It's been about 6 months since Stella started losing a lot of weight, getting down to 65 pounds in April. Since that time she has gained some weight but could gain more. Kelly commented on the public blog a few weeks ago that she thought Stella looked good. Stella's energy is normal. Her water intake and appetite have never changed ... they are normal.
All of her coat is course and has very little black hair mixed in like her tail. When I got her in August 2015 her coat looked like Sadie's in color and a soft texture. You can barely see that inside her lower legs there is a loss of hair. It's not mangey or raw but looks dark like some sort of skin infection.
She loves eating deer scat and spends more time doing that than anything else. I hate that habit. Recently I have had to tug her at the collar to pull her away from the scat. She does not resist me like she has in the past.
She doesn't run like she use to. She will trot but no full speed running.
I have thought of buying a different kind of high protein dog food just for her. It is sad to see how much she has changed since August 2015 or even this time last year, a year ago.
I will keep monitoring her health for any improvements and document them here.
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