Stella has made some improvements over the course of the week. On Tuesday, she was not able to urinate in the yard in the morning, even when I put her on leash, which seems to make her more confident. She was happy to see her dog walker, Carrie, but she seemed reluctant to go on her walk for the first two blocks. As she got farther along though, she seemed to pick up and act like herself. Tuesday night, she ate dinner in her usual spot for the first time!
On Wednesday, I took a gamble and discontinued Xanax, and she was able to go to bed comfortable. Thursday morning she seemed much more like herself, and went potty and had breakfast without stress. She did not exhibit separation anxiety when I went to work, and the dog walker reported that she seemed normal in the afternoon. This morning, Lisa is here, and we are all in the living room. Stella is in her "safe place" under the end table.
After extensive consultation with Tufts, Dr. Dodman and Dr. Ogata suggested putting Stella back on the huperzine to see if we get improvement. It will be hard to tell, I think, whether the huperzine is working, as Stella had already begun to improve this week without the addition of huperzine. And, the melt down she had last week occurred unaccountably after nearly a month of very improved behavior.
The weather is going to be beautiful today and tomorrow and I am hoping that we get to take some nice farm walks for her. Agility classes at Tree Frog Farm start the first week in May, and she always seems to enjoy that. She feels pretty good about herself when she does agility. I want to keep her in classes whether or not she ever competes, because she loves the work and play.
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