Awww, she's a sweetheart. I wish you and Missy well. Thanks for the update and please do not worry about not doing so, you have your hands full right now. Hugs.

Aww i'm sitting here in tears and I'm sending all the best wishes for Missy!!!!!!

Thank You for the update I am so happy that she is doing better. I will keep you in my prayers that she stays stabalized and comes home with you for the Holidays.

missy has taken a turn for the worse. They want to see me. I'm heading out to the hospital in a few mins. Missy needs your prayers more than ever, and I need to keep my sanity and strength to be able to make the right decision if it comes down to it.

Thinking of you and Missy today....
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I'm so sorry you and Missy are going through this...My heart breaks for you. You guys are in my thoughts and prayers.

Oh no I was so hoping she was going to be home soon. I will pray that she can pull through and have some good days with you.

oh no, the smile was just erased from my face.....I'm so sorry for you...I wish you the best and know that you are doing ALL that you can for Missy...

OH Dear....Please take it easy and I am sending you lots of hugs and kisses.....

Oh my gosh....I'm sitting here reading this and tears are pooring down my face for you and this terrible heartache!! I have been there and know how horrible it truely is....God bless you and your baby. Remember, she is going to a better place and you WILL see her again!! Big hugs!!, be strong for your baby, you have always been there for her and you can help her through this final walk too!!

Will continue to keep Missy and you in my prayers.

Oh this thread makes me so sad. I am so sorry that you are going through this. It is such a difficult thing to watch our babies age.
I will say a prayer for you and Missy tonight.

Hi all,

I finally brought Missy home last night. they basically told me that they have done all they could. Now it's up to me to either make the "decision" right on the spot, or take her home and make her comfortable for now and see what comes next.

I decided to bring her home. Right now she doesn't seem to be in pain or in a bad place. She's just a bit weak, otherwise looks like she really appreciates her own bed and her own home, drinking out of her own water bowl. And believe it or not she started gobbling down chicken like there's no tomorrw! They told me she had refused to eat for all four days in ICU, and they had to force feed her with a tube!

I was told that it could be two days, or two weeks, or who knows???? So the goal right now is to make her as comfortable as possible, expect the worst and hope for the best.

Thanks again for all your support. I will keep you all posted. Please don't stop praying for us because the heartache is not over yet, although at least I'm at peace with the fact that she is in the most comfortable place she can be right now, and I will continue to provide that for her until the very end.

I just read your story and I'm at work with tears streaming down my face. I lost my Missy on Halloween 2008. She was a 15 year old Shih Tzu. When she was 12 we thought that her time had come. She was epileptic, blind, pretty much deaf and had a multitude of other problems. She just seemed to really be going downhill. For some unknown reason she rebounded. I thank God for the extra three years we got with her. She had some kind of major illness every few months but in between she was really pretty good. In the end she had pancreatic cancer and we couldn't keep her blood sugar stable. She quit eating and I had to syringe feed her every two hours around the clock. I was willing to do that but her quality of life was non-existent. My vet talked to me and we made the decision to let her go. We brought her home for a few days to let our daughter come home from college and spend some time with her. Even when you know that the decision you are making is the humane and right thing to do, there is so much guilt in "playing God".

I'm telling you this because I want you to know that only God knows when their time really is. Be prepared for the worst but don't let that put a shadow on the time you have remaining with her. Love her, enjoy her and be thankful for whatever time you have left. Try not to live for the known ultimate ending but for the days that you have before that comes. The last bit of time we had with Missy was a very happy gift.

Another small piece of advice I would give is if there is someone who you really trust - in my case it was my Vet - let them help you with making the decision about your babies quality of life. I probably would have kept her going if he hadn't pointed out to me that pretty much she was already gone and I needed to let her body go with her.

Bless you - I'm praying for you.

You and Missy are in my thoughts and prayers.