Our Prince arrived home yesterday late afternoon.

Boxer resting on the porch couch.

He was still not feeling well…could not get him to eat much of anything. We have baked chicken, cooked ground beef, chicken hot dogs, scrambled eggs, yogurt, cheese, beef liver and various Gerber’s baby food. By the way, the Gerber’s beef dinner really got Boxer’s attention. It’s a keeper.

Woe is me.

Yes, we think he was feeling as bad as he looks.

For the next two weeks he gets 500ml of fluids in the morning and evening. Thank goodness we have a  former vet tech in the house. Needles don’t bother her none.

Some good news is Boxer finally started eating this evening – fantastic start for the weekend! He’s definitely feeling better this evening. Hopefully, this is the start of a nice recovery.

How did Sydney get in this blog post?

Since we moved a second crate into the bedroom, our comfy chair had to be moved to the living room. Sydney wasted no time climbing in – it’s always been her favorite.

Boxer’s kidney values were improved today. He’s doing better – except for eating. Lisa baked him some chicken and he ate some of that earlier in the day, but would eat nothing during visiting time this afternoon.

We hope to have him discharged tomorrow – we’ll need to administer sub-q fluids twice a day, thereafter.

In anticipation of his return, we purchased a used crate from Earth Pets to join the other two we have. This one is an extra-large version which will allow Boxer some space in which to move around. Mir and Sydney tried it out together and it works quite well.

Time for nite, nite. Tomorrow’s a big day – can’t wait to have our boy home.

Ciao.

Here is Boxer today – yes, he’s been admitted to the hospital. Current diagnosis is nephritis – he’s on continuous fluids and antibiotics to fight infection and rehydrate. He’ll spend his second night there as he tries to recover. We visited him yesterday and today and he looked so much better. He was also more alert and active. We took him outside for a short walk and pee/poop session. Eating is an issue – we’re thinking about hiring a personal canine chef to cook for him. I’m only half-kidding.

We had to order Boxer a “male wrap” as he was leaking urine. Place a human male depends pad in there and you have peace of mind that you won’t be washing the bed sheets the next morning. Boxer is also suffering from kidney disease in general, not just nephritis.

In an effort to get Boxer to eat we had also resorted to bringing the food to him if necessary. Spoiling him? No, not really. He’s has dementia and we must assist him in any way we can.