Update on Bee Allergy

Well its the long Easter weekend. I will be taking Xena to the vet tomorrow to see what can be done about her bee and secondary unknown allergy.

Since Good Friday, when I raced her half dead to the emergency vet, she has improved but there are still problem.

She was very weak the first night and rested in her kennel.

The next morning she was pinging off the walls and seemed back to normal. Except that she started growling at my youngest daughter. I put it down to the steroids- I don't believe that steroids are a good thing... Ive seen how it can turn decent people rather aggressive and zombie like too!

The following day she seemed to have lower energy (drugs worn off I guess)but her growling has become worse and I wont let the youngest daughter go out with her. She is still being friendly and happy to see us but she has 'turns' in her personality that weren't there before. She refused to eat all day which I don't think is good for food loving ridgeback. I was able to tempt her with a sausage. In the afternoon I let her sleep in the sun room with us all there watching TV and she suddenly started growling at youngest daughter and barking at her for no reason. I moved the dog outside. I kept her in her kennel again to rest over night.

Today she has continuing diarrhea, is off her food and rapidly loosing weight. She is vomiting up whitish clear liquid even when she drinks water. She was always a slim dog but now looks like a bag of bones. Her personality this today seems OK but very calm- not normal for her. She just comes over for a pat and hovers. This afternoon, new spots appeared on her bottom.

I feel like the medicines have worn off and the condition is worsening again. This is a sick dog and I have a feeling we are looking at a long term health problem. I really do think she is slowly passing away.

And now it has come down to making a hard decision because she seems to be suffering. We may have to have her put to sleep. It's something my partner and I have started talking about. It seems cruel and yet it may be the humane thing to do.