This has been a very trying week for us. Dee became very ill on Tuesday, and we took her to the WSU Veterinary Hospital (best place on earth.) It turns out that she had become diabetic, and developed ketoacidosis and pancreatitis. When they told me all of this on the phone - everything kind of became fuzzy, and I just remember hearing the word "crisis" over and over again.
She is currently undergoing treatment, but will for the rest of her life be diabetic. The ketones in her blood have gone from extremely high, to mid-range - they should be zero. She is responding well to the treatments, she is now eating, but she is so weak. For those of you who know her - instead of running over and jumping on you, she just raises her eyebrows. She is such a tired gal. She won't even lift her head to drink. My heart hurts for her. I am going to go visit her again today - it is just so hard to see her so sick. She is a fighter though, and I know that we will bring her home.
As you can imagine, all of this care is going to cost us an extremely pretty penny. She is worth every bit. Of course that means I'll be hounding all of you to try your hand at a Pampered Chef show, or to attend one. (Let me know if you want too!!! and if you live in Ephrata please come to the show on the 4th of June). Just when you think you are out of the woods financially, something like this happens, and BAM - someone pushes your head back under water. I know that we will all pull through this, and that we will be stronger for it. Our house feels so empty without the little blondie running around, or turning cartwheels at the door to meet you. She is such a special girl.
May your day be filled with paw prints on your heart.
Andrea
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