Our Tigger is doing a bit better; we are still having to watch him closely.

After nearly 2 weeks of not eating on his own (only extremely minimal amounts when forced), he is just now starting to eat when food is put down. It truly is an answer to prayer and our own small miracle. We left for a walk last night after trying a last ditch, albeit strange, solution that Mike found obscurely on the internet. When we left on the walk he was near catatonic and unresponsive. We actually had it in the back of our minds that he was going to be gone when we returned home. These are pictures of Tigger this morning (AFTER he had eaten last night, and yes there was a difference.) It is hard to seen in his stripping and shiny coat, but all his ribs and hib bones are jutting out; he is thinner at the waist than Zuma, and his neck is the same size as Zuma. He's lost about 2 inches around the neck at least; his wrinkles use to roll over the collar.

Mike found information about a dog will vomit, then have a sensitive stomach lining, then not eat or drink, which dehydrates them and then they have waited so long to eat they are actually suffering from low blood sugar. The solution, maple syrup. OK. Well it was that or take him to the vet in the morning (if he survived the night) and pay between $600-700 for an exam, x-rays and fluids. SOO, we tried the syrup and went for the walk. When we came home (about two hours after the maple syrup was poured down his throat) he met us at the door. So right after the walk it was time to clean up the dinner dishes. Caleb had not finished all of his scalloped potatoes, so I asked him to offer it to Tigger.... he ate it. I had a left over baked potatoe from lunch, he ate that. I took a couple bites of the scalloped potatoes and gave the rest to Tigger... he ate that! And then a little water. This morning he ate 1/2 a can of wet food, at noon-1pm he had the second half and a couple cups of rice. We are slowly going to reintroduce solids to his system, but he is actually eating on his own volition. And now using the restroom (it had been days, but when nothing goes in, you can hardly expect something to come out.) So praise God, a little doggie miracle has happened here. Of course we are now going to have to work on getting him back up to weight. Slowly, but it will come!