Simone Update 10/11

Things seem to be going pretty good this week. We had a nice weekend at the coast, and Simone enjoyed taking a quick dip in the ocean and sleeping on the bed with us at the Fireside. Overall, she seems to be improving. She is eating dog food again uncoerced, wags her tail a lot more, and frequently grabs a toy and wants to play. She went in on Wednesday for a recheck, and although her liver enzymes are still sky-high, they are a little lower than they were last time. She still has a ways to go before reaching the normal range again, but we are hopeful with her now eating and feeling more happy and energetic that it will happen. She takes her last prednosone pill tomorrow, and then will only be on liver support drugs until the enzyme values come down. The vet is pushing for us to authorize a liver biopsy, but we are against it. For one, the procedure would require surgery, and we don't want Simone to have to go through that. The other thing about the biopsy is that all it would do is give us a better idea of her overall prognosis, and it wouldn't change her treatment or fix anything. We're just hoping that all she needs is a little more time to get back to normal and will still have many happy, healthy years ahead.