Carolk9s Posted April 27, 2005 Posted April 27, 2005 My boy is back in the house! He was up and dancing in his old dog way when he saw me come through the icu doors last night. Ok, so he had to pee, he was still happy to see me. We were sent home with a bag of pills and instructions. His vet at the critical care center said a Western Blot test would differentiate between active Lyme disease as opposed to exposure. That info should be back today or tomorrow. He was tested for Erlichia and Rocky Mt. both of those were negative. White cell count is back in the normal range. He will have another cbc run in 10-14 days. His temp was 100.5 this morning. I will be checking it am and pm for at least a few days. His appetite still needs to improve. He only ate about 1/4 cup this morning, will offer him more at lunchthime and of course dinner. I am wondering how much I should 'dress' his food up to encourage him to eat, don't want to create a spoiled monster but do want him to get that much needed nutrition! I walked out with him this morning using a sling but took it off as he was handling walking ok. He did not want to stay out long. I will go out with him each morning, come home from work at lunch to take him out and again in the evening. For now, I don't want him even trying to use the doggie door, too afraid he might fall. The girls, especially Candy, were glad to see him. Candy wanted to wash his face and Brittany settled down right next to him on the beds in the living room. Time to take him out once more then off to work. Quote
Crystal Posted April 27, 2005 Posted April 27, 2005 Glad to hear he is home. Dress up that food and spoil him, he deserves it after what he has been through. Then when it is time to go back to real food he will eat it. He may act silly for a while, but when he is hungry enough he will eat it. Quote
JackieMaya Posted April 27, 2005 Posted April 27, 2005 Yippee! That's wonderful news! I'll bet you're all so happy that Jesse is home! Go ahead and dress up his food; he deserves it. Maybe if you put yummy stuff (doggie gravy, peanut butter, etc.) on the bottom of his food bowl, and then put his food on top of it, he'll want to eat. And if he doesn't eat right away, the food won't get soggy. Great news! Quote
xavierandrea Posted April 27, 2005 Posted April 27, 2005 GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!! I'm so happy to hear that!!! Welcome home Jesse!!!!!!! Quote
ESSlover Posted April 27, 2005 Posted April 27, 2005 Yayyyyyyyyy!! Welcome Home Jesse!!!!!!!! :angel: Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted April 27, 2005 Posted April 27, 2005 wow that is so great!! WELCOM EHOME JESSE!!!! Quote
DogPaddle Posted April 27, 2005 Posted April 27, 2005 Yay! What a trooper he is. I would dress his food up a touch in really healthy ways (mostly just to treat him a bit) but I wouldn't worry much so long as he is still eating a min. of 1/2 a cup per day. It's nice that the girls snuggled up with him, its probably reassuring to him. Quote
ObedienceGrrl Posted April 27, 2005 Posted April 27, 2005 Excellent news!! Thanks for keeping us updated! Quote
kendalyn Posted April 27, 2005 Posted April 27, 2005 That's wonderful news!! Give Jesse a hug for me! :-) Quote
imported_Kat Posted April 28, 2005 Posted April 28, 2005 thats great news that Jesse is back home. Lots of hugs for him :D Quote
Horsefeathers! Posted May 1, 2005 Posted May 1, 2005 So glad Jesse is home and seems to be improving. Carol, do be sure to let us know how he's doing! He has a lot of people around the world worrying about him and pulling for him. :angel: Quote
JackieMaya Posted May 1, 2005 Posted May 1, 2005 Like HF said, please keep us updated on how Jesse is doing! He pulled on a lot of heartstrings here on Dogo! Quote
behle Posted May 1, 2005 Posted May 1, 2005 Yay for Jesse! Glad to hear he is doing much better. :angel: Quote
Carolk9s Posted May 7, 2005 Author Posted May 7, 2005 Jesse is still doing very well! Sorry I have not been here recently, between work, fussing over my pooches, and other stuff, just have not had any spare time. Jesse is looking good, he is still on antibiotics til Tuesday. Last night he even decided to jump up onto the bed, something he has not attempted in weeks. His front end made and I assisted with the rear! He went swimming this morning, first time back since he was ill. He did very well but would much rather have flirted with the 15 year old female swimming in the other pool. I recorded some footage on my digital camera, transferred it to the pc, and can't play it! It is in MOV format, I think I would need Quicktime to play it. Not sure if I want to load Quicktime back on this ole pc, last time I had it, it blew my pc's mind. Had a follow up cbc run today, will know the results by tomorrow. Still don't know what was wrong, all tests were negative. :-? Costs at usual vet: $659 Costs at critical care vet: $1421 Healing Touch performed by friends: No Charge Having my best buddy home again: PRICELESS Quote
JackieMaya Posted May 7, 2005 Posted May 7, 2005 Costs at usual vet: $659 Costs at critical care vet: $1421 Healing Touch performed by friends: No Charge Having my best buddy home again: PRICELESS Isn't that the truth! I'm so happy to hear that Jesse is doing so well! That's awesome! Quote
DogPaddle Posted May 7, 2005 Posted May 7, 2005 Download - Media Player Classic Quicktime Alternative - search for that phrase exactly. It's a better program and won't "take over" your computer or get snotty with you and it should play an MOV. Quote
thornbirdskkk Posted May 10, 2005 Posted May 10, 2005 Go Jesse Go Jesse!!! So happy to hear your on the road to a full recovery!! Quote
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