I took in a 14 year old, overweight 13 pound Maltese mix who could barely walk, had massive hair loss & was near death due to Cushing's disease. Her elderly owner died and his son wanted her to be put down, but his sister put an ad in the paper about her fate, so I took her in order to see if I could help her in some way live out her life with some happiness. First thing I did was go on line looking for a book on this disease. I found Caring for an Older Dog: The Survival Guide and 101 Healthy Recipes to Fight Cushing's Disease. Both books written by Michael Dole. I bought the on line type so I could make as many copies as I want in order to give anyone that needed them.
Bell did an amazing turn around, lost down to 9 pounds, her hair all came back in and she would have such happy days that she would actually try to skip and trot. She lived over a year then her little body gave up and we had to have her put to sleep. I'll never forget that precious little angel that blessed our lives. We loved her so very, very much and her passing was a deep and painful loss.
If you want to try and give her more time, I can mail you copies of these. Just pm me your name and address. |