Oreo's Recovery

Oreo's Recovery:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/bjs7z-oreos-recovery

Obviously there is fluid in his abdomen, but...

Obviously there is fluid in his abdomen, but look at all of the bullets - and these are only the ones that lodged in. This poor baby has been through it.

Busy day. I'll get his GoFundMe up later. I love you all for caring about him. ❤️

I consider myself to be a smart and skeptical person, but...

I consider myself to be a smart and skeptical person, but I'm probably about to sound crazy.

Oreo woke up and stood in the middle of the floor. I kept trying to get him to go outside to potty or get him settled back down, but every time I would tuck him in and get comfy he would get back up.

Finally he got up again and I followed him to the kitchen. Then he did that thing again where he looked me in the eyes, but then chomped his teeth together 3 times. When I said "Are you hungry?" and got his plate, he ran back to the couch (where I served him dinner last) [bad habit, I know] and laid down and watched me chop and warm his food. I brought it to him like I did before and he ate it. Then he got up, drank more water, went outside and peed, and now he's settled back down.

This is a terrible schedule and I don't really want him eating on the furniture, but I feel like getting him to eat is the most important thing at the moment.

He literally has the same thing he just ate from a plate on the couch in a dish next to his water, but it's untouched.

What I'm saying is that:

1)  I really believe he is intentionally communicating with me when he does that intense eye contact thing + an action, and doing it pretty well.

and

2)  He might literally be starving, but somehow also seems simultaneously spoiled and I don't understand that.

Please help me understand.

I know it's a weird angle, but...

I know it's a weird angle, but Oreo is sleeping so good and I didn't want to disturb him.

When we got home today, he had only picked at his food. I noticed that when Kira was having dinner he was interested in that. She gave him a small piece of roll with mac and cheese on it and he ate it. So I went to the corner store and bought a few different kinds of wet food for him to see if anything would get him interested.

When I got home I made a big production of putting it on a plate, chopping it up, warming it up, and pretending to eat some. He was watching me, so I offered him some. He ate it! I feel so relieved! ❤️

The vet's office...

The vet's office was unable to email the x-rays, so I'm gonna pick them up on disc tomorrow morning. I don't have a computer with me that has a disc drive. I guess I'll try to see if a library has a computer I can use to email the images to myself.

He nibbled at his food while we were gone, so I'm glad he ate, but was really hoping for more. I might go get him something different to see if I can get him interested. If I can't get him eating again I'll have to call the vet back tomorrow.

I have received an outpouring of love and support for this pup. I wasn't expecting that, but I'm grateful. In light of that I'm considering setting up a GoFundMe for him. I'm not opposed to paying for his vetting since I picked him up and took this on, but I don't feel that I should deny anyone else the chance to participate in his recovery in whatever way they feel moved to. So I might get that created tonight or tomorrow.

I'm very tired. The "being shot multiple times" news really took it out of me this morning. We're supposed to be here visiting friends and family and we are, but I just want to sit here and keep eyes on this pup until he's all better. 🙁 I feel a little guilty leaving him alone, but thankfully he's a very good boy and getting plenty of rest.

Enjoy this photo of Oreo looking cute in a blanket.

I think that trip to the vet exhausted him.

I think that trip to the vet exhausted him. I literally carried him from the front door to the bed and tucked him in. We've been home for over an hour and he hasn't moved. 😔

Quick Oreo update:

Quick Oreo update:

He was understandably upset about having a fecal done, so we weren't able to do it. We're treating him for intestinal worms anyway because they're likely.

He's heartworm positive, of course. So we're treating that.

He growled when his abdomen was examined, so we did x-rays. He's got fluid, but it could be because of the heartworms or some other things relating to him being starved.

He's getting prednisone for inflammation and appetite.

He got a shot for nausea.

Slight arthritis in his hip.

His broken canine has dentin covering the nerve so shouldn't be causing him pain.

Oh, and he's full of bullets. Thankfully they seem healed and not causing problems. But when I say that my heart shattered... 😭😭😭

I'll post his x-rays when I get them.

Re-check on Friday.