Thank you everyone.
Here is the end of day update.
He is stable, he has eaten something every three hours. About a tablespoon each time of rice and chicken and prescription can food (RC Gastro)
He has been drinking water mixed with chicken broth and a little unflavored pedilyte.
In the evening he stopped drinking water, but I made ice cubes of the chicken broth and he loved them.
I was able to walk him at sunset, and he had a little bowel movement without any pain afterwards (not like before). He was even playful enough to play with his toy which he hasn't touched in over a week.
So all in all today was a good day!
There is some to say about the psychology of keeping a dog near his PACK (his family) for healing. But each case is different.
I hope to keep this upward movement in his healing process and tomorrow will be another day to nurse him. I am a bit exhausted, but he has been with me for 12 yrs, through ups and downs and now its my turn. |