We had a lovely and unexpected respite over the last few months. When Millie reached the age for the surgery, we were dealing with other issues, and so we delayed seeing the surgeon until early summer. Because she was asymptomatic, he suggested watchful waiting in the hope that she would not have other issues. We were certainly not anxious to put her through such serious (and expensive!) surgery if she did not need it.
We were awakened from the dream Wednesday. Millie was in pain, so we gave her metacam, but she stopped eating, urinating, pooping. I took her to the hospital Wednesday night, and they put her on IV painkillers until they were able to get her pain under control enough to send her home with oral painkillers. The MRI done yesterday confirmed that her major issue is the AAI. The surgeon says that the other neuro things he sees on the scan are typical of dogs her size. Her surgery is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, assuming the the tiny specialized parts that are needed will arrive on Monday.
Please just hold her little self in your thoughts over the next few days. I realize that this is not a real issue in comparison with the tragedy in Paris tonight, but I also know that the folks who read this love these silly little dogs who fill our hearts.
I will update when surgery is over.
__________________ Janet  , Gracie  , and Millie  , and Maggie  |