Jack Got a House Call vist from Vet

[Jennifer and Jack]

I know I posted already about the final word on Jack and that the vet and the specialist feel very strongly that Jack has learned and  taken on, ( by his own doing) the job of "taking care of me" and right now I am pretty dang sick....

 

My very sweet and precious vet... decided that she was not going to have me bring Jack in any more. So she came out to my house. She is the owner of the whole practice.. She has several other vets that work with her, but she is the owner.. As busy as their practice is.. Not only did she come to the house, to check on Jack and I, she has called me every day and offered to go food shopping for me, To take Jack for a walk or to do anything I may need.

 

She does not live far from me but I am astounded by her kindness. Today, I found at my door step a big basket of stuff of easy to digest foods for me since I am having a  hard time.

 

So this is the part I am less then thrilled about... On her first visit to my house she brought me a big bag or Purina dog food kibble and a case of EN canned. It is especially made for dogs who are having GI distress.

 

I did not know what to say because she knows I am adamantly opposed to feeding my dog food that says animal by products, processed food and I stopped reading the label after that.

 

It had been over a week since Jack ate, oddly enough, it had been that long since I was able to hold any food down since starting treatment..Jack hardly takes his eyes off of me, and I mean hardly...he sits at the edge of the bed and stares at me.. it makes me uncomfortable.... but that is what he is doing.. every once in a while he will wander a way but then come running back look at me, lick my face or feet and go again...

 

So my amazing vet told me not to look at the ingredients and asked if she could give him some food that she brought.... I let her and he ate some...She even gave him his antibiotic and he took it for her....

 

The crap looks like coco puffs, You can see the artificial colors in it.. it looks like cheap cereal, the kind I Love to eat....  Jack has lost weight and he needed to eat.... since she brought that food, he is eating it.. Of course.. his poops are perfect. They also put him on Flagyl to help with the inflamed bowels.

 

She said I can re transition him back to his orijen slowly as things calm down for his stomach. 

 

I feel horrible letting him eat this crap food. Horrible, Lord knows what animal by products my dog is eating and I feel like I should be home cooking for him.. I just can't do it....

 

I am so overwhelmed with gratitude for my vet and all she is doing for us...So I hope I don't get kicked out of the food group... I am being a hypocrite and letting Jack eat the very food I have spoken so heavily against... but you know my main meals are crap too lately..and Mc Donalds and take in is much easier then trying to cook.

 

I guess we have to do what he have to do to get buy and this is the best we can do.  I am grateful he is eating.

 

I am most grateful that the vet I chose without knowing a thing was one of the most kind and compassionate person to animals as well as humans.

 

 

[Bonnie and Kona]

Your vet is amazing... not just as a vet but an amazing human being. As far as the food goes it seems to me that Jack is sick and if he is not eating good food, eating any food has to be better than not eating at all. As your vet suggested, you can transition him back to Orejin as his stomach settles. Sounds very reasonable. Hoping you feel better very soon.

[Jennifer and Jack]

Thank you, I actually am feeling better right now.. I am on a huge prednisone burst that always gives me a sense of feeling better, I wish I could live on this stuff...

[Katie]

You are sick, Jack is sick, in this imperfect world we sometimes have to let perfection go and just do what needs doing.

 

If jack will eat this stuff, then feed it to him. All will be well! My first doodle, barney, lived to be 15 years old on table scraps and cheap supermarket 'mixer'! Ok i wasn't educated back then, but barney lived long and well, and never ailed and never needed a vet until the last year of his life.

[Jennifer and Jack]

THank you so much for your words of wisdom

[Becka]

Don't be so hard on yourself, Jennifer--the most important thing is that you rest and regain your strength, and that Jack regain his appetite. Your vet is a wonderful person, and you're not so bad yourself ;). Jack is very lucky to have you.

[Jennifer and Jack]

Thank you so much..

[BG and Gavin]

I used to work with a psychologist whose favorite saying was "a sh#t sandwich is better than starving."  She used in a number of different applicaitons to describe complex relationships and to explain different behaviours, but I think it fits for this situation too (quite litterally in fact).  Now you can take Jack not eating off your plate and focus on yourself. God has certainly opened a window for you by sending you this wonderful vet.

[Kaira]

Your vet sounds wonderful!

[Maryann,Roo and Tigger]

It is honestly okay for Jack to eat Purina.  I fed Purina for years to my dogs, as did their breeder.  If Jack eats it and digest it okay then it's okay.  For many years there was not the range of dog food or quality of dog food that there is now and hundreds of thousands of dogs lived long healthy lives.

I was flat on my back in bed for over a year and my darling huskies got no walks at all.  That is tough on any dog and especially a husky.  They survived and so did I.  One of the dogs was always with me andt the other was the "look out" for us all.  Finally, we even went back to taking little baby walks and then bigger walks, but no more long all out runs.

Worry less, you and Jack will both feel a little better.

I am sending you a smile, a hug and a DK.  You always have such a positive attitude, I am so impressed.

 

 

[Kaytlin and Cooper]

eating crap is better than not eating at all!