Sophie Update

Sophie listening to a lecture.

Tonight I really am going to post yesterday’s food blog, so look for it in a bit. But first I wanted to post an update on Sophie: she is better. Her kidney numbers, while not perfect, are much improved over yesterday, and her blood sugar levels are better. Tonight, I’m told she ate part of a can of dog food. And when we visited this morning, I thought she was more alert—head up, looking around with interest to see what and who was around her. She definitely is on the mend.

I want to praise the techs at the VSNT clinic. I get a real sense of caring from everyone I talk to, and I’ve noticed, before this episode, that if I say I’m calling about Sophie, they are right away on top of it. The whole clinic knows Sophie and considers her sort of a miracle dog—that’s certainly what Dr. Burney says about her. Yesterday, Rachel was so helpful; today we had a lovely lady whose name I unfortunately did not get, but she told us she had cared for Sophie every time she’s been in the clinic, and she was “invested” (the word she used) in her well-being. She told us the common sense advice she was giving Sophie, what she thought she’d try about food, how she was cheering for her. And the most encouraging thing she said to me was, “I think she’s trying. She’s really trying.” As long as Sophie is trying, we will too. Not at all ready to give it up, though I really would like to have her at home. She did look a little hangdog when the tech led her back to the clinic, and that made me sad. I think she’d like to be home too.

Now if I can only convince myself that today is Friday, not Saturday … we will visit in the morning and see where things are.

As always, I’m grateful for your support. I told Sophie today that she had a whole world of people cheering and praying for her.