Piper seems to be doing better, no stool or vomiting for the last few hours before I saw her this afternoon.She hasn't ate or drank anything since last friday. She still looks so sad, dirty and smelly.I know it can't be helped and they even gave her a partial bath yesterday because she had so much blood on her but it still makes her seem even more pathetic. She's lost so much weight, weight she didn't have to spare.
It was so hard to leave her today.I almost called in to work to stay with her. Cried for the first time, Piper just gave me a kiss.
My concern now is where do I put her after getting her home. I have a 3 car heated garage that is used for the dogs. I had planned on putting her in a crate on the side opposite the main crates and kennels but realize that all it takes is one fly to land on some stool and the whole area is contaminated. Friends are trying to talk me into leaving her with another friend for the next 3-4 weeks. He had parvo a few months ago, actually lost 4 of 6 dogs. He's a great guy, wonderful with dogs but Piper doesn't know him. She'll still require a lot of care after discharge and I don't think she should have any additional stress. Plus she's my baby and I want to take care of her. Is that selfish?
I thought about using my master bath with her in a crate. No other dogs would be allowed, I have plenty baby gates. It would be easy to disinfect daily and no one uses it except me. |