In fact, I was wrong that Barbara had taken her to the vet. She had taken Justice, but decided to leave Sage home in the belief that the trip would be too much for her. But Barbara talked to the vet at length about Sage and was given good advice and meds. Among other things, we were given a B-12 shot to be given subcutaneously, as well as some broad spectrum antibiotic also to be administered subcutaneously.

Barbara also spent a fair amount of time trimming some of the most egregious mats and knots out of Sage’s coat, and found a burr embedded in between the pads on one paw. After the removal of the burr, Sage was able to stand and walk a couple of steps. This morning, I carried her outside and she was able to walk (well, wobble) enough to pee.

Also, she’s started showing a bit of an appetite and has eaten something like 2 or 2.5 cans of soft dog food (prescription a/d, which is high in nutritional value but extremely gentle on the system). She’s sleeping almost continuously, and it’s still very clear that there is a lot wrong with her (medically speaking), but she’s also aware that she’s being treated gently and caringly and that she’s warm and dry.

It looks like she will survive, at least for a while. Next week, I’ll be out of town (business), but Barbara may decide to take Sage to the vets for a real workup.

As for the continuing adoptions…that’s great news!