So Shelby went off her meds for her colitis issues and I am happy to report that she seems to be doing better in the poop department. Everything seems to have worked itself out and is back to normal. She also seems to be smacking/licking her muzzle/chops less and less with the licking of the nose (like there is peanut butter on it). I don't know if the two were related since no doctor could ever confirm that those meds had any side effects. She was on Flagyl for 5 days (2X a day). She's still on a daily dose of Metacam for life.

I got home late from work last night and she was a bit peeved as her dinner was almost 2 hours late BUT she ate her food like a champ and settled down pretty quickly for the evening. I do not think I saw any excessive evening 'panting' last night. She was still doing that on and off - not sure if there was anything 'wrong' per se or if it's an attention thing. She did play 'toss the pig ear' around the room so I think (*hope*) we are inching toward when we can play toss our stuffed toys around. 

She did start out in my bedroom last night as seen here: I am not sure when she left and I have seen her sleep in that bed but clearly, she is choosing the floor over the bed. She also gets super bitter at night now that I won't let her up on my bed but I know she roams at night and I can't risk her jumping off so floor city for her. Falling asleep to the sounds of her snoring (loudly) was nice! 

This morning, she was definitely quite alert, happy and active. She's going further on her walks (around the block but that's big for us since I don't have to carry her back when she goes to far and then refuses to move). She still will put the breaks on when she doesn't want to come home and you know you don't want to pull on a tripawd. It absolutely POURED last night and walking a Tripawd in the rain was not much fun (she never liked to be out in the rain so that hasn't changed). Then drying her off and trying to get her paws. I think she rather liked it though since she can't scratch her ears / neck anymore so the towel probably felt amazing! 

This was her this a.m. before I left for work - snuggled (amp side down) in her bed. Happy eyes! Alert face. Happy Mommy for sure!!! 

So I do start to see more improvements. We go Tuesday for a check-up, X-rays and to get our maintenance chemo drugs. I know the day of her amputation, we did see some tiny lung mets and I try really hard not to think about it or focus on them as they did appear about 3 weeks after she's gotten a clear check up from her ultra-sound. Her onco still feels positive (I think) about the course of treatment for Shelby. I think she's gotten a bit chunky but everyone tells me she looks the same. Of course now i worry about everything - how if her rib cage looks wide, that's because of bloating or the mets or something else! But since, for the most part, she's being normal Shelby, healthy eater, drinker, pottier ... and ALWAYS happy to give loves and snuggles... I think she's doing really well - considering!