A Tsar Update

We've had lots of people asking about Tsar, so I'll post a little about his condition.

He's currently on 20 mg of prednisone daily and it's helping a lot. He is ravenous and cleans his plate of dog food twice a day and a saucer of yogurt at bedtime. He's never eaten this well for me and I enjoy watching him eat.

He seems pretty clear headed now and observant. He watches birds and squirrels and would like to chase them, but doesn't have the energy. He does take part in group activities with the pack. Most afternoons, weather permitting, I take him and Morgan into the back yard with the other dogs and he either wanders around sniffing or sits on the hill watching the others play. Occasionally he'll chase one of the girls a little. He does seem to tire easily.

Our problem right now is his front legs. They're better than they were a couple weeks ago. He's no longer tripping over his own feet, but they're weak and don't always work they way we'd like. He has some trouble getting them under him when he tries to get up, but once he starts moving, they seem to work well enough. They're no longer collapsing under him.  In the evening when he's getting tired, he starts swaying a little, but not as much as he did at first.

All in all, he's doing better, but he's still a pretty sick boy. His next doctor's visit is on Friday afternoon. It'll be interesting to see what Dr B has to say. We'll let you know.