Treatment?

Yesterday I received a call from the eye doctor that did the retinal test thingie on Ely while we were at the specialist's office. I got the low down on the eye concerns from Dr. McDreamy without ever talking to Dr. Eye. It was nice to speak to Dr. Eye, but it was a bit technical. One thing she said was Ely's blood work didn't indicate that she had the doggie Cushing's disease, despite having many of the symptoms. This was good news. Dr. Eye also suggested that we could try some treatment that may restore a tiny bit of her vision. I don't know all the details, but with some dogs who get SARD's because of an immune response (I'm vague on this part as well), a course of intense steroids and anti-biotics has been shown to help their vision. This would in no way be a dramatic increase, but would help her see contrast a bit better. My concern is having her on steroids long term, I don't want to harm her in some other way trying to fix something that's not totally fixable but isn't life threatening.

In other news, I put child locks under our sink, where the trash is. She seems more and more driven by her nose, as well as just being hungrier. A couple of weeks ago she got into the trash and ate about a dozen hard boiled egg shells. Eww. Ely is known for her sensitive stomach! I remember the time someone gave her a potato chip and she threw up instantly. Now all of the sudden she has a stomach of steel! Egg shells, chocolate, pooh...

Ely is keeping up a great attitude, she seems waggy and happy. I've caught her smiling a few times! I've found it very sweet how she still looks out the window for me when I get home or go outside for some reason. She isn't looking at me, just out there. Maybe this is a good thing, she does look a little crazy in the eyes when she doesn't know what's going on. Could this keep those proselytizers away?