Kona Update

It is an understatement to say that I was a wreck yesterday morning.  I sat by my plants watching Kona with his back towards me and I bawled and bawled and bawled.  Kona still hadn't eaten much of anything for 3 days, and I was so worried. He had even stopped eating the canned dog food that I bought.  Then yesterday morning when I took him outside for his first morning shishi, he walked around, lifted his leg, nothing, walked around, lifted his leg, nothing. I thought, "Oh no, his whole system is shutting down."  I immediately called the vet on her cell phone and left a message.  I'm sure I was pretty incoherent.

Later Wendell took Kona for a walk.  They came back after a little while and Wendell said that Kona did go shishi like normal.  I was so relieved.  When the vet returned my call I apologized and explained how distressed I was about the shishi thing, but that I had been premature in my judgement.  I told her that his appetite still hadn't returned, however, and she said that if it's still the same by the next day that I should bring him in again. 



Later in the morning, Leslie texted me and asked how Kona was doing.  I told her that he still wasn't eating and that I couldn't even give him his medicine because of this.  She recommended that I try and put the pill into some cheese.  I dashed off without even answering her and tried it. He ate it!! The pill was supposed to help with his queasy stomach. I hoped that it would work.

Mich and Bobbi mentioned that I should try and give Kona some boiled chicken, so I concocted this boiled chicken and rice dish with a boiled egg for good measure.



HE ATE THE WHOLE THING!!!!  I cannot even tell you how happy I was.



I think Kona's starting to feel like his old self again.  Well, he's starting to steal our slippers again, anyway.  Thank you everybody for all of your help.  Hopefully, the worse is over.