Just when I let myself think Piper is doing well there's a setback. Her lymph nodes are notably smaller thanks to the increased Prednisolone. She’s breathing much better, though still a little labored. And this morning she even ate plain dog food. So with things improving I thought maybe I could take her off the incontinent and anti-nausea meds. The vet keeps telling me the less medication she's on the better (meds upset tummies). But of course, just when I get a little optimistic there’s always a reality check waiting just around the corner. Piper dribbled on her bed showing me for the first time in about a week that she still doesn’t have control of her bladder.
A few weeks ago Piper’s incontinence really got out of hand. She would pee while running to the door to go out, or while standing or sleeping. She didn’t even know she was peeing. This was mainly due to a urinary tract infection, which I thought we had gotten rid of. Luckily, I was able to take up an area rug and she wasn’t peeing on carpet. I waterproofed the stuffing to her bed by covering it in heavy duty garbage bags and duct tape and began rotating 3 blankets every day, sometimes more than once a day. The laundry load was a nightmare for a while but I thought the incontinence med had nipped it in the bud. I guess not. . . On the bright side I guess a little dribble is better than a full on pee. Big dog = big pee!
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