I want to thank everyone again, for the continued thoughts and prayers...
This has got to be THE most terrible feeling in the world.... having to sit by and watch your baby (whether 2-legged or four) when she is SO sick, and be completely helpless to heal her.
We are back at home once more - after Natalie's ability to breathe worsened yet again. This time, we're home with a tiny make-shift oxygen tent setup brought out by our veterinarian and Natalie will remain enclosed in her "bubble" 'round the clock for at least the next 24 hours.
She's refusing liquids and of course there is now the risk of dehydration, so I have to syringe feed her fluid (which I'm TERRIFIED she will asperate on and add to the problems in her lungs!!).... drop by drop, it's going in... and she's keeping it down... so thank GOD for that!!
As far as eating - she never eats anything but boiled chicken on her own anyway as she's just an EXTREMELY picky girl.... so as I've mentioned before, I syringe (force) feed her baby foods when she's not interested in eating on her own. Today of course, she won't touch her chicken - but her stomach seems to be tolerating the soft foods I've given her, so we're okay in that aspect.
You don't know how calming it is to just be able to come here and know that you all are out there somewhere sending up prayers to strengthen our baby.
The house is quiet... it's just the dogs and I .... the kids are off to their dad's for the fall break.... my room mate is out with her family from out of town.... and it's true what they say.... "silence is deafening"...
I know that SO many little ones face far more desperate medical situations than this every day... and I can't even imagine how I'd handle such things... but this... this, for most dogs - would be "an easy fix".... so it's hard to even consider the reality that we could actually lose our baby from something so common...
She may be small.... but she's a FIGHTER!!! So I know we'll get through this just fine!
And look..................... she's FINALLY fallen asleep!!! The first time in HOURS!!!
Will update later......... thanks, thanks, thanks to everyone!!!