My dad was syringe feeding Maggie the other day for me so I got a couple of pics.  I know in the first one she looks unhappy, but it is because he is not serving her fast enough    Its not always this messy either- but I do always use an apron.  My dad had put some on a plate to see if she would eat it that way.  She will sometimes, but it goes EVERYWHERE, even a bit in her mouth

Overall Maggie is doing well.  Her latest set of blood work for her kidneys came back the same or a bit better than last time

She does however have a bladder infection so she started on antibiotics today.  I almost said "oh good" when the vet told me this morning because Mag has been a bit slow the last couple of days, and thoughts wander....

She eats on her own sometimes, sometimes the syringe.  I have learned not to force it, or stress about it.  If she won't eat her food I just heat up some gruel and pump it into her.  I can sometimes tell now when she won't eat, but not always. She is just under 15 lbs now (should be about 17) but we have held her steady there for three weeks now.  I would like to put some weight on her but we have to be careful not to overfeed because she throws it up.  We are feeding her 3 times a day now.

I get a decent view of the melanoma in her mouth when I am stuffing pills down her, now three times a day.  It is an ugly thing. I am trying to judge growth, but I am letting Maggie guide me.  So far it doesn't seem to bother her too much, and she is not in any pain from it.

I have finally updated her blog with the first installment of Maggie, the early years.  Check it out if you feel up to pug cuteness:

http://maggiesj.....pawds.com/

Karen and the pug girls