Everyone--- words can not express how much your thoughts mean to us. Thank you to each and everyone of you.
pcmom-- I'm here for you as well, if you need to talk. I know for us that we needed to do everything we could within our power to know for sure what was going on with Marci--- thus, the two MRI scans. The blood tests and other things were just not conclusive, and we're the type of people that need to know all our options before making the next decision. It was only after the scans that the hydrocephalus could be the 100% diagnosis. Then, it was talking about treatment that would make her more comfortable for the time she has left. Both our vet and the neurological specialist are documenting her case, and hopefully, in some little way, this will make small changes in how this horrible condition can be dealt with in the future.
I'll be making a call to the vet this morning to have her go in for blood work and then a conference session for us. We had said a year ago that we'd make the final decision when we had to, thinking that the blood work would come back with problems to organs, or that she would get to a point of not eating/drinking or going out to do her business. . . but it seems that it may now come down to a judgement call. I'll post later this week with what we've learned.
Thanks again.
Pam |