Jumbo is already super skinny yet he has lost even more weight today. I am wondering now, just how sick is Jumbo?
He's gone through a lot, far more than I had ever expected. The degree to which is detoxifying is far beyond that of a normal detox suggesting to me that there is some serious underlying health problem. Of course we will never know, but perhaps cancer was in his body after all? Who knows?
Anyway, his eyes are clear today — no more white cloudy substance. You can actually see his eyes. He's quite lethargic, essentially listless today. He needs help to get onto the couch as he is too weak to jump now. Clearly his body is struggling and going through a lot. Realizing this, I am going to get some probiotics (friendly bacteria) for him soon and add that to his diet.
Although weak, he did go outside for a little bit today. According to the owner, Jumbo did have a bowel movement, most likely a little loose because he either stepped in his own feces or it covered his feet while having a bowel movement. Either way, it sounds like Jumbo is now cleansing through the bowels.
Jumbo does have some new wounds on the soles of his feet and near his hind legs. He walks with a limp and it is obviously sore. But saying that, there are a lot less sores now than before and in fact, all major ones have healed over. Although he is weak and thin, he has more hair now than before — a good sign.
Today Jumbo also had fast and shallow breathing for about 5 minutes — as if he is struggling for air or going into shock. There is some swelling on his front paws. The actual legs are no longer swollen though. There is some more mucous appearing on his eyes.
The good news is that his urine is not as concentrated today yet he is still very lethargic.
We applied some aloe vera gel in addition to the tamanu oil to help soothe and heal the skin. We didn't add too much aloe vera gel because he's a small dog and if he licks the aloe vera gel internally, then he might have loose bowel movements. Nonetheless, we applied the aloe vera gel to his head and most of his body. We simply applied thinner amounts where he might lick while more easily while applying more generous amounts on the head and ears.
His appetite was good tonight. In fact, in the last 2 days he has eaten almost .5 kg or 1 lbs. More was eaten tonight than last night.
Jumbo is no longer shivering. I can't remember how long he has been shivering for now, but it seems like weeks. Anyway, no shivering today. For the most part, Jumbo only got up this morning to urinate, other than that, no interest in moving and he is too weak to jump on or off the couch right now. His water intake is good but not as much as before. I suspect Jumbo will be feeling more alive in the coming days, at least I hope so.