Poor Ella can never really catch a break. Ella has an infection similar to Mersa which is highly resistant to your average antibiotic. We're not sure how she caught this thing, although we had been treating the blister-like lesion on her back right foot holistically for quite some time. After several vet visits and second opinions we were told that the only medicine that might kill the bacteria was an injectable liquid intended for swine. Lovely, right? Wrong.
Ella needs to receive the medication every six hours, four times a day. And to make matters even more complicated, I am not allowed to administer or come into contact with the medicine because I am 12 weeks pregnant. So while this is great news, it has made our lives extremely difficult. Believe it or not, this is even more difficult than any post-surgery our pup has ever had: casts, lesions, intravenous bags, needles... you name it. It just so happens that Jason is in between gigs at the moment and is around several times per week. But when he is not around, we rely heavily on the help of our lovely neighbor, Tonya.
The medicine has some funky side effects, like diarrhea and grogginess, but it is also giving her a leaky bladder which the Dr. insists is not a side effect. We know our dog best, though, and the leaky bladder began within 24 hours after being on the medicine for one full day. While the Dr. would love to dispense yet another drug to control Ella's bladder, we are going to wait it out. She has been on the medication for two weeks now and is required to be on it a few more.
