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My little Missy started having difficulty breathing and the now and again cough ( we attributed to trachea) became chronic yesterday. She had just had blood panel day before and the results were almost perfect ( ironic!). I called the vet and she said to bring her in and she's do an x-ray so appt was scheduled for the afternoon. By the time we got there her breathing had become very labored. She was pretty subdued ( not the normal fiesty little girl I know at the vets) The vet listened to her chest and said she was going to give her a shot of lasix immediately as she didn't like what she was hearing. The x-ray was done ( and I'm thinking the cancer maybe went to the lung as that is one of the common "target areas" if the cancer spreads).. but nope..in fact not a sign of the cancer.
BUT! her heart is HUGE! and it is compressing the airway passage.. plus the fliud build up.
I said to the vet.. "I think that Missy's quality of life is coming to an end don't you?" .. and she nodded and said.. "Missy has a lot of serious problems going on now" She gave her some nitroglycerine ( creme on her ear) . She said with another dog she would put in the hospital but felt with Missy she'd do better if she came home with me and with instuctions for her care. I talked with her vet last night and I am to give a report to her agan today.
I gave her more diuretic last night and a med to help open the airway. Her blood glucose was VERY high and so upped the insulin.
However this is what we are going to start running into I'm afraid.. fix one thing .. screw something else up.
I slept with her in the guest room ( remade the bed with vynal protection for the mattress s with the diuretic she was very apt to have an accident.. but I simply couldn't just let her be alone on the floor. I feared she might go off into another area of the house and I wouldn hear her if her ran into big trouble. I took her out a couple fo times in the night and my good girl never had any accident in the bed.
( I know some may think that is "yucky" that I might sleep and her possibly have an accident" but I honestly didn't care.. things ( including myself can be cleaned).
The coughing did subside by evening but her breathing was still not "easy" and I doubted myself as to whether we should even try but should have just let her be free to go on her journey. This morning somewhat better but certainly not 'Ok". However when taking her out for her AM potty, a stray cat scooted out from under the porch and my little 'warrior" would liked to have gone chasing after this 'foreign invader".
This is a tough line to walk .. that infinate line between giving every chance possible and knowing when enough is enough.
I think at best Missy has a very short time.
I cannot just keep her to "be".. if she cannot "be-Missy".. if you understand what I mean. I know my little girl is dependant on me for her care and decisions for her well-being. As her advocate I have to think what is in her best interest.. if she cannot enjoy her life or has to struggle to do so.. then I must make that heartwrentching decision.
I ask you all pray for her.. and for me .. this is so very hard...
Terry and Missy
BUT! her heart is HUGE! and it is compressing the airway passage.. plus the fliud build up.
I said to the vet.. "I think that Missy's quality of life is coming to an end don't you?" .. and she nodded and said.. "Missy has a lot of serious problems going on now" She gave her some nitroglycerine ( creme on her ear) . She said with another dog she would put in the hospital but felt with Missy she'd do better if she came home with me and with instuctions for her care. I talked with her vet last night and I am to give a report to her agan today.
I gave her more diuretic last night and a med to help open the airway. Her blood glucose was VERY high and so upped the insulin.
However this is what we are going to start running into I'm afraid.. fix one thing .. screw something else up.
I slept with her in the guest room ( remade the bed with vynal protection for the mattress s with the diuretic she was very apt to have an accident.. but I simply couldn't just let her be alone on the floor. I feared she might go off into another area of the house and I wouldn hear her if her ran into big trouble. I took her out a couple fo times in the night and my good girl never had any accident in the bed.
( I know some may think that is "yucky" that I might sleep and her possibly have an accident" but I honestly didn't care.. things ( including myself can be cleaned).
The coughing did subside by evening but her breathing was still not "easy" and I doubted myself as to whether we should even try but should have just let her be free to go on her journey. This morning somewhat better but certainly not 'Ok". However when taking her out for her AM potty, a stray cat scooted out from under the porch and my little 'warrior" would liked to have gone chasing after this 'foreign invader".
This is a tough line to walk .. that infinate line between giving every chance possible and knowing when enough is enough.
I think at best Missy has a very short time.
I cannot just keep her to "be".. if she cannot "be-Missy".. if you understand what I mean. I know my little girl is dependant on me for her care and decisions for her well-being. As her advocate I have to think what is in her best interest.. if she cannot enjoy her life or has to struggle to do so.. then I must make that heartwrentching decision.
I ask you all pray for her.. and for me .. this is so very hard...
Terry and Missy
