Sugar update...

Thank you all for all of your prayers.  We are thankful to the Lord for his healing touch - even on a dog.  Sugar has been improving.  The last two evenings she even got up and walked/ran around some.  She has also been able to use the bathroom grass - which we didn't find evidence of her doing for approximately 3 days.

  We were quite worried, but are now hopeful for a full recovery.

  She has still not regained her appetite.  We have been bribing her with chicken broth and milk - but sometimes she doesn't even want to drink any milk.  Today I boiled some ground beef and then added some ugali (corn) flour to it to make a soft porridge.  Even after not eating all day, she wasn't really interested in it.  Around 9:00 pm, I dipped two fingers into it and put it under her nose.  She happily licked it off.  I did that for about 4 bites, then moved the food right under her nose and the next time she went to lick it off of my fingers, I put my fingers directly in the food dish.  Seems crazy to go to that trouble to get a dog to eat!!!  Especially when she has 3 pups to feed.  I think they are a little skinnier than they were a few days ago, but they still seem ok - just no chubby bellies.

  She also won't stand up to drink water, but will often drink it if we put the dish right under her nose.  Tonight when she was away from her pups for about 5 min, she did go to their usual water dish and drink some there.

  She really is a good mama - she is VERY careful about not squishing the puppies.

  Anyway, just wanted to give you an update.  Obv she is not out of the woods yet, but Benjamin is no longer repeatedly saying that she is going to die.  :)  She is improving!