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OLBEAR · 09-03-2007, 02:39 PM

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR KIND WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT. EMMA IS NOT DOING AS WELL AS WE HAD HOPED. NATURALLY THE MEDS KNOCK HER OUT A BIT BUT SHE IS REFUSING ALL FOOD AND WATER. TRIED A FEW KINDS OF "SAFE" FOODS LIKE FRESHLY BOILED CHICKEN & EVEN TINY PIECES OF THINLY SLICED DELI SMOKED TURKEY BUT NO LUCK.

WILL TRY AND FORCE FEED HER WATER WITH SYRINGE BUT SHE IS JUST SO WEAK. WE ALSO HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD BLACK LAB & HE IS CAMPED OUT OUTSIDE EMMAS CRATE. THEY ARE BEST BUDDIES & SOUL PLAYMATES... I TELL YA IT'S A SCREAM TO WATCH THEM CHARGE AROUND THE BACKYARD.

ANYHOW... AT THIS POINT I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. SHE IS STILL IN OBVIOUS PAIN, HATE TO KEEP HER IN THE CRATE BUT JUST HAVE TO DO THIS AS THE VET SAID IT IS MOST IMPORTANT AND HER OLNY CHANCE IF IT IS DISC / SPINAL RELATED.

YA KNOW...THEY (DOGS) HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LIKE A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY TO ME...AND IT JUST TEARS ME UP TO SEE HER IN SUCH PAIN. NECK AND BACK PAIN IS A HORRIBLE THING AND INESCAPEABLE... I'VE HAD IT AND TO KNOW THE PAIN AND SEE LITTLE EMMA SUFFERING SO BADLY ... WELL... YOU ALL KNOW... IT'S JUST HARD. THIS IS MY FIRST YORKIE AND I JUST LOVE HER TO PIECES, NEVER CONSIDERED MYSELF A "SMALLER DOG" GUY BUT EMMA STOLE MY HEART IMMEDIATLY.... WHEN SHE COMES OVER TO ME AND CURLS UP ON MY LAP, THE WORLD DISAPPEARS AND I AM REMINDED OF JUST HOW SPECIAL LIL' EMMA CAN MAKE ME FEEL. i'M 6' TALL AND 250 LBS AND A FAILRY TOUGH LOOKING GUY... BUT PUT HER IN MY ARMS AND I'M MUSH. ANYHOW... WILL FILL YOU ALL IN ON HER CONDITION TOMORROW. IF I HAVE TO I WILL GO TO THE CITY TOMORROW AND PAWN MY WATCH AND RING BECAUSE IF SHE DOES NOT TAKE FOOD AND WATER SHE'S GOING TO NEED AN IV SO SHE DOES NOT DEHYDRATE.... AND THAT TAKES $$. SPOKE WITH MY BROTHER THE ACCUPUNCTURIST AND HE SAID THAT UNTIL SHE EATS AND DRINKS SOMETHING HER BODY MIGHT NOT REACT TO KINDLY TO A SESSION. ONCE THE CORE ISSUE IS ADDRESSED & SHE BEGINS TO EAT AND DRINK, THEN HE CAN OFFER A SESSION FOR SOME PAIN RELIEF. SO, IT'S ANOTHER LONG NIGHT FOR US HERE. OH, BY THE WAY... I AM USUALLY A REALLY UPBEAT GUY AND A LOT OF FUN...BUT THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AND A MOST CRITICAL TIME FOR EMMA. VERY SCARY FOR ME!

09-03-2007, 02:39 PM	#45
OLBEAR Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 52	Labor Day Emma Update THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR KIND WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT. EMMA IS NOT DOING AS WELL AS WE HAD HOPED. NATURALLY THE MEDS KNOCK HER OUT A BIT BUT SHE IS REFUSING ALL FOOD AND WATER. TRIED A FEW KINDS OF "SAFE" FOODS LIKE FRESHLY BOILED CHICKEN & EVEN TINY PIECES OF THINLY SLICED DELI SMOKED TURKEY BUT NO LUCK. WILL TRY AND FORCE FEED HER WATER WITH SYRINGE BUT SHE IS JUST SO WEAK. WE ALSO HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD BLACK LAB & HE IS CAMPED OUT OUTSIDE EMMAS CRATE. THEY ARE BEST BUDDIES & SOUL PLAYMATES... I TELL YA IT'S A SCREAM TO WATCH THEM CHARGE AROUND THE BACKYARD. ANYHOW... AT THIS POINT I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. SHE IS STILL IN OBVIOUS PAIN, HATE TO KEEP HER IN THE CRATE BUT JUST HAVE TO DO THIS AS THE VET SAID IT IS MOST IMPORTANT AND HER OLNY CHANCE IF IT IS DISC / SPINAL RELATED. YA KNOW...THEY (DOGS) HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LIKE A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY TO ME...AND IT JUST TEARS ME UP TO SEE HER IN SUCH PAIN. NECK AND BACK PAIN IS A HORRIBLE THING AND INESCAPEABLE... I'VE HAD IT AND TO KNOW THE PAIN AND SEE LITTLE EMMA SUFFERING SO BADLY ... WELL... YOU ALL KNOW... IT'S JUST HARD. THIS IS MY FIRST YORKIE AND I JUST LOVE HER TO PIECES, NEVER CONSIDERED MYSELF A "SMALLER DOG" GUY BUT EMMA STOLE MY HEART IMMEDIATLY.... WHEN SHE COMES OVER TO ME AND CURLS UP ON MY LAP, THE WORLD DISAPPEARS AND I AM REMINDED OF JUST HOW SPECIAL LIL' EMMA CAN MAKE ME FEEL. i'M 6' TALL AND 250 LBS AND A FAILRY TOUGH LOOKING GUY... BUT PUT HER IN MY ARMS AND I'M MUSH. ANYHOW... WILL FILL YOU ALL IN ON HER CONDITION TOMORROW. IF I HAVE TO I WILL GO TO THE CITY TOMORROW AND PAWN MY WATCH AND RING BECAUSE IF SHE DOES NOT TAKE FOOD AND WATER SHE'S GOING TO NEED AN IV SO SHE DOES NOT DEHYDRATE.... AND THAT TAKES $$. SPOKE WITH MY BROTHER THE ACCUPUNCTURIST AND HE SAID THAT UNTIL SHE EATS AND DRINKS SOMETHING HER BODY MIGHT NOT REACT TO KINDLY TO A SESSION. ONCE THE CORE ISSUE IS ADDRESSED & SHE BEGINS TO EAT AND DRINK, THEN HE CAN OFFER A SESSION FOR SOME PAIN RELIEF. SO, IT'S ANOTHER LONG NIGHT FOR US HERE. OH, BY THE WAY... I AM USUALLY A REALLY UPBEAT GUY AND A LOT OF FUN...BUT THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AND A MOST CRITICAL TIME FOR EMMA. VERY SCARY FOR ME!