Yo yo

Howdy blogaroos. Squirmy here with the latest updates about the Coyote. Annnnnd it’s another yo yo post.

The Coyote has times when he is clearly feeling great. Like when he goes out for a walk. Or starts a wrestling match with yours truly. The Warden even took videos of us to show to the vet – as proof that he can feel great.

But then he still is not eating much. And he has had a few bouts of vomiting. But the latest development was the soupy poops. We’re not sure if his stomach is upset from all the medication he is on – or from the varied buffet of foods the Warden is trying to get him to eat. So that situation is really poopy. Literally.

The Warden took him to the vet for his bloodwork and she also asked that they check his blood pressure. They saw a veterinary technician- because the vet was not available. She knew the vet was booked up when she made the appointment , but she wanted to get things rolling – and she knew the vet would call her the next day.

Anyway, his blood pressure had been sky high when he was in the hospital and they kept emphasizing that it wasn’t good. And they couldn’t get it under control. Of the 7 medications he was on when he was discharged- two were for blood pressure- although one was discontinued after a week. When the Coyote stepped into the office, he literally started shaking from nose to tail. He does NOT like being at ANY vet clinic and his displeasure certainly grew after his hospitalization.

The technician was amazing. She was calm and sweet with him – but the Warden was prepared for a sky high blood pressure reading. Nope. It was normal. Normal. What a welcome result that was.

The vet called yesterday about the bloodwork. Annnnd it’s no worse than it was 2 weeks ago and several measures were actually better. So although his kidneys ARE compromised, the results were not off-the-charts bad. So THAT was good news.

The vet emphasized that the prognosis still is serious, but chronic kidney issues CAN be managed. BUT we do need to get him eating – and keeping food in.

The vet recommended a probiotic for his guts – AND some liquid food that can be given with a syringe. The Warden LOVED those recommendations. She feels like action is being taken. And she has some clear direction.

Today she needs to drop off a urine sample (back to the interesting collection methods) and she’ll pick up the probiotic and food. They MAY switch up some of his meds – depending on his urine test results.

One day at a time…

Keep those positive thoughts, wishes and prayers coming. You’ll never know how much we appreciate them.

Have a good one. Peace and paws up. Stay safe. JBJ