DennasMom
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Denna is hanging in there... we saw a second vet a few weeks ago, one I was hoping would put us on an acupuncture, water therapy and supplements protocol to avoid surgery... but, no... not sure why not. We talked for about an hour, but I didn't get the feeling we hit it off very well. She weighed in at the same as the month before - after cutting her food by 25%... so, we're dropping portion sizes again... I think she FEELS thinner to my fingers... but we need to go step on our usual scale to see what the data shows.
I was traveling for a bit, so we kept her on her NSAID and let the dog-walker know to keep things calm and short. Today is Day 1 without meloxicam, to see where she really is. We went camping Sat/Sun in our new RV, and she did great - forgot she had a knee problem. Still kept activity to walking and not much else. But... we'll see where she is when off drugs.
I upped her turmeric (golden paste), and still have her joint juice supplements going. We'll still be taking it easy. I'm going to look into some water therapy on my own, too, there are a few places around here that look nice - and Denna LOVES to swim.
I'd put her at 80% this weekend. If she drops to under 70%, surgery is back on the table...
I was traveling for a bit, so we kept her on her NSAID and let the dog-walker know to keep things calm and short. Today is Day 1 without meloxicam, to see where she really is. We went camping Sat/Sun in our new RV, and she did great - forgot she had a knee problem. Still kept activity to walking and not much else. But... we'll see where she is when off drugs.
I upped her turmeric (golden paste), and still have her joint juice supplements going. We'll still be taking it easy. I'm going to look into some water therapy on my own, too, there are a few places around here that look nice - and Denna LOVES to swim.
I'd put her at 80% this weekend. If she drops to under 70%, surgery is back on the table...