Well after last weekend's scare with my senior girl (15), she seems to have weathered the storm. KUDOS TO CALLIE!! The camomile tea was a great stomach settling agent for her and helped her get through till Monday. And she loved it!
Now the strange part. She had some Flagyl and recovered nicely showing a difference after 12 hours. I had stopped giving her any meds except her heart meds. Stoppped the anti inflammatory totally and gave her no more tramadol. And she hasn't had any since! Now, I am following my gut with this one. She doesn't limp, she is not groaning. She gets a little stiff after laying around, and she walks really slow....but she walks fine. She is a little weak in the hind quarters but nothing that keeps her from taking a little walk down the street and getting some "nose time" in amongst the green areas smelling the critters out here. Her legs tremble a little when I go to touch them sometimes, but she will let me put my hand over her little knee/ankle and gently rub it. She is taking her Glycoflex III (has for 2 years I reckon) and two DGPs per day. That's it! Last night she was having wonderful dreams of chasing a bird (she always LOVED to chase birds) and was barking inside her throat up a storm I tell ya! She was AFTER that critter. Made me smile. Now, I am just holding on to that NSAID until she really does need it. Meanwhile, I need to try and follow up with some other herbs and naturals that will be good for her.
Leela, my chow with HD, is on Nutrajoint...two months now....and I swear I think she is showing signs of strength!!
Thank you Callie, from the bottom of OUR hearts, for your guidance.