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Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 1:03PM 
It never seems to end around here.. ya know.. the stuff that stops life, makes laundry pile up and just gets your mind all wonky? Our poor Bonnie (of Bonnie and Clyde, our pair of miniature pinschers) is just not doing too well lately. For months we have been struggling with what the vet told us might be 'partial colon-rectal paralysis' possibly caused by a fall she took when she was younger. Ya, you can probably guess, it was not too pretty. But that wasn't too bad to deal with until she started to bleed and yelp in pain whenever she went to the potty. :( Finally after many vet visits and some tests that should have been done months ago, we now know she has some type of colon disease. IBS, or something that is making the walls of her colon seep blood. Ya.. yuck!! Mind you it's even worse to clean up than it sounds.. BUT hopefully once the labs come back they can tell what kind of problem it is, so we can treat it.. today has been a pretty good day for her. She was finally able to eat food again (she hadn't been able to eat for over 48 hours) and slept quite content for hours. The bleeding has appeared to stop for now. All good things.
It is astounding how quickly life can get turned upside down and exhaustion can set in. Meetings, spring training, trips to the vet, town voting (my husband was on the local ballot) it all gets to be a bit much! And trying to keep things light and perky here, well, sometimes I can't! :) Tomorrow AM I go in for minor surgery, (not a big deal) soooo.. I was going to give you a list of my favorite morning blog reads, and some other tidbits but I just don't have it in me.. I'm trying to get some dinners in the fridge, the laundry caught up, the house back to some normal level of tidy and clean before I am laid up for a few days and it all goes to hell again.
When things get overwhelming, I visit Stephanie, from the Nie Nie Dialogues. Nothing will put your blessings back into your heart faster than a quick imaginary jaunt in her shoes. Even for a few moments.. her courage, determination and honesty about her situation just make me realize I need to shut up, stop whining and move on.
So I'll be gone this weekend, but I'll be keeping it all in perspective and enjoying this very crazy ride I'm on.
Pink undies and all!
xoxo~
Abbie
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Reader Comments (9)
Oh Abbie, so sorry about your puppa and sending my best wishes on your surgery. I must admit your blog title was quite intriguing .... I was hoping you were designing lingerie in your spare time. Alas, I must wait for your troubles to lighten up before that happens. ((hugs)) rosie
The cone of shame!!! Poor girl :)
That poor little puppy...............well, you too. I have been there and it's not pretty. I wish you a speedy recovery for you and your pup. I have always been just astounded at how fast my entire life can go to hell in a hand basket. With out any warning either! The curse of living, but then, the alternative isn't what I want either.
Abbie, sending best wishes and positive thoughts to you and Bonnie from one of your blog readers.
Abbie, you're a saint for playing nurse for your little furbaby there. Poor thing!
Hope that your weekend is more restful and relaxing than the past few days have been.
aw, poor puppy...yes it is hard, the little things really can disrupt in a big way...best of luck to you both!
You are exactly right - just when I think my life is the pits I find someone who is dealing with far more than I am! Best of luck on your surgery - no matter how small it is it is still surgery!! And best wishes for your poor pup! I can imagine what both of you are going thru! Hang tough!
jackie
Oh I know how you feel!! Boy do I ever! Sorry about your furbaby... I really hope and pray everything will turn out for the best and be ok. Its so hard to see them in pain especially when you have to play the waiting game. I am too recently going through this not with one but two of my furkids. Our cat, Gary, couldnt pee so his bladder was hard and he was in dire need of immediate surgery to remove crystals in his bladder and drain it. He had to come home with a catheter (no bladder control with that) and oh was that a mess, but he ended up getting to it and taking it out even though he had a cone on his head. So only other option was that if he didnt pee on his own was more surgery or he would pass away, so he had surgery last Friday to remove part of his manhood so he could pee, hes still at the vets getting IV fluids and healing but he made it and now we have to see how he does once he comes home. Around the same time my Pomeranian, Indiana, developed a severe cough ... seemed like allergies to me but he couldnt stop. So off to the vet for lots of tests to find out he has collapsing trachea. They put him on meds to see if that would help alleviate the problem and those meds have helped him allot, his coughing has slowed down so much. I am so thankful that our furkids just might be ok and maybe someday we can get our head above water here soon.
It sure is allot to manage but just know it will get better, its so hard when it all hits at once. Boy do I know that one too well. I wish you all the best with your furkid and your surgery! Keep your head up!
Poor girl! I feel so bad for her. I had a Miniature Pinser too. He was the sweetest little thing ever. I was so sad the day he died. He was my baby before I had my son.