Well I have some good news and not so good news. The not so good news first. Emily has had diarrhea for well over 48 hours now. Last night neither of us slept much, she was up every 1.5 hours or so. I had called the vets yesterday and they had prescribed a probiotic for her diarrhea. They did have a stronger pill in mind if that didn't work. Emily's vet is hesitant to put another chemical in her body at this point so we went with the more natural probiotic first. I do like this approach. Unfortunately it was 9pm last night when I realized the probiotic hadn't worked so we had to wait overnight for the stronger pill, Metronidazole. I picked that up this morning along with an appetite stimulant, Mirtazapine in case Emily doesn't eat today. She has eaten the last 2 days but only a little and she's been very, very finicky. This morning she showed no interest and I know that means she won't eat. One the one had that's not a bad thing as her system needs the rest to heal but on the other hand since she is in cancer treatment she needs to keep her tank fueled up. The vet did tell me she could have her anti-nausea pill daily if necessary so she had it again today making it 3 days in a row after her treatment that she's had the anti-nausea pill. That was over 2.5 hours ago and she's still not keen to eat. She keeps trying to lie down in the snow outside and we have to really work to get her inside. It's too wet and cold to let her lie there for long. She did attempt to chase her balls a little and she made a half arsed attempt to bark at the fence.
Now the good news. Emily's PetCare insurance called to offer to up her insurance coverage. Usually once a pet has a condition you are screwed, what you got is all you're getting. Most policies will not cover any pre-existing conditions so if you try to change a policy even within the same company you lose coverage on any issues the dog has had before. I had enough coverage for Emily to cover just under half of the estimated cost of this chemo protocol. With the increased coverage I now have enough to cover the entire treatment for a premium increase of less than $175 total over the time period of the treatment. What a relief.
Currently Emily's have a nap and I think I may have to join her.
Just hanging in there,
CJ, Emily and the ever so patient Ollie (who's enjoying all the extra treats a bit too much...)
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