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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Diary Entry #5 - 12/30/2009

The first 4 diary entries will get on the site in the next few days. They mostly have to do with the diagnosis and the subsequent battle with pneumonia ...

We are going up the mountain this morning so we had to feed Sammie early. I gave her about 1/3 of a can of dog food with here 30mg of Pyridostigmine Bromide. . After burping and elevation we let her out. She is doing great.

She had very little regurgitation last night and is showing zero signs of pneumonia. I have cut her Zeniquin Dosage to 25mg at night.

We have made the laundry room her room. She was sleeping with my 12 year old son each night. However, she seems to sleep better in isolation. In the morning we wake her and she is very happy with tail wagging a million miles per hour. We put her bed and an old comforter in there. She sleeps in an elevated position because she is so damn smart.

Noon feeding went well. I gave her water after the feeding. About 2 hours later she regurgitated a fair amount. It was mostly clear which means the food got to the stomach.