Hello all,
Day 2 started with Meeshka taking some “baby steps” –we were so very proud to see her walking!
She inhaled her food, did her business, and hopped around the house. This is the first time I’ve wished we had carpeted floors. I love, love, love wooden floors– the color, the feel, plus they look nice no matter how you decorate the house. Unfortunately the drawback is that Meeshka slip-slides all over them. We put down a lot of throw rugs, but it’s not enough to cover the whole house so we’re constantly rearranging them. Have you ever seen a picture of a large object being rolled across logs? The workers, or slaves or whomever are always running in circles taking the log at the end and putting it in front. Perhaps I’ve been watching the Three Stooges way too much, but I feel a bit like that. lol!!
She wouldn’t eat her food* (and thus half her painkillers) that evening so we had a bit of a rocky night. *To clarify: She’s taking Metacam which is a liquid and needs to be sucked out with a syrange then drained onto the food. I even tried mixing it with peanut butter but she still wouldn’t take it. She’s also on normal pills which she did eat when mixed with peanut butter.
Does anyone have tips for mixing medicine with yummy food? This girl is a master at distinguishing between the two.
Also notable, we went sledding and Meeshka was terribly upset about being left behind. We took our Golden, who loved running beside us, but unfortunately gets ice buildup between his webbed toes.
we feed our pills with reconstituted ‘honest kitchen‘ food. we feed the variety ‘thrive’, which is pretty high protein, lots of veggies, the girls both love it. it’s easy to keep, re-hydrate and feed, so you might want to give it a try. these first weeks are so awful, but they will pass and the snow will melt and things will return to a sense of normalcy. good luck, and don’t get discouraged.
charon & gayle
To get Catie to take her medications (pill forms) we used those little pill pocket thingees you can buy at either the vet’s or a pet store. They worked great!
Know all about the slip-sliding on the wood floors. We still have a jigsaw of scatter rugs all over the house. Quite trendy household decor
Don’t miss this discussion topic about how to give pills to dogs. You’ll find more advice from others by searching the forums.