Bree Update

Thank you all so much for your outpouring of concern and well wishes for my girl!!!

She looks so much better! We even got a few smiles out of her :D It was wonderful to see the sparkle back in her eyes!!!

They let us take her outside a couple of times, too!

She was so happy to see us! They even let us get in the cage with her! It was big enough for Bree, hubby, Shae, and me to hang out in!!!

Her blood work results will be in tonight (Saturday) and the urine culture is still 2-3 days out. She was having an ultrasound sometime after we left. They plan to move her from ICU to Internal Medicine on Monday.

She does have kidney disease, and they are calling it acute for now, but it may be chronic. If it is chronic, or ever turns into chronic kidney disease, we can manage it with diet and medication. She was really anxious hearing the other dogs in there crying and whimpering in pain :(

I can't wait to bring her home! Zachy needs his momma dog! In the event that Bree needs a kidney transplant, they said he (Zach) would be a great candidate for a donor, since he is her son. That would be the best possible match. They really are searching all avenues, just in case.

She isn't eating well, but they have her on a low protein food, and it smells just awful. We tried to get her to eat, and she ate a very small amount. I think she will eat it when she gets hungry enough, she is a very spoiled girl and used to eating good food.

She has some arthritis along her spine, in her shoulders, and really bad hip displasia, especially in her left hip :( My lil' girl is turning into an ole' lady) If we thought we spoiled her before, just imagine how spoiled rotten she is going to be now!

My plans for Sunday are....make Creme Brulee for Shae's birthday, go visit Bree, and then have Shae's birthday dinner.

Happy Birthday Shae!

Gaaahhhh....what a weekend.

When I know anything else, I'll let you know.

Love,
Del

It's a Sad Saturday

Dear friends, with much regret I am not doing a Seashell Saturday post this week, and maybe nothing on Sunday either. I just cannot concentrate on it right now. You see, our sweet nearly 8 year old Boxer, Bree, is very very sick.

 Thursday she became ill, and just wasn't our happy nub waggin' kidney beanin' Bree. (The link goes to Youtube showing another kidney beanin' boxer.)

Friday morning I took her to the vet, and after a day of blood work, x-rays, and barium contrast, they said we needed to take her to a specialist. Right now she is at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine getting the best care available in North Central Florida. She is having kidney issues, possibly kidney disease, and they haven't figured out why...yet.  Had she not seen the vet Friday morning, she wouldn't be alive now.

I have put everything else on hold until our baby is better. She is the sweetest Boxer girl ever, and is super polite, loving, and one of our very best friends.

I will be going back to UF Saturday to visit her. She has made some progress with being on IV, and receiving fluids, as she was very dehydrated. She is able to stand up and walk, which is a far cry better than she was this morning...she had to be carried into the vets office.

We have her first born son, Zach, and he is beside himself with grief, longing for her to return home. I'm hoping to relieve his anxiety by bringing her home in a few days.

I'm trying to figure out what blogger has done to my font, also! When I signed in to do my post, my pretty cursive writing was gone. If you are reading this in a plain print...I didn't fix it! Oh, well.

I will keep you updated as to how my baby is doing. And she really is just like one of our kids!!! Right now I can't think of anything but Miss Bree, but I didn't want to leave you all hanging and thinking I forgot about you.

Take care, and I'll be back!

Love,
Del