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Originally Posted by wigglewomyn  I am so sorry to hear that Xena still isn't doing well. I have been following this as I know what it's like to have a baby sick with kennel cough. I was so hoping that Xena would be doing better by now. Does she still have kennel cough or has it gone on to pneumonia as my baby's did? Are they going to place her on a different antibiotic?
I hope that she will start eating more soon so she can start getting some energy. The Fromm's you are feeding her is wet food, isn't it? Does she seem to like it? I was wondering if she wasn't eating it because she didn't like it. My puppies have given me a very difficult time in the 6 months I have had them. I have changed their food quite a number of times because they have decided they didn't like it and wouldn't eat much.
Keeping Xena and you in my thoughts and prayers. |
@wigglewomyn thank you so much! Yes, she eats it after I give her two finger fulls but only eats about 2 teaspoons of it (sometimes I just have to force feed her the entire thing). I've been measuring it to have a better idea of how much she is eating a day.
I think the kennel cough and giardia combined are draining her. She sleeps all day and thankfully she didn't get pneumonia which was the scare at first. She is still congested and the vet wants to keep her on Orbax for another week.
I had her on Royal Canin wet food and then changed it to Fromms chicken and duck wet because I felt it would be better for her and she seems to like it. I was debating weather to give her the plain chicken or the chicken and duck but went with the chicken and duck. I don't plan on changing the food for a while because of her bad diarrhea and I just want her to eat and she seems to eat a little more with this. She eats kibble only once in a while and seems way to picky with that for me to try to explore at this point in time. The most important thing is to get her to eat and well Fromm is working ok for now
How long did your dog have kennel cough for? How many rounds of antibiotics did it take? What did you give her? How are your dogs doing? Have you found food that they like? YESSS Gosh it's stressful! I'll keep you and your fur babies in my thoughts and prayers as well!