Well, my vet got slammed with emergency cases yesterday, and our appointment was postponed until next week. She is a top notch vet, so I understand that, but was a bit disappointed.
On the positive side: WE HAVE POOP! AND OUTSIDE, TOO. I was very pleased. Stannie pooped last night, and again this morning.
He is starting to get a bit sassy. If I am eating, he barks at me for a taste (but does not get one). And he is an EATING MACHINE. He is getting fed about every 4 hours (two tablespoons of wet food), and sucks it down. When he is hungry, he goes and stands in the kitchen by his bowl, and barks. What a good guy. He also is now liking to cuddle, and offered a few face licks to me this morning. He is making the home his own, and loves to nap in the recliners, and catch some sun on the cat perch (the cats are none too happy about this, but seem to understand).
It may be strange, but I had a chat with the other animals, and briefly told them that Stannie had been thru some tough times, and needed our compassion and understanding. TJ can relate, as he was an abused dog before coming to me. My Maine Coon (Grace) was given up due to allergies, and my American Shorthair (Kenneth) was abandoned by his mother, and wandered out of the woods to my doorstep in the middle of the winter. So all of them have some stories about hardship. I doubt that any of my ramblings were understood, but so far they all seem to be cutting him a lot of slack, and just letting him relax without pestering him. So who knows?
I am going to start adding 1/8th of a teaspoon of Missing Link to his food, to see if the vitamins and fiber will help with the skin and coat.
Another update soon. |