Well...

[Diflower]

Oh go on, light the fire
It's so lovely to see her home Debih, and it looking good for the future too

[tonicha]

She's doing really well xx

And well done to the vets too

[JoM]

Oh bless her, that's lovely to hear - love how she's waiting for the fire to be lit

[Kaz]

I hope it's lit for her by now xxxxx

[debih]

It is and she has been lay in front of it for most of the day.

She has been out playing in the snow too.

She's doing really well. Yesterday she was a little subdued but today she is pretty much back to normal.

She has been sick once but I am not as stressed out about it now I understand why it is happening. Basically, because the esophogos has narrowed, when she eats food it sort of gets stuck and has to wait for the bit in front to go down so the next bit can get down (like sand running through an hour glass). That's why we need to feed her small amounts at a time and by feeding her at head height and making her keep her head up for a few minutes after she has eaten it helps keep the osophogus stretched out giving the food time to get passed. If she gulps her food too quickly (like she did when she was sick) or it is too thick then it won't get past in time for the next lot that is coming behind it.

Dan is very hopeful that the next dilation will open the osophagus up enough for food to pass through normally. He is very keen that we take her on Monday as he will be doing it and he is keen to see how wide it is now. If the snow stops us from going then we need to get her there on Tuesday when Natalie will be doing it (she has done it the two times before).

I am hopeful that the the feeding her at head height and then holding her head up is just short term as it will be a pain in the long term, although it will be an easily achievable pain. The hardest thing to sustain in the long term is the lots of small meals, but Dan is pretty sure that after an initial period (how long he does not know) she will be back to normal meals served at shoulder height.

[Kaz]

It's just wonderful Debih - quite the best news on VV this year so far!

[miasmum]

'tis

[JoM]

It really is!

[Weka]

I'm so pleased to read this!

[meriad]

Just want to say good luck for no snow and a safe trip to the vet tomorrow Debih... fingers crossed