I am finally home and able to update on Khloe. The vet said that today she was taking some of the high calorie liquid from a syringe but was not moving around on her own. He took her out and said she just stays still in his arms and makes no attempts to get down etc. ( I would say considering the extent of her injuries that would be expected) They are going to continue the steroids and she is being given bits of liquid as injections under the skin since they cannot get an iv into her. I am most concerned that he seems to avoid my questions concerning the medication to manage the pain she must be in. He says that he is certain that she has a very bad headache but when I mention the pain shot he starts talking to me about steriods again. I finally backed him into a corner about the pain shot and he said she can only have it once every 24 hours. I cannot imagine that a single shot of pain medicine would help control pain for an entire 24 hour period. Maybe I am being paranoid but I just want her as comfortable as possible. He will be calling me again tomorrow morning to see if there has been any improvement.
Never have I been as devastated over something as I am over this. Still I am not able to rest or eat much really. The tears I have cried are amazing to me and yet still they fall. The worst part is not knowing what kind of pain she is in and wondering if she is afraid without us in a strange place. Isn't is amazing that only a few ounces of puppy could make that big of an impact on our life? She isn't even like a puppy really, she acts like she is a huge fearless dog and has been living here amongst all of us for years. Regardless of the outcome I am so blessed to have been her momma.
Thank you all so so much for your sweet words and concern. They have been such comfort to me when it seems nothing at all can console me. |