Caring for a Three Legged Dog or Cat

Well shoot, Atlas just threw up all his breakfast. Thought for sure we were in the clear since the boiled chicken & rice was for breakfast 8 hrs ago.

He was eager for breakfast and got up for his bowl and ate rather ravenous but i still only gave him minimal amounts to take it slowly.

Karen that makes me feel better knowing it took Tani a week. Marc and I were just looking at the calendar and its only been 48 hours since the last mushrooms so hoping that's all it is.
Katy we're thinking Luba is a great candidate for the power mushrooms but to be honest right now every time I see the bottle I loose a breathe. Time to stick it in the cabinet for now.
Sally Lori Jerry, I'm so hoping this is just fatigue coupled with wobblers and he bounces back.

Agh, so scared, just breath.

30 minutes till Dr. Williams

Well Dr. Williams thinks its upper GI distress. Upper vs. Atlas normal lower intestinal because of the vomiting bile. He still feels its a response to the mushrooms. He did a thorough hands on exam and his lungs sound great. He also thought stopping the yogurt for the past two days could have allowed for bad bacteria to move in or take over a little. So we are back to giving yogurt every day to aid the good flora. And he said to give him a couple of his Metronidazole as Atlas has such a great history of that being a wonder drug for him. Also to give chicken broth in with the chick & rice to give more nourishment that he can absorb faster and not toss. He felt the collapsing and exhaustion was due to all the vomiting. He said it very physically taxing on the whole body, especially one already needing physical therapy to keep up. Also to keep up with the Zantac twice daily for a couple more days.
He did a little more detailed acupuncture including points for Upper GI upset. Atlas really enjoyed it and just laid there looking like he was soaking up good juju.

He ate a late dinner of chick, rice, broth (small portion) and so far he is resting well. Paws crossed!

Guess who's making homemade chicken soup tomorrow for the best dog in the world. (I'm very grateful he at least wants to eat)

Patricia

After 36 hours and no vomiting we feel we're in the clear. Holy Toledo! No more mushrooms or any herbs for this guy! That was a terrible scare and Dr. W doesn't want to try anymore either. Here the Mighty Atlas survives a huge amputation surgery and four rounds of chemo and I almost killed him with mushrooms! I've never seen Atlas that sick in his whole 7 1/2 years, not even from the cancer! We really thought he was down for the count for a minute there. Gave us quite the scare. I can't tell you how my heart melted when he was able to get up and came to see me wagging his tail for the first time in 5 days.
The take away has been to listen to your dog, let him guide the way. He knows whats best. He told us he could handle the amp and he did. He told us he could handle the chemo and he did. He told us the acupuncture is the physical therapy for him and it works like magic on him. He told us the food he likes and he jumps for joy to get his meals. He tells us how happy his life is every day with silliness and affection. And he told us last week that he is surviving cancer and is through with treatments and ready to move on and just live the rest of his life normally. I 'M LISTENING.

I have a picture of him sunbathing (very unusual for him) when he was recuperating but my HP hard drive crashed and I don't know how to do it with Mac .