Thank you so much for your reply, it helps to hear from someone who has went through a similar situation. I'm so sorry about Chanel, she was such a beautiful little girl her pictures are absolutely beautiful.
I am working on getting to the place where I feel "ok" about it. Tink has her local vet, as well as her "specialist" who is an oncologist near St. Louis. Every time her local vet sees her she tells me I am doing a great job with her and managing her feedings and medications - which I still cannot accept, I still feel like I should do more (but really, what could I do?..). I call every 2 weeks to check with her specialist who says she is doing good as well. I talked to her specialist on Wednesday after I took her blood sugar (44, which is lower than it had been) and when I started to voice concern over the low reading, he said, "But the most important part is you have a happy dog". YES. This is what I need to focus on. We are at the point where we have a medication regimen, and it is our long-term plan. I had thought about a second opinion, but it is obvious that from everything I have researched, her vets are correct with everything, and she had multiple blood panels ran which confirmed the insulinoma
One thing I am glad about is that for the past 11 years, she has been by my side. I never went on vacations, or overnight trips because I didn't want to leave her. I spent MANY a new years at home, while all my friends were celebrating, I was ringing in the New Year with Tink
So I am glad I don't have to look back and say, "I wish I would have spent more time with her". This is an aspect of being an introvert that has truely paid off. Who better to spend most of my time with than my little nugget?
Thank you so much for your reply. I am looking forward to the weekend, when I don't have to leave and go to work, it's always "Tink's Weekends"
Thank you again, Chanel was so lucky to have you
