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Lakehousegal · 01-21-2014, 07:04 PM

PLEASE FORGIVE MY DELAY, on the update on baby, "Buttons". This year has def started off to be a tried one. However, I am glad & forever GRATEFUL to one remarkable vet hospital & my baby's will to live . We survived it all !!! Before I start I would like to say THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH !!!!! I have NEVER seen such a response about Buttons & so many ppl that were genuinely concerned about her well being & my peace of mind as her Mommy .i am still learning how to Navigate on here & I am not from the computer friendly generation at that . So please excuse any mishaps & uh oh's again Buttons & I TRULY MEAN IT FROM OUR HEARTS when we say , THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!!! The days to follow my post (2 to be exact ) she only got worse over the weekend & the hospital was closed . The nausea, vomiting & weakness. Not eating or drinking at all & sooooo weak . I cried til I could not cry anymore. That next morning when the vet hosp opened @ 7:00 am , we were there. He did lab , started an IV pushing fluids, she was very dehydrated & weak. Her white cell count was 76,000 when it should be not over 17,000. Major infection doc said but did not know where. Her Blood Sugar was 410 & should be not over 110 , just as in a human . She also had that fruity smell to her breath , which turns out after many test to be sure . Buttons was diagnosed as , an insulin dependant Diabetic !!! He told my husband & I he would do all he could , but he did not know if she would even make it thru the nite. For us to come back each day if we wanted & we could visit with her. My husband & I BOTH left there that day just Boo Hoo' ING , we cried all day , shut ourself inside & prob didn't say 2 words to even each other , just depressed & so sad & so worried & crying. We went EVERYDAY for the next week that she had to stay in the hospital , did not miss one day & we sat & held her & told her how much we loved her & how she could fight this ,etc, etc, it was a very long week . Needless to say, the vet called us & told us , he was VERY SURPRISED AT HOW WELL SHE HAD DONE & responded to the diet & insulin injections& she needed to come home. He was starting to see signs of her grieving herself over being away from us . He had wanted to keep her a couple more days but she was responding much better than he ever thoughts. He really did not think she would make it thru the night we first brought her . So we went to get our LIL Buttons & her antibiotics to finish, her insulin( which by the way is the exact same one as humans ) insulin ( cloudy one ) 70/30 & she is on 2 shots a day 4 units each shot. Her special diet ( canned food from vet rx kind ) so he can judge her calories per day & see how the 4 units are doing her & this is the best way to know her calories. 1/2 can for B'fast & 4 units insulin & the other 1/2 can for dinner & 4 units insulin. And NOTHING ELSE TO EAT AT ALL, NO MORE, NO LESS. VERY HARD ON HER & us but we have not wavered at all . We are not having to check her BS at this time but maybe later in he said . She seems to be doing great & she goes back this Friday to have her lab work done & see how well she is doing & her BS readings . I hope they are great , she seems like a totally diff little girl now . Still a ways to go I think as to how much to be exact I think , but well on her way !!!! She is back to her usual little sweetheart precious ways . I have learned one true thing in this LIL journey we took with our fur baby & that is :: I never really knew JUST HOW MUCH I loved my Buttons & my husband as well . I knew he was ATTATCHED to her & she definitely him, but he loves her as much as I do & well, I guess it took us almost loosing her before we REALLY knew just HOW deep that love is. She is Truly OUR BABY , OUR FAMILY MEMBER, OUR SWEETHEART, OUR PRECIOUS LITTLE BUTTONS !!!!! Thank you Dear God for saving her for us . WE need HER , much more than she needs us !!!!!! We Are BLESSED that we have her in our life , she has SO MUCH LOVE TO GIVE for such a lLITTLE one of Gods Precious Creations !!!!! " MOMMY & DADDY LOVE YOU TO THE MOON & BACK BUTTONS !!

01-21-2014, 07:04 PM	#9
Lakehousegal YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Pell City,Al,USA Posts: 3	PLEASE FORGIVE MY DELAY, on the update on baby, "Buttons". This year has def started off to be a tried one. However, I am glad & forever GRATEFUL to one remarkable vet hospital & my baby's will to live . We survived it all !!! Before I start I would like to say THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH !!!!! I have NEVER seen such a response about Buttons & so many ppl that were genuinely concerned about her well being & my peace of mind as her Mommy .i am still learning how to Navigate on here & I am not from the computer friendly generation at that . So please excuse any mishaps & uh oh's again Buttons & I TRULY MEAN IT FROM OUR HEARTS when we say , THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!!! The days to follow my post (2 to be exact ) she only got worse over the weekend & the hospital was closed . The nausea, vomiting & weakness. Not eating or drinking at all & sooooo weak . I cried til I could not cry anymore. That next morning when the vet hosp opened @ 7:00 am , we were there. He did lab , started an IV pushing fluids, she was very dehydrated & weak. Her white cell count was 76,000 when it should be not over 17,000. Major infection doc said but did not know where. Her Blood Sugar was 410 & should be not over 110 , just as in a human . She also had that fruity smell to her breath , which turns out after many test to be sure . Buttons was diagnosed as , an insulin dependant Diabetic !!! He told my husband & I he would do all he could , but he did not know if she would even make it thru the nite. For us to come back each day if we wanted & we could visit with her. My husband & I BOTH left there that day just Boo Hoo' ING , we cried all day , shut ourself inside & prob didn't say 2 words to even each other , just depressed & so sad & so worried & crying. We went EVERYDAY for the next week that she had to stay in the hospital , did not miss one day & we sat & held her & told her how much we loved her & how she could fight this ,etc, etc, it was a very long week . Needless to say, the vet called us & told us , he was VERY SURPRISED AT HOW WELL SHE HAD DONE & responded to the diet & insulin injections& she needed to come home. He was starting to see signs of her grieving herself over being away from us . He had wanted to keep her a couple more days but she was responding much better than he ever thoughts. He really did not think she would make it thru the night we first brought her . So we went to get our LIL Buttons & her antibiotics to finish, her insulin( which by the way is the exact same one as humans ) insulin ( cloudy one ) 70/30 & she is on 2 shots a day 4 units each shot. Her special diet ( canned food from vet rx kind ) so he can judge her calories per day & see how the 4 units are doing her & this is the best way to know her calories. 1/2 can for B'fast & 4 units insulin & the other 1/2 can for dinner & 4 units insulin. And NOTHING ELSE TO EAT AT ALL, NO MORE, NO LESS. VERY HARD ON HER & us but we have not wavered at all . We are not having to check her BS at this time but maybe later in he said . She seems to be doing great & she goes back this Friday to have her lab work done & see how well she is doing & her BS readings . I hope they are great , she seems like a totally diff little girl now . Still a ways to go I think as to how much to be exact I think , but well on her way !!!! She is back to her usual little sweetheart precious ways . I have learned one true thing in this LIL journey we took with our fur baby & that is :: I never really knew JUST HOW MUCH I loved my Buttons & my husband as well . I knew he was ATTATCHED to her & she definitely him, but he loves her as much as I do & well, I guess it took us almost loosing her before we REALLY knew just HOW deep that love is. She is Truly OUR BABY , OUR FAMILY MEMBER, OUR SWEETHEART, OUR PRECIOUS LITTLE BUTTONS !!!!! Thank you Dear God for saving her for us . WE need HER , much more than she needs us !!!!!! We Are BLESSED that we have her in our life , she has SO MUCH LOVE TO GIVE for such a lLITTLE one of Gods Precious Creations !!!!! " MOMMY & DADDY LOVE YOU TO THE MOON & BACK BUTTONS !!