Q: Yuki, you had a vet appointment last week. Is it true that they had to carry you into the back because you were so pathetic?
Q: Yuki. Some people have noticed that your glorious haunches have been looking a little bit less-than-glorious lately. What happened?
A: ... Full Disclosure: This Holiday Tu-Tu Wearing Pig was haphazardly sketched while watching a marathon of the latest season of Face Off. It very clearly illustrates why I do the comic digitally.
Good news! After a two night hospital stay, some joint taps, and about a gajillion tests, we're pretty close to an official diagnosis: Immune mediated polyarthropy (or polyarthritis). We are treating her with the standard for this disease, a corticosteroid called Prednisone, and since starting the treatment she is doing excellent.
Except for the side effects. Which involves incontinence on a scale that isn't even amusing anymore. I will just say that right now I have hacked up a sham-wow and rigged it onto her like a diaper. It is silly, and sad at the same time. We've been instructed to actually cut her Prednisone dose down in half, so maybe we'll see some improvement in the puddle-puppy over the next couple of days, without sacrificing any of her much-improved condition. The Yuki Report will continue as scheduled, provided that everything continues to be smooth sailing (apparently across an ocean of dog pee). |