In a week, her progress has gone from 20 foot increments to today...she walked down the driveway, down the sidewalk past my neighbor's houses, estimated 200 feet without stopping. She is getting stronger every day and it is wonderful and amazing to see the significant improvements she has made.
The seizures seem to be under control - she's still on the .5 dose 8a/8p, with a .25 dose 4p/4a. I'd love at some point in time to not have to wake up at 4a every morning, but I'm afraid to mess with her doses now.
She still has the leg tremors...who knows if those will ever go away. A side effect of that is her hind paws are constantly rubbing against each other and against what ever surface she is laying on. She has rubbed most of her fur off. She now wears socks to reduce the chafing and prevent the skin from being rubbed raw.
Pink is a pretty nice color on her !!
How is Frankie doing? I have a puppy that looks like she is surviving distemper. We went to the vet today and her blood tests came back in the normal ranges :) I have MANY recommendations and would like to start a support site for people with dogs with distemper. Too much they hear "I'm sorry, your dog has distemper, there's nothing you can do" but I think with a lot of TLC, they can pull through. I hope to hear back from you, from one distemper survivor to another!~Kirsten Doherty
ReplyDeleteI was wondering how it all turned out?
ReplyDeleteHow is Frankie doing now? I also have a puppy going through distemper right now. I love that you stayed positive!
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