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Day 6 — Metro Keeps Hanging In and MUNI Gets Cute

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Galen

The morning hospital report on Metro was okay, but not great. He is up to “the high 140 grams” based on the doctor’s memory; the chart was not available. That’s up from 139g yesterday morning. But, he’s still weak on … Continue reading →

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Day 5 – The Tale of Two Puppies Continues

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Galen

Our puppies continue their divergent paths. Metro did only okay overnight, the hospital said. He started losing weight, so they put him back on tube feeding for a while. He is also being bottle fed. His weight went from 139g … Continue reading →

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Day 4 — There’s Something to Be Said for Stability

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Galen

The ER vets just called. Metro has drunk his last two meals from a bottle! But, he is still having trouble staying warm. So, he’s staying there tonight. Next scheduled update, tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, MUNI (remember her) has been snacking, … Continue reading →

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Day 4 — Struggling to Thrive

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Galen

Metro is in the incubator at the emergency room where we brought him at in the middle of the night. When we fed him yesterday afternoon, we hoped he had turned the corner. He sucked from the bottle, and the … Continue reading →

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Day 3 — Intervention

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Galen

At the instructions of our regular vet, we went out and bought puppy nipples and bottles from Petco after her 10:30 visit. The formula Dr. Cain recommends was fine, but the delivery mechanisms we’d acquired were too large for dachshund … Continue reading →

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