I don't know how much this will help, but I was a Hospice Volunteer Coordinator/RN and although had to retire. But animals have a real sense that humans cant really seem to understand. We all know how intelligent our little furbabies are, and wish they could tell us whats wrong, but we just have to be patient with their behaviors. I would not push her to do anything that frightens her. Is there a problem if you put her in bed with you? If you do you may never get here back in her crate. My bichon sleeps in a crate and sometimes I know she's not feeling well or is scared of thunder, I'll keep the door open and allow her to sleep with me if she feels she needs to. I think they can sense the change also, even though your mother in law was only with you a few weeks.
I'm sorry you had to go through all that! Bone cancer is one of the most painful cancers there is! I hope that Hospice helped, it was the best part of my nursing career! Good Luck with everything and keep us posted on how she does, by the way she's a real cutie! |