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Still praying for Lucy & the best possible medical care. May she soon be able to come home. Belated birthday wishes for a blessed year Janice. You are in my thoughts & prayers |
Happy Birthday Janice.. I hope everything gets back to somewhat normal for you soon.. You and your precious babies are in our prayers.. |
:party: :party: Happy Birthday Janice! :party: :party: |
I'm having internet issues today. Aaaaaaaargh!! I am not a patient person and this thing is sooooooooooooooo sloooooooooooooow! It's driving me crazy, so I won't be on long. My home phone is through the internet, so the reception on that is very bad and I've talked so much on my cell today that it died, too. Thank you everyone. I haven't had a chance to talk to the doctor about the brace yet for Lucy's neck. By the time I go back home the neurologist was headed back to her home in London, Ontario and the neurosurgeon won't be back in until tomorrow. Hey! Val, do you have a pattern for those neck braces you made Baby Bear? Or a photo. I could probably do something like that with Lucy. I wonder if I could have something like that ready by the time I pick her up? Or, if I need to get measurements first? I did call this afternoon to ask how Lucy was doing and a vet tech told me that she "seems" to be in less pain than she was this morning. I don't like that "seems". It "seems" as if they are trying to placate me. I am debating whether I want to drive all the way back down there tomorrow to see for myself how she is doing or just wait until they tell me to come and get her which probably won't be before Saturday. I held her for quite a while this morning. They did tell me that the pain was to be expected from the surgery, because of the severity of the injury. When they got in there and actually saw the extent of the damage, they were surprised she had even lived through the injury, let alone that she had also been walking around. |
Janice I'm so glad Lucy is alright!!! I would definatly check out the Fentayl patch (btw this is the correct spelling if you want to look it up on the internet) Sloppy dog kisses from my 3 kat |
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I will ask the vet about it when I call tomorrow. Thank you. |
Janice, YOu just gave me goose bumps all over my body when I read that last paragraph.. Lucky to be alive.. She is so lucky to have YOU.. I need to say thank you very much for making sure she got the best care possible.. I even told Babybear's vet about her tonight when we went for his accupuncture appointment.. You are very lucky you got her there when you did by the sounds of it. Wow.. I really do hope they get her pain under controll.. I am going to pm you to ask you a question.. Hope you don't mind... |
Just checking in on Lucy's progress....I'm so glad she out of surgery!..... Janice this has to be the best birthday present ever!...I hope for her that each passing day her pain subsides for her..... |
Janice a Prayer for you and your baby. She seems to ba a very strong baby to go through so much pain. Its crazy how they can get hurt so easily. While reading this tonight I cryed and prayed and lit a candle. May GOD place his hand over your baby lucy and get her back to you Soon. Happy Birthday a wish to you I have made and that is to get Lucy back to herself. Love Liz and Buzz |
janice~ my phone died and I am so sorry I wonder if they died at the same time? haha.. Please get you some well needed and deserved rest tonight... I saw somewhere in a post I cant remember where but it was today that a lady works at a vet hospital and she is around surgeries alot and they wrap dogs necks in ace bandages.. Im just passing this along.... I hope Val comes up with something. The only thing that keeps popping in my head is a piece of wood with a sock over it wrapped with medical tape .. That would be the closest to Bleus ... It could not be heavy to weight down the neck it would have to be like a piece of thin crown molding... I could be off in left field here but anything to stabilize her would work.. I bet Val has some good suggestions.... Mine may be corny I dont know it is just all I could think of that would work. Hugs to you Vicki |
Don't worry about them saying it seems like this or that. The reason why is they are being honest and saying they are doing there best to make sure Lucy is comfortable. |
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Everybody on YT has been very understanding and supportive. I have to say that is very heart warming to hear all the encouragement from all of you. |
Yes well Lucy has truly touched my heart and I cried for her when I heard what the diagnosis was and how she is staying so strong. We are all praying for her and for you. |
Thank you ALL for the good wishes for my birthday. I just turned 61! |
Janice you were on my mind first thing this morning and the last thing before I fell asleep last night. I will continue to pray for Lucy and I hope today is a better day for her .... and you. God Bless |
Praying for Princess Lucy ! |
I just her from the surgeon. It was kinda funny because I had started to dial their number when the phone rang and that's who it was. I was told that Lucy is a lot more comfortable today. She is able to lift her head and turn it a little bit with little discomfort. It hardly hurts to be picked up. She still can't stand up, however, as she doesn't seem to be able to feel her legs on the right side. They do expect this to improve and she should eventually walk, but she will probably always be weaker on the right side of her body. There was quite a bit of damage to her spinal cord. They feeding and watering her by hand. She is catheterized, but they are removing that today and hope that she can urinate on her own. If she can urinate on her own, she will have to be held in a position where she can do that several times a day. Otherwise, her urine will have to be expressed and they will show me how to do that. It sounds like if she continues to improve I will be able to bring her home tomorrow. I asked about brain damage and there doesn't seem to be any; for which I am very thankful. She should continue to improve for 6 to 8 months and any function she doesn't have back by then will probably not come back. |
That is great news to hear. She's a fighter.. Thats awesome.. Fighters don't give up and neither do their momma's. I'm glad you have the knowledge and the support from the other members here that have gone through this. You are a remarkable woman.. My prayers are still with you and Lucy... |
What a little fighter Lucy is, bless her heart. Prayer's still coming for her to continue to get stronger each day. Thank the good Lord there is no brain damage. What a special little Yorkie she is. In time, I'm sure, she will be just fine. With her spirit and will to get well she can't help but succeed.:hug: |
Bless her little heart. I will continue to lift her up in my prayers. |
I am so glad that she is better! :thumbup: :thumbup: |
very good news to hear.. bless her little heart and bones.. and bless you for looking after her so well....:D |
Woooww majic50! I just came across this thread, read it from beginning to end! ooh my gosh, I am so sorry for your sweet little Lucy, my heart ached for her as I read on, until I came to the page with the AWESOME words, she is ALIVE! Praise God!! YT prayers at work. I am sooo happy that your baby is coming around and I know she will show progress one day at a time. I admire the support here, what a lot of angels there are among us. :) I will join the many praying for the both of you. On the days that something makes you sad, just remember the blanket of prayers around you & your baby. Will be praying for a full recovery. (((hugs))) with care & comfort. Annie |
sounds like she's improving day to day! I'm hoping you get to bring her home soon. |
i stand corrected. I spoke with some people at work today and realized i had confused two different surgeries. The surgery that lucy had is very critical. There is a high mortality rate. I was also told that they ARE sent home with a neck brace because they are not suppose to move that much. Things need to heal. Too much motion can cause damage. i told them about bleu's body cast and they said a couple places do that, but most just go with a full neck brace (like what people wear). i'm glad Lucy is doing better today. Hopefully she will be able to urinate on her own, but she will need help standing to do it. Its easiest to hold her over a wee wee pad, or a sink (that's not used for dishes lol). good luck! |
Janice, I am so happy that Lucy is doing better today.. I am sadden by the weakness on her right side.. Babybear is very weak on his right side also.. this is why he crosses his front legs we believe.. But then again maybe not.. Well if Lucy has weakness. After her 8 weeks I will give you some pointers on how to help her get stronger..Just let me know when you are ready.. You know me by now.. I have done it all with Babybear.. I am here for you all the way hon.. Big hugs to you.. You have had a very rough week.. Sending prayers to Lucy to keep getting better and Babybear is sending you yorkie kisses because you are such a special mom.. |
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I'm not familiar with that type of collar. Is it to keep the dog from biting? Do they even make them small enough for Lucy? Where would I get it? I'm probably bringing her home tomorrow. |
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I got one of these and I bought the smallest they had.. They are way to stiff for what you need.. I took it to the vets office the day i picked Babybear up from his surgery.. The vet said no to it because of how stiff they are.. JMO |
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