Bella Health Update: All Good News

One hundred seventy-seven days ago, Bella was in the vet ER suffering through a ton of tests. She was eventually diagnosed with primary immune mediated hemolytic anemia. She's taken several paper bags worth of meds, including cortisone and cyclosporine. We hit on hotdogs as the premier treat to get her to swallow her meds, after trying almond butter, peanut butter, and canned chicken. We tapered off the cortisone last month and today we learned her latest blood work is so good we can halve her cyclosporine.

So much good news!

• The hair is starting to grow back on her belly. That belly is big again since she's up to 51 pounds (only four more to go).
• She has energy and enthusiasm and she's ready for spring.
• Almost all the warts have gone, with some dried up holdouts generating copious dandruff (of course it's also blowing-her-coat season).
• She continues to be an excellent role model for me by conserving energy when she needs to. Now she's feeling up to visiting with dog park users (both canine and human).
• She's digging toys out of her basket and squeaking.
• She's doing zoomies around the living room.

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