I wouldn't die before my appointment on Friday. He felt that I would start eating once a few of the drugs wore off. Turns out he might have known what he was talking about.

I started to eat a few bites of canned food this afternoon. And tonight I ate a few soft treats and about 1/2 of a can of food. Mom was so happy!