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reprak · 09-17-2011, 01:33 AM

Good news. After countless hours in hospital, all the needles and tests we were told Gino's liver was in trouble. I was about to put him asleep, but somehow I could not believe it and since he was not showing any pain I decided he will take his last breath at home and was not going to put him asleep unless he was in pain. So we went home and I was trying to make him as comfortable as I could. I did not care what he ate at this moment and I am one of the owner who ever gave him anything except good dry food and pet treats. All his life he was on Wellness and Eukanuba and he was as healthy as it gets. Now the weird thing what happened: I read all of your posts(thank you all) and I tried the scrambled eggs and also the chicken breast boiled in the water-no success. He thru up all of these dietary food. Rice he did not even touch. Then I was eating my pork shoulder and I decided to give him a piece. He almost bite my finger of taking it. I was happy that he swallowed at least something so I chopped small pieces of the shoulder and gave it to him. He ate all of it and did not throw up this time. It stayed in his body. He was looking for more, but I was afraid to give him more, because of his problems. So what I did was I cut small pieces (for anybody who is reading this right now in desperate help I will be very specific), pieces about the size of a bread crumb and I was giving him very small portions (about 4-6 pieces) every two hours. My doggy began to eat slowly, never thru up and started to drink water as well, slowly, in small shots. NOw, here is how I prepared the pork. It was a lean pork shoulder, almost no fat at all. I did not used any oil. I only put some cumin on the top (remember I was baking it for myself), bit of salt and as it was I put it in owen-NO oil, nothing else. Baked it for about an hour and a half. It released a bit gravy which I gave the dog as well, but not much, just a very little bit, so the meat was not very dry. He eats this the second day, his eyes came back to life and today he looks much better. He walks now, drinks and eats. I keep feeding him every two hours and I added to his food chicken hearts boiled in water, he seems to like that as well. I am sharing this long message hoping that it may help someone else who is in a similar situation, so sorry for the flood. Wish us luck and we will keep you updated. Thank you all again for all your posts. If anyone has any questions about this, I will gladly answer them

Ahis_Mama · 09-17-2011, 02:12 AM

I am so happy to hear this news! I hope he keeps getting better and you two can at least have a few more happy loving years together.

Mom to Hot Rod · 09-17-2011, 03:35 AM

this is good news that your baby is responding to your wonderful care. I hope that he gets back to his normal self soon. Sending good thoughts and prayers.

Micah my love · 09-17-2011, 03:43 AM

That is great news..being home probably helped a lot to

susan lynn · 09-17-2011, 04:03 AM

I am happy to hear your baby is doing better with your loving care. Hugs and prayers for you.

jeane · 09-17-2011, 05:39 AM

hugs and prayers heading your way. I have had to put 2 dogs to sleep in the last year. it is hard, no doubt about it

BlueBelle · 09-17-2011, 06:37 AM

Wonderful news. We take our good moments when we are given them. Prayers of thanksgiving and moments in time to savor.
God bless you all!

horsnaround · 09-17-2011, 07:05 AM

Great news. So happy for you and him.

Sammy Mommy · 09-17-2011, 04:46 PM

I'm so happy to hear your good news!

yorkieusa · 09-17-2011, 05:02 PM

What very good news. I'm happy for you.

SweetPea53 · 09-17-2011, 05:16 PM

Prayers headed your way and hope it continues..... This is good news........

Baily341o · 09-17-2011, 06:56 PM

So happy for the good news. God worked you a miracle! Hes always looking down on us and obviously our doggies too!

)

reprak · 09-18-2011, 08:25 AM

Update: we are getting stronger and stronger. Hopefully it stays this way. He was born on June 21, 1997, so he has some decent mileage already. Well, he started to ignore all the home cooked meals so I decided to go and buy him can food. Bought a bunch of Cesars and he seems to be enjoying them although he has runny stool. But that I guess may be also because his body is not used to cans. I am afraid to put him on one day starvation at this point so I guess I will patiently wait a week or two so his body gets a chance to adapt and get stronger and meanwhile wipe his little ass

I am so happy he did not leave me and even happier I did not put him asleep. Thanks God for the right decision folks. His appetite is back to normal (maybe even stronger thanks to the gourmet can food) and he also drinks normally. Any suggestion about the diarrhea solution will be welcomed. Have a good day everyone.

yorkieusa · 09-18-2011, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by reprak

Update: we are getting stronger and stronger. Hopefully it stays this way. He was born on June 21, 1997, so he has some decent mileage already. Well, he started to ignore all the home cooked meals so I decided to go and buy him can food. Bought a bunch of Cesars and he seems to be enjoying them although he has runny stool. But that I guess may be also because his body is not used to cans. I am afraid to put him on one day starvation at this point so I guess I will patiently wait a week or two so his body gets a chance to adapt and get stronger and meanwhile wipe his little ass

I am so happy he did not leave me and even happier I did not put him asleep. Thanks God for the right decision folks. His appetite is back to normal (maybe even stronger thanks to the gourmet can food) and he also drinks normally. Any suggestion about the diarrhea solution will be welcomed. Have a good day everyone.

You can try adding about a teaspoon of pure canned pumpkin, not the pie filling, to his meal to help with diarrhea. Very happy he is doing so well.

reprak · 09-25-2011, 05:02 PM

I am very happy to let everyone know that Gino is back to full energy again. He is running around, plays again and enjoys his food. Now when we switched to can food he is eating like crazy and seems to be always around his dish. I think I will have to watch the amount of food given to him, because it seems like he has a tendency to become fat lol. Seriously though, he would eat 200 grams of wet food like there was nothing in the bowl and looks for more. On dry Eukanuba the bowl lasted for about three days, now he empties one full bowl on daily basis. I guess I will keep him on one 400g pedigree a day, two serving of half can each. That should be enough for a senior who is not that active anymore

I would like to thank you all once more for your thoughts and support. We wish you all well.

09-17-2011, 02:12 AM	#17
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09-17-2011, 03:35 AM	#18
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09-17-2011, 03:43 AM	#19
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09-17-2011, 04:03 AM	#20
susan lynn Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 3,262	I am happy to hear your baby is doing better with your loving care. Hugs and prayers for you. __________________ SUSAN : TESSIE : HOBBES :CALVIN :SASSY There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face! ~ Ben Williams

09-17-2011, 07:05 AM	#23
horsnaround ♥Trained by my pups♥ Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: with my yorkies Posts: 11,726 Blog Entries: 1	Great news. So happy for you and him. __________________ loving life with my furry friends

09-17-2011, 01:33 AM	#16
reprak Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 22	Good news. After countless hours in hospital, all the needles and tests we were told Gino's liver was in trouble. I was about to put him asleep, but somehow I could not believe it and since he was not showing any pain I decided he will take his last breath at home and was not going to put him asleep unless he was in pain. So we went home and I was trying to make him as comfortable as I could. I did not care what he ate at this moment and I am one of the owner who ever gave him anything except good dry food and pet treats. All his life he was on Wellness and Eukanuba and he was as healthy as it gets. Now the weird thing what happened: I read all of your posts(thank you all) and I tried the scrambled eggs and also the chicken breast boiled in the water-no success. He thru up all of these dietary food. Rice he did not even touch. Then I was eating my pork shoulder and I decided to give him a piece. He almost bite my finger of taking it. I was happy that he swallowed at least something so I chopped small pieces of the shoulder and gave it to him. He ate all of it and did not throw up this time. It stayed in his body. He was looking for more, but I was afraid to give him more, because of his problems. So what I did was I cut small pieces (for anybody who is reading this right now in desperate help I will be very specific), pieces about the size of a bread crumb and I was giving him very small portions (about 4-6 pieces) every two hours. My doggy began to eat slowly, never thru up and started to drink water as well, slowly, in small shots. NOw, here is how I prepared the pork. It was a lean pork shoulder, almost no fat at all. I did not used any oil. I only put some cumin on the top (remember I was baking it for myself), bit of salt and as it was I put it in owen-NO oil, nothing else. Baked it for about an hour and a half. It released a bit gravy which I gave the dog as well, but not much, just a very little bit, so the meat was not very dry. He eats this the second day, his eyes came back to life and today he looks much better. He walks now, drinks and eats. I keep feeding him every two hours and I added to his food chicken hearts boiled in water, he seems to like that as well. I am sharing this long message hoping that it may help someone else who is in a similar situation, so sorry for the flood. Wish us luck and we will keep you updated. Thank you all again for all your posts. If anyone has any questions about this, I will gladly answer them

09-17-2011, 05:39 AM	#21
jeane Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: montana Posts: 2,945	hugs and prayers heading your way. I have had to put 2 dogs to sleep in the last year. it is hard, no doubt about it

09-17-2011, 06:37 AM	#22
BlueBelle Donating YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alpharetta, GA, USA Posts: 1,190	Wonderful news. We take our good moments when we are given them. Prayers of thanksgiving and moments in time to savor. God bless you all!

09-17-2011, 04:46 PM	#24
Sammy Mommy Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New York Posts: 3,896	I'm so happy to hear your good news!

09-17-2011, 05:02 PM	#25
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	What very good news. I'm happy for you. __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel

09-17-2011, 05:16 PM	#26
SweetPea53 ~Izzie~ My Lil' Sweetie Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: So. California (Santa Clarita) Posts: 2,348	Prayers headed your way and hope it continues..... This is good news........ __________________ Don't Worry, Be Happy

09-17-2011, 06:56 PM	#27
Baily341o YT Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Virgina Posts: 266	So happy for the good news. God worked you a miracle! Hes always looking down on us and obviously our doggies too! ) Last edited by Baily341o; 09-17-2011 at 06:59 PM.

09-18-2011, 08:25 AM	#28
reprak Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 22	Update: we are getting stronger and stronger. Hopefully it stays this way. He was born on June 21, 1997, so he has some decent mileage already. Well, he started to ignore all the home cooked meals so I decided to go and buy him can food. Bought a bunch of Cesars and he seems to be enjoying them although he has runny stool. But that I guess may be also because his body is not used to cans. I am afraid to put him on one day starvation at this point so I guess I will patiently wait a week or two so his body gets a chance to adapt and get stronger and meanwhile wipe his little ass I am so happy he did not leave me and even happier I did not put him asleep. Thanks God for the right decision folks. His appetite is back to normal (maybe even stronger thanks to the gourmet can food) and he also drinks normally. Any suggestion about the diarrhea solution will be welcomed. Have a good day everyone.

09-25-2011, 05:02 PM	#30
reprak Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 22	I am very happy to let everyone know that Gino is back to full energy again. He is running around, plays again and enjoys his food. Now when we switched to can food he is eating like crazy and seems to be always around his dish. I think I will have to watch the amount of food given to him, because it seems like he has a tendency to become fat lol. Seriously though, he would eat 200 grams of wet food like there was nothing in the bowl and looks for more. On dry Eukanuba the bowl lasted for about three days, now he empties one full bowl on daily basis. I guess I will keep him on one 400g pedigree a day, two serving of half can each. That should be enough for a senior who is not that active anymore I would like to thank you all once more for your thoughts and support. We wish you all well.