It has been over a week since I blogged. I just needed a little bit of a break. Our dog, a lovable mixed Lab of 10 1/2 years, seems to have recovered from Lymphoma with alternative treatments but now has developed intestinal problems - maybe inflammatory bowel disorder. I know, I hate labels for all these diseases too. It means her intestines are inflamed and overgrown with bad bacteria. She also developed a dandruff like skin condition. They said this is because her body is stressed.
The vet gave me a special shampoo that you leave on for 10 minutes. I bathed her over the weekend and she looks so much better and I think it made her feel better too. She wasn't scratching herself, but I wonder if it was just so-o-o itchy that she gave up. Now she probably isn't itching. You wish they could tell you what they feel, don't you?
Anyway, we are trying two more weeks of an antibiotic. It only comes in powdered form, so I am putting it in gel capsules, coating the capsule with butter, and poking it down her throat twice a day. As always, I am still giving her probiotics - but she only gets them if she eats and she hasn't been eating consistently. Although, she's been eating a little better since the bath. I am also putting cod liver oil and Canine Enteric from Standard Process into her food.
Right now I am using a canned food from the vets that is supposed to be easy to digest. I have tried switching her to quality raw foods a few times and it seems to make her worse - more gas. Maybe because of the IBD. If anyone has any suggestions, please email me or post a comment.
Now I am at home tonight and my sweet doggie is not eating and I can hear the gas in her tummy gurgling. Poor thing. I gave her simethicone and now I will do some energy work on her tummy, that usually helps her to release the gas.
- 7:30 am - 199 - 1 unit (I have been up since 5:30. I went to a raw food talk last night and overate on raw food. I will post about that on another day)
- 12:30 pm - 112 - handful of nuts & 2 1/2 bananas - 5 units
- 5:00 pm - 230 - oops, I snacked on some nuts this afternoon and didn't take any insulin. - 1 1/2 units
- 8:30 pm - 97 - raw zucchini pasta from my saladacco & raw pasta sauce & one square of raw chocolate - 2 units
- 11:45 pm - 135 - 10 units lantus
