A'Tuin had saggy boob too! He is now almost two weeks post amp and doing really good, no more saggy boob, no more bruising, no more swelling... Just a little discharge left. Hang in there with TJ. He will probably have a lot of ups and downs. A'Tuin hit a slump about 4-5 days after his amp but then has steadily picked up since then.

I have decided not to switch diets for A'Tuin at all. After talking to Laura (my vet and step-mom) and reading some peer-reviewed research on it, the only evidence that altered diets are helpful is anecdotal. Of course, I'm not saying that people who choose these diets are crazy, but it's a lot of time and expense that I don't think is worth it based on the evidence. I also have to factor in that I care full time for my grandmother with dementia into these decisions as well. Also, as a person who did a lot of research in school (both in science and in the social sciences) and whose academic career is research, I do tend toward being more skeptical which is not always the best nor the worse. However, I also think what people don't take into account with anecdotal evidence is the complexity of disease and healing (whether in human or pets). What some people may attribute to one factor may actually be the result of another. Most people who put their dogs on special diets and such likely tend to be more involved pet parents and that might be the factor that contributes more to survival rates. At least, if I was researching this, that would be the correlation that I would make. But, I'm no vet and I'm not researching this beyond what I did to make my decision and these decisions have to be made by individual pet owners. Whew, guess I better step off my soap box.

As I said, I am glad to hear that TJ is doing well and I'm glad to be able to follow the progress of a fellow front amp!