Molly, 13 yr, shih tzu - lhasa aspo - Molly has passed

[Joan2517]

I do hate to leave her. I'd work from home every day if I could. Luckily I did have that option when she hurt her back a couple years ago.

I'm really going to not get as down as I was the other day or as panicing as I was yesterday and try to get the creatinine lower.
My plan is to get that cortisol lower darn it and see if that helps anything else.

Thanks for popping in Joan on what I know is a tough time for you and many others. You are all just wonderful

You're always there for us, Sharlene.

[molly muffin]

I think I am going to look into that Lori. CoQ10. I'm trying to find out the correct dosage and how often to give. And then to source it in a way that she will take. Gel caps are out. She won't take those any longer.

[Joan2517]

How is she doing today, Sharlene?

[molly muffin]

Appetite was better this morning. Was perky on her walkies so that good.
We shall see how tonight goes. Over all I think she was doing better today than she has for the last week or 2. Just hoping it holds for the good. Maybe the increased dose of trilostane making a difference. Crossing fingers.

[apollo6]

A good day for Molly is a good day for all of us.
Love Sonja, Apollo, Karma and Ariel and Kristin.

[mcdavis]

Is her appetite better in the mornings generally? Could you give her more food then?
Also have you tried different bowls, or putting the food on the floor? Just wondering if it might seem more appetising if it was somewhere different to normal? What about a piece of carpet / a rug? Both Hamish and Henry have preferred to eat treats on carpet.

[Joan2517]

Mine are crossed as well!

[molly muffin]

No her appetite is usually worse in the mornings, but she would always take her pills wrapped in her wet food. Now she seldom will take it from my hand. 50/50 if she will take it flat from her the floor. I just have to keep trying. Them give her something to get her appetite going. Once you get her started she will usually eat. It's getting her started.

Tonight was the same, didn't want anything at first. Wouldn't take from my hand. Wouldn't on the floor finally got her to take her meds in some beef in her bowl. It's just a crap shoot. This morning it was egg whites that got her going.
Still this is considered a success. A couple days I had to leave for work and came home and the wet and dry food was all still in her bowl and she hadn't eaten all day. I know the trilostane wasn't absorbed well on those days. I'd dump it and start over for the evening meal so this is good today.

I've got some treats that she will eat now that have the omega3 and the vitamin e oil that the IMS wanted her to have in it. They think the vitamin e Might help with the liver. We shall see. I hope so as those too have increased.

Just now I tried giving her a treat she really likes normally and she just sniffed it and walked away. I just never know with her.

[mcdavis]

Have you checked her mouth? Is it possible that she has a sore tooth or something which is making her reluctant to eat, but once she has eaten something she realises it's not a problem?

[molly muffin]

I did think of her mouth because we know she has some dental issues, but the one thing that she has always wanted and never turned down is her dental bone treats. She wants those every night and never cringes at biting down on them and chewing away and I watched closely tonight after reading your post and see her doing it on both sides of her mouth. That makes me think that isn't the issue or shouldn't be? but I will when I take her in next time ask them to take a good look in there. Thanks for that thought, it's a good one and it might still be true.