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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  I can't imagine how horrible this is for you after losing a special one to this horrible disease so recently - and now have another probably with it.
Whoever had that little angel before robbed him of his dog voice - one of the most self-identifying, necessary, elemental faculties the canine possesses - and then possibly just gave up on him when he got really sick. He was truly a castoff, a throwaway, disposable life. Until you. You are his lifesaver & his only hope, it sounds like. Boy was he blessed to find you who knows so well how to deal with something this awful, however racking it has been & would be on you again. But with his disease and possible prognosis, he probably wouldn't stand a chance with anyone else in this world. I know you probably don't think you can stand it all over again but boy, this little fellow is right where he should be. Living as healthy & protected a life as he needs would probably just not be possible elsewhere. I don't envy you what you could be facing but it sounds like only someone just like you is how he'll have a chance to make it as long as possible, if he does have epilepsy.
All I can do is praise & thank you for your quick appropriate response when you did realize he was so ill, for your willingness to both seek excellent vet- & give excellent home-care for him & further, support you with prayer & encouraging words for the battle you may be facing with little Benjamin. You must be really in love with this baby to open yourself up to this again. Ben is a blessed little boy to have you, despite his many troubles. I hope, though, somehow his testing shows it was only a single syncopal episode & never recurs, as Pollyanna as that sounds. God bless you both. |
I appreciate you saying that! No, I don't ever want to have to face the epilepsy monster again! My little Aiyana, my IG that owns my heart and soul has epilepsy, but thankfully hers has, so far, not been that severe or needed medication - But she's also never completely been unresponsive like this, my Portia was on several occasions after particularly bad seizures
I know when I spoke with the cardiologist he said that if the EKG and echo we do show nothing, he's going to see if he can get a holter monitor small enough for Benjamin so we can get a good idea over 24-48 hrs if there's any abnormalities going on with his heart. It's a good place to start anyway! Pollyanna or not - I'd love to spend all the money to get all the workups needed done and find out that there's nothing wrong with Benjamin then just hope it never happens again and then have him die of something we could have treated or managed if I'd pursued it! This little gut means the world to me, I'm not a believer in coincidences, there's a reason I felt so drawn to Benjamin, there's a reason he became a part of my life and my heart forever, and this could easily be why! I love this little guy more then words will ever be able to describe!