Quick update on Molly

Before bed, I managed to get a few bites of special dog food, i/d, into Molly, a pain pill, and a little bit of water. She slept all night, but I woke up at 7 am because she was shaking so badly. She shook for an hour, while I petted her and reminded her that she is the best dog in the world. Baby finally had to go out. I carried Molly down the stairs and then tried to feed the brood.

Baby, of course, ate everything I gave her. The cat was screeching for her breakfast, then watched Molly, hoping she is now weak enough to take down.

Molly refused everything. She peed, and has been shaking and sleeping off and on. That is it. I have to get an anti-nausea pill in her, an antibiotic, and hopefully a pain pill too.

So I offered her pills in her normal way, with peanut butter on a spoon. No dice. I tried mixing one in with the i/d, which worked last night. Nope. I tried to give her a small piece of bluebery muffin, figuring I could hide a pill in the second piece. Turned her nose away from that! I tried sticking an anti-nausea pill on a butter knife mixed with pb and wiping it on her tongue. Almost - but the pill got spit out and Baby lapped it up.

Back to the drawing board. I crushed another anti-nausea pill and mixed it with pb and wiped that on her tongue. She finally ingested it. In an hour or so I will try again with the antibiotic, and if necessary, I will crush it and do the same thing. It will be harder, since the pill is about 6 times bigger.

I haven't heard from the vet yet, but it is still early. I am very worried about fluids. Hopefully the anti-nausea pill will allow her to drink a little water. I can't sneak that into her very easily. I am looking around for a water dropper, though. I am sure there must be one here some place. I don't like to force - generally I assume she knows what is best.

So keep the good thoughts coming in and let's hope I can keep her out of the doggie hospital. Molly gets serious separation anxiety, and they would have to really drug her to keep her. Baby would freak with Molly gone.

Today the temperature will be 84, which is about 20 degrees higher than normal. The high will drop to 57 by Friday. I can't even take the girls for a walk today for the last really warm day. I can't take Baby alone, as Molly would freak out, I think. They are neverseparated. If I even get the leashes out, Molly will try to go along, even though she can barely stand. These girls love their walks.

I will post again when I hear from the vet.