rthstewart | "I'm getting better!"

So we are beginning DAY 5 of hospitalization for McKinley. Zoinks. Thanks so much to all of you who commented. We went and saw her on Thursday night. It was really bad seeing her -- there were some very sick animals around her and they'd moved the IV to her third leg and she wasn't eating the wet food in her bowl. Which, well, when a Labrador doesn't eat, that's usually the end of the end. The lab results and an ultrasound on Thursday provided no clarity. She does not have leptosporosis, which is good. She does not have any obvious kidney or liver tumor visible in US. And, we had to leave town on Friday morning, so, we kept her in the animal hospital critical care and hoped for the best.

She is still alive and her creatine levels (associated with kidney function and failure) are very, very slowly dropping. Turns out, she didn't like the wet ultra-allergen free prescription canned food and happily started eating her usual dry ultra-allergen free prescription food -- which is typically $80 a bag. yep yep. she's a prima donna.

So, yesterday news continues to be guarded. The doctor is going to try to wean her off the IV though she expects the creatine to rise again. Hopepfully they will move her to medical boarding soon. Hopefully we'll be able to bring her home on Christmas Day when we return.

Thank you again. I hope you all can keep enjoying the 3SF. I'll be back to it soon!

Here she is the one time the Wookie didn't win.