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As if the last year hasn’t been bad enough
By ella | November 15, 2007
Almost a year ago to the day, my beloved dog Brin started showing clinical symptoms that, unbeknownst to us, would mean she only had a few weeks to live. Those of you who have been long term readers will know how terrible those few weeks were for me.
Today, my other beloved dog Defa is lying in intensive care at the vet with complications relating to the same liver disease. For the last three days she has been vomiting, depressed, in pain, not moving and unable to eat. It’s very hard to watch her suffering, not knowing whether this is the beginning of the end for her too.
Further tests next Tuesday will confirm whether she has acute pancreatitis but the prognosis is not good since the medication she relies on to keep her liver disease from progressing rapidly may be causing the pancreatitis. She may also require a low-fat diet to keep the pancreatitis under control but as she is already on a low-protein hepatic diet, I’m not sure what that leaves her in terms of nutrition.
She hasn’t been allowed home today but I’m hoping they get her condition under control so she can come home tomorrow where at least I can sit with her and reassure her and try and nurse her back to some sort of health.
If that’s possible.
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My goodness, Ella. I’m so sorry.
I am so sorry. Praying that the day will bring good news.
Ella, I hope she is doing better today and has been able to come home.
So very sorry, Ella.
{{{Ella and Defa}}