[tryorkie11]

My new 2 month old puppy was diagnosed with pneumonia last week... the vet started him on antibiotics on Monday and I've been taking him to the vet to get the nebulizer treatment every day since then. The vet kept him at the hospital each day to give him the treatment 4 times a day and I would pick him up for the night and then take him back to the vet the next morning. When I took him to the vet on Monday, he had been sneezing excessively and had lost his appetite. The vet had to force feed him during the day, because the puppy just completely refused to eat. The sneezing has finally stopped now. The vet did another chest x-ray on Friday to see how my puppy was doing, but it turns out the pneumonia got worse, so the vet changed to some different antibiotic.

The vet tested my puppy for distemper twice, but both times, he tested negative. He was finally admitted yesterday morning and he's been hooked up to an iv since. I went to go visit him today, and they told me he's now eating on his own and he's been eating every 2 hrs.

The vet also gave him a plasma shot. They're keeping him for a couple more days... but can anyone shed some light on what the likelihood of my puppy making it will be? He still has a bit of trouble breathing, but I'm extremely relieved that he's at least eating on his own now... He had stopped eating on his own since Monday and had to be force fed by both the vet and myself. The vet tried to entice him with all sorts of different foods: chicken breast, a/d, milk for dogs, nutri-cal, etc. but my puppy just was not interested in any of them. Now, it looks like he has regained his appetite... he's been eating some a/d every 2 hrs on his own.

This is my first time owning a dog and I just... don't know what to do. I know the vet is doing all he can to help my puppy... but he's so small. I'd be very grateful for any information or advice... Thanks.