Maki's Journey with a Brain Tumor: Updated Photo 6/5 last page

tulagirl

tulagirl

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Well, the year started off with a terrible loss and then now we have this. Our precious dog is in ICU with uncontrollable low blood sugar seizures. He won't eat and was having seizures like every 10-15 minutes. I packed him up for the er since vets here do not care for animals anymore. They hand out shots but refuse to care for their clients. I am already 2000.00 in a hole with more to add on as he has to stay in the hospital all night and all day tomorrow until they figure out what has caused him to stop eating and see if he can eat again and the seizures stop for good. We have a couple of test results back that indicate some problems, but we still don't know everything. When we left him he started screaming. My heart fell out at the parking lot entrance door and I don't feel like the same person anymore. R2 has been having panic attacks and both of us are just shot emotionally. I really hope we can bring him home and he will live a bit longer. I don't want to lose my precious dog. He is my life. Vinny loves him so much it will crush Vinny. I just throw up my arms. Its just been one thing after another in the loss department. When we have pets we love them like they are humans. Our dog has never been away from us ever.:(
 
Oh my Gods. :( That is heartbreaking hun. *hugs* It always hurts to see our furbabies suffering. I hope they find out the problem quickly, poor precious thing.
 
Thanks for your post @Leave a Whisper

We found out this morning its most likely a brain tumor. Sigh..

He also has another infection. He is still in icu.
 
Oh gods above @tulagirl I am so sorry. My dog has not been in the best health this year either and I understand wanting to keep them with us as long as we can. I hope your dog can recover enough to stay with your family some more. Just give him as much love as possible.
Pets are little angels sent to earth to make us happy and not feel so alone and we are always sad when they must go home.
I'll Keep your little furry friend and your family in my prayers.
 
Thanks guys, I went to visit my baby at the ICU vet today. I got a couple of photos of him. His iv tubing is under the cutest bandage. Its got chickens/roosters on it. I just about died laughing when I saw him sporting such designer attire. I get to go and pick him up this evening. Here he is in the exam room for a visit, he is going blind in that one eye. He will be on seizure meds forever now until they don't work anymore and then he will go on his rainbow bridge journey. We are just glad we get to have him a little longer, but I can't really stop crying. Why can't they live forever? I wish they could. This is just so hard for both of us. He is loopy on the medication and keeps falling over. I sure hope that gets better with time.
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I'm glad they've got your furbaby stabilized and better. huggles tula and dog
 
Oh @tulagirl he is so gorgeous! I am so sorry he has been poorly and giving you so much worry ~ glad he is stable now.
Hugs to you and your adorable furry friend xx
 
Aw, poor little baby. It's been so rough on him (and you). This year has been rough on us again. My ol' gal Ice Cream Susan died at 15 a bit ago. I was so sad. She was a rescue no one would adopt, but I'm glad she stayed with me. She enriched my life. Hopefully your little guy will buck up and recover. He looks like he could have some good years left, I hope!
I'm sending you a buncha hugs!
 
Thanks everyone, actually he is starting to at least calm down enough to let himself rest off of the pheno which we call his Pip Chong. The vet said he would be very loopy for 7-10 days as his body is adjusting. He can't walk really without falling over and his head is always spinning due to dizziness. So, we call him Bobble Boy. He gets stuck in corners and can't find his way out and tries standing in ant beds in which amazingly, I am the only one that gets stung trying to rescue him. The flooding has caused major problems with the ants. Now we are just hoping Oyster Creek doesn't flood out my parents. There is a lot going on and my back yard is a swap which makes it tough with the baby. He falls over in puddles. Its important to me to let him walk and do what he is use to doing even though he can't do it well. He is sleeping in an x pen at night to protect him while we are asleep. He can't seem to stay in bed and gets into all sorts of trouble. I need rest or I will collapse. Last night was my first full night of sleep and it makes a big difference facing the day. He has to be watched constantly. Its like having the babies all over again only worse because, he is sick not just little. He is also picky about where he wants to be so, its a huge challenge. He hates med hour because he has to take like 5 things. 3 of the 5 are every 24 hours and then the other two are twice a day. That will not be the case for ever. He has a couple of infections that we are treating along with the seizures. Eventually, he will just be on Pheno twice a day.
 
Poor little guy. I'm so grateful he's doing better, I know he just means the world to you. It's so hard to watch our little pals start to suffer from aging. You might want to hit the thrifts and see if you can score a playpen. They're really good for corralling sick dogs in.
 
evilbunnyfoofoo said:
Poor little guy. I'm so grateful he's doing better, I know he just means the world to you. It's so hard to watch our little pals start to suffer from aging. You might want to hit the thrifts and see if you can score a playpen. They're really good for corralling sick dogs in.
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I have raised dogs for so many years that I have invested in X Pens. I have a really tall X Pen and a shorter X Pen. They are much better because you can adjust the size, set them on top of linoleum and walllaaaa Dog protection on the go. They fold up and store flat. I keep them under my couch actually. I really like them better than playpens as they are actually made for dogs, have locks, really durable metal and a door you can open to let them out. I will admit though that I do have a Grayco Pack n Play that I have used then surgery was an issue and space was not something the vet wanted the pet to have a lot of. I find that the mesh sides are not as durable though for some dogs tear it. I don't know what I would do without my pens. You can get them at any pet supply place or even online. They are wonderful for all types of animals really. Very good for an emergency too. Here is my shorter pen. I have it folded up to fit the space in the room. Isn't it fabulous? At night what I do is line it with rolled up blankets so he won't hit his head on it. So far he is doing great. He still can't walk well and he bobbles and sways. He has trouble eating and usually falls face first in his food. This morning he managed to do some sort of feet over the head trick that I can't even describe. It was like he was reaching for a food bite and I watched his back legs fly up in the air and go over his head. Very scary. It caused him to fall. He is getting muscle spasms in his neck so, I think I will give him a massage today. Poor baby. He doesn't deserve all this. He is a trooper though and trying really hard to cope. He even gave me one of his cantankerous fusses yesterday which was really nice to hear. He wanted to sit with me and not R2 and let us know it. ROFLOL Great idea Bun Bun! Thought you might like to see what we were using.
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Today my neck was hurting so bad I broke out into a sweat and just decided to lay down on the floor. Mr. doggie loves this idea. He sneezed on me, rubbed his runny nose on me, blew smoke in my ear and put his head under my hand as if to say, "ummm you need to pet me right this instant." He is just so sweet. Gotta just snuggle him close.
 
Star_Flare said:
Poor little sweetheart, I hope Maki feels better soon. At least he's home with you, I'm sure that makes him feel better psychologically, if not physically.
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Dogs are the best, I love how even in the worst of times they are positive. I am sorry to hear about all that has been going on with you and your dog, it really sucks but at least like you said he's doing better. Sending you a big hug! And take care of yourself too, it's not an easy time but eventually it's going to get better :)
 
Nice to see you @cutekitten

Yea we are seeing slow improvements. This doesn't remove the fact he has the brain tumor, but at least for now his body is getting more and more use to the slug of a drug they have him on. He was wagging his tail this morning. This is such a huge thing to see. He has been dragging his tail for days. He still drags it and stands like a sick donkey, but anything joyful we just hold onto that like gold. I keep the front door open more so he can see outside through the glass door. I don't want him up in the window right now because, he could fall and really hurt himself.

The hardest thing is the medication strict schedule of making the dose on time no matter what. I have had to set an alarm on my tablet for him morning dose and evening dose. It saved my life this morning, because I over slept and did not wake up at my usual 6:30 and the alarm on the tablet woke me up right at 7:15 when he needed his meds. I can't be late, not early and can't miss it. This is very stressful. I find I worry about some storm or situation where I run out of his meds and can't get them due to a hurricane or something. Also the drug was hard to find. So, I need to have a talk with the vet because, this stress is getting to me a bit.
 
Feel better tula and maki
 
tulagirl said:
Nice to see you @cutekitten

The hardest thing is the medication strict schedule of making the dose on time no matter what. I have had to set an alarm on my tablet for him morning dose and evening dose. It saved my life this morning, because I over slept and did not wake up at my usual 6:30 and the alarm on the tablet woke me up right at 7:15 when he needed his meds. I can't be late, not early and can't miss it. This is very stressful. I find I worry about some storm or situation where I run out of his meds and can't get them due to a hurricane or something. Also the drug was hard to find. So, I need to have a talk with the vet because, this stress is getting to me a bit.
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That really does sound awful, I can understand the stress of worrying if you are going to miss or run out during a time of crisis: that would worry me too. I hope there is something you can do to get more meds. A while ago I was taking care of some infant kittens and I had to feed them every 2-3 hours, even during the night. I remember how stressed I was that I would miss it.. and there were times that I did sleep a little too long and they got their food a little late. I bring it up because I remember how worried I was about getting it done on time, and feeding them doesn't sound nearly as serious as what you are going through :( I definitely empathize with you and hope you are able to find a way to make it a little easier. Keep us posted on what happens with the medication, and I am glad to hear your little guy is feeling better :)
 
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