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05-23-2005, 01:05 PM | #16 |
My Little Magwad Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas
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| It's very hard to type a response through tears. Your story brings back very painful days just this past March. I lost my Moke to kidney failure. He was 14. I would not give up. He would not give up. I had his abdomen drained twice. The vet knew it was only a matter of time. It got down to the point where I was force feeding him through an eye dropper. After two weeks of force feeding, he would not swallow one dropper full. I knew it was time. He also knew it was time. I have never cried so hard and so long as I did that day. I held him in my arms in his favorite baby blanket, on the way to the crematory. He's back home with me now. I look at his picture and the good memories return. Someday we will be united again. The answer to whether it's time or not, is in your heart. Nobody can answer it for you. You will know and so will your baby. My heart goes out to you. God bless you both. |
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05-23-2005, 04:15 PM | #17 |
Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama, etc.
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| We will keep both of you and your babies in our prayers during this horribly, difficult time. If there is anything at all that we can do, please don't hesitate to ask.
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05-23-2005, 04:36 PM | #18 |
BANNED! Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 8,246
| This is truly heartbreaking and you are so brave and so strong for your little girl! She sounds like a jewel and she is still fighting the good fight, bless her heart. I wish I could offer more, but please know that we are thinking of you and your baby and sending poistive energy your way! |
05-23-2005, 05:09 PM | #19 |
Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MD
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| Marcismom, I am so sorry to hear about the problems your Marci is having. I have friend who bred Doxies and one of her puppies had hydrocephaly. When I was a kid my neighbor's son had the same thing and he lived to age 15 and was always a baby. The point I am trying to relate is that you have to make the decision for your baby based on what is right for him. I had a beautiful boy who had pneumonia 3 times last winter and 2 times before winter really started this past winter. I had decided I would not put him thru more than 3 times this winter and when he was really sick for the last time, I brought him home and laid him across my chest to sleep that night. I prayed "Dear God, take him away tonight. If you cannot take him, please give me the strength to do what is right for him!" He struggled so hard to breath all night and the next morning, I called my vet and made the final appt. She cried as much as I did..they made a little mold of his paw and cut a lock of his hair that is taped to the frig. I pray that you can put your baby to rest and find peace that you can say "I did all I could!" Bless you and him and you are in my prayers. |
06-20-2006, 04:55 AM | #20 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Park City, Ut
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| Dear Pat, I know what you are going through. I had a similar problem with my yorkie, Ringo who also suffered from late onset hydrocephalus (normal until 5 years old) with personality change and seizures about every 6 weeks. Here's what helped him. Prednilizone shots once a month. Contant monitoring of phenobarbitol blood levels. (Pheno twice a day) Also, whenever he got some valium he seemed more pain-free (I assume it feels like a headache). He was relaxed and more of his old self. If I could do his treatment over again I would beg, borrow and steal valium for the little guy. (Even the best Vets are hesitant to give valium as they assume the human will take it and so I never pushed the subject.) I don't usually check forums but you can email me directly if you would like to know more. lydjoseph@hotmail.com |
06-20-2006, 05:26 AM | #21 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Alexandria, VA
Posts: 7
| Long over-due Update It's been over a year since I last posted to Yorkie Talk, and there has been good reason. LydJoseph-- thanks for your post. Hopefully others will learn options, treatment, etc. from both of our situations. The treatment we followed from her onset (she had just turned 7)-- which could only be completely diagnosed by two MRIs-- was prednisone tablets in the morning and children's benadryl at night (helped her rest easier). We did have a prescription for valium on the fridge that we never filled--- at 2 lbs the dosage we used of benadryl did the job. As some of you may realize by now, Marci fought a long and hard fight-- over a year longer than any other case that our vet or specialist could remember. We lost her at the end of August 2005. Again, thanks to everyone for all your kind thoughts and prayers. Maybe one day we'll have it in us to open our hearts again . . . but for now they are still mending. Pam |
06-20-2006, 05:41 AM | #22 |
I love my boys! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston
Posts: 1,913
| I have just now read this entire thread and I just want you to know how much yours and Marci's story touched me. I'm so sorry about your loss, but you did what was right for her, and she is now in no pain. I hope you will stick around on YT, it'd be great to hear from you more often. Thank you for the update
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06-20-2006, 05:50 AM | #23 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC
Posts: 605
| How horrible you both must go through this and your babies. My heart goes out to you both and I wish you guys all the best. With the time and care you guys have already devoted...... yiou guys will do the right thing when the time comes. |
06-20-2006, 05:54 AM | #24 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC
Posts: 605
| Oh Marcismom..... I just looked at your last post and realized this started last year..... I'm so sorry for you loss. You were a great yorkie mom and she is thanking you up in rainbow bridge. I'm so sorry........ |
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