Wednesday, Day 6

I woke up this morning and made my husband go check on Hope and Chance because I did not have a good feeling. They were both fine. Her breathing is still really labored (even more than before), but not as scary as last night when she was breathing out her mouth and nose.......

The dogs really don't like their new antibiotic. It probably tastes really nasty and gritty to them. Chance threw it up this morning. I gave him one of his other medicines about 30 minutes prior, so that is probably gone too. I still need to feed them their original antibiotic. I try and space out the medicines a bit so they don't get everything at once, but if they all need to be taken twice a day, it is hard to space them out too much.

Chance is eating and drinking, but Hope doesn't eat. She will occasionally drink a tiny bit, but not enough to do much. She did drink about 1/4 cup of chicken broth by herself today, so that is a good sign. I warmed it up a bit, so it may be more appetizing.......

I bought some new dog food at the store yesterday when I was filling their prescription. It came in a can and said "premium". I opened it up and was taken aback by its smell and consistency. It smelled like I opened a can of tuna fish and it looked like I opened a can of tuna fish that was blended up into mush. Not very appealing. The good news is that I was able to use an infant spoon and my fingers to feed 1/4 of the can to Hope. Chance is eating fine, but he didn't seem too interested in this food.

I have been looking online for ways to supplement their diet - especially Hope's since she is not really eating. I decided to give them a little bit of yogurt. Too much dairy can cause digestive problems, so I only gave them a very small amount. I know yogurt is suggested for kids who are on antibiotics because antibiotics kill all the bacteria, even the good bacteria. Without the good bacteria, people can get yeast infections and other fun problems. Yogurt was suggested by a few people when I looked online, so I thought I would give it a try.........

Hope ate a tiny bit of chicken today - YEA! It was probably the equivalent of 1/2 the amount of meat on a chicken drumstick. Her breathing is still bad. I called the vet and am waiting to hear back.

I also decided to get doggie vitamins. There are many products online that claim to "cure" almost any ailment for a price - usually around $50 prior to shipping fees. I decided to go to the local pet store and get reasonably priced vitamins. Long story short, I ended up paying a whopping $1.50 for vitamins - the deal of the year!

We have never seen Hope having any head tremors. We have not seen Chance have a head tremor since a 2 minute one on Sunday. I'm guessing that is good......

I took the dogs out to do their business. It was rather warm and I didn't want them to get dehydrated, so I decided to take them in after about 5-10 minutes. I took Hope in first, then she ended up sneaking out again when I went to get Chance. Apparently they like it outside. I let them stay out for another 10 minutes, then I went to get them in. This time I picked up Hope and called for Chance to follow me. We took a very slow walk around the yard for about 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, he laid down, so I figure he had enough.