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Originally Posted by lisaly  I hope you have many more precious moments with Felicia, and that with your wonderful care of her, her neurological issues subside. |
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Originally Posted by magicgenie This is a fairly new challenge with some of the toy breeds. Dr. Sisson seems to be the world authority. It's a terrible disease with a poor prognosis. I wish I could help figure it out. |
Thank you so much. I just got off the phone with Felicia's doctor. She is better in some ways and the same in other ways. She is a long way off from being her normal little self. We're waiting for the results of the spinal tap to see which med. is the best choice for her. In the meantime, she has been started on Prednisone and this alone may bring her around fairly quickly. He is hoping with everything he has observed and MRI results etc. that she has the simpler type of encephalitis and they have better and quicker success rate with this. I am praying for a quick rebound for my baby. She's been through so much. She's never been away from home like this without me, so that adds to her stress -- mine too. The hospital she is at have been wonderful with her though and that helps ease my anxieties just a little. They are very loving and caring to her. They are going to allow her to come home today. She can get the meds at home, so I am praying that coming home will also be a help to perk her up. She's been hospitalized since Monday. She has a way to go yet in her recovery, but I am hopeful we can get her all well again and back to being her little playful self. I think having her back home will also perk up her sister, who has been depressed without her.
I have had 21 years of having yorkies and this is the first time I have encountered this and it is very frightening to see this happen to my little sweetheart. Thank God for experts who can pinpoint what it is and as soon as he read the reports and looked at her, he knew, but had to be certain through MRI. My heart goes out to anyone who goes through this with their little yorkie babies.
Thanks to everyone who have posted their kind words and their prayers. It is much appreciated. Please keep thos prayers coming. Thank you.