Hi, folks! X-rays yesterday showed a little improvement -- the vet displayed last week's x-rays next to yesterday's so I could see the changes. There is still quite a bit of cloudiness. The vet also showed me the x-ray that showed her lumbar vertebrae -- he had told me that one of her discs looked really bad. After looking at it I do not know how or why she is still walking! There is no space in the disc and there is what appears to be a bone spur growing on the bottom. I really think the loss of weight, although not good for other reasons, has helped her with her IVDD. She has continued to lose weight and is now at 19.6.
Anyhoo, Abbie will be on antibiotics for at least three more weeks. The vet said her breathing sounded much better with no raspiness like she had last week. We go back on 5/4 for more x-rays and another exam.
I asked the vet about a sample pack of Abbie's dry food -- he said that Purina will accept any prescription food (and possibly other food) that a dog stops eating for any reason so I shouldn't hesitate to open the bag to try it. I did that a little while ago and put a few pieces on the rug for her to try and she chewed them up! I will continue to do that for a bit before I start adding them to her regular meal. She has continued to eat a few offerings off the plate. I ended up adding cheese to her ground meat and seems to really like that addition. Today is the last day for sucralfate -- hooray!!