Laciebug remained on Prednisone for the duration of her illness. The Prednisone was to help relieve swelling. Other symptoms were treated symptomatically (please forgive my crummy spelling). She would have weeks and weeks of pretty much normal doggie life and then we would have periods of time when she was in a "fog". One of the few great blessings we had during this time was that she never appeared to be in pain and our vet felt certain that she was not suffering. I'm sure that the outcome would have been considerably different had I known that she was hurting.
Our biggest fear during her "goofy" times was that she would get disorientated and wander away.
Dan and Corinne -- this memory of Lacie just came to mind -- one of Lacie's greatest joys was to chase the barn cats. She was a real "fighter" and loved nothing better than to run down to the barn (it is about 100 feet from the house) and tangle with the cats. Any time she thought about the cats, she would run as fast as her little legs would carry her and jump into a pile (at the time there were six cats that were charged with the duty of keeping the barn free from mice -- and to entertain Lacie). The cats seemed to understand, they never ever hurt Lacie and allowed Lacie her one true joy in life. I always had the fear that she would get hurt, but somehow, for us, the quality of her life was always more important than the quantity, so I could not deprive her of her one true joy. |