We are nearing the end of the road. This is going to break my heart in a million pieces. I'm paraphrasing the comic, Louis C.K. to say this is a slow count down to sorrow. It has been a great time and thankfully, I've only looked ahead at the sorrow piece just enough to make me love her even more.
I am so proud of Gracie and she never disappointed me once. Her only flaw is that she will not live forever.
"We who choose to surround ourselves with lives even more temporary than our own live within a fragile circle, easily and often breached.
Unable to accept its awful gaps, we still would live no other way. We cherish memory as the only certain immortality, never fully understanding the necessary plan..."
"The Once Again Prince", from "Separate Life Times" Irving Townsend
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Nonregenarative Anemia
I had to take Gracie to the vet and then the dog emergency because she was weak and did not eat her breakfast. Her gums and tongue were pale. Her red blood cell count had dropped to 12% which was dangerously low. The diagnosis was made that she has nonregenarative anemia due to either the phenobarbital or her immune system attacking her red blood cells. She received a blood transfusion and stabilized. After her two day stay in the hospital, she is doing better. The doctors she saw felt it was more likely the seizure drug (phenobarbital) which would be the better diagnosis for us.
She is our amazing Gracie and we are very happy to have bought some more time with her. We are guardedly optimistic.
She is our amazing Gracie and we are very happy to have bought some more time with her. We are guardedly optimistic.
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Resting and recovery. The pink tongue is a good sign. |
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A slew of medicines to treat her. |
Labels:
A Dog's Life,
Seizures
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Beautiful Day for the Pet Blessing!
Happy pets and humans enjoying the pet blessing service! Donations collected went to the national nonprofit, Pets of the Homeless.
Labels:
A Dog's Life
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