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    Thank you all for your condolences. My heart and...

    Thank you all for your condolences. My heart and life feel so empty without my boy- it has been a very long and difficult two weeks. The house is not the same without him. Very sad & still shedding...
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    Hi all. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for...

    Hi all. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your prayers for Zach. Unfortunately when we went to see him last night it was not good. We had to make the decision to let him go- it was the...
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    Unfortunately over night at the hospital Zach's...

    Unfortunately over night at the hospital Zach's blood pressure dropped. They have him on dopamine hoping that it will stabilize and that when they wean him off he will not have another drop in blood...
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    tonight his temperature is back within normal...

    tonight his temperature is back within normal range. apparently the transfusion he got this morning was just a small bag of blood, so he is currently getting a second transfusion. i hope tomorrow...
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    Yes I hope he can come home. It's so hard not to...

    Yes I hope he can come home. It's so hard not to be with him during this difficult time. I hope he tries to eat this evening too- I don't know if it's the pain meds or his low red blood cells causing...
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    Thank you. We just called the vet. He's resting...

    Thank you. We just called the vet. He's resting as they just finished the transfusion- he did spike a fever 103.2 and so he's on antibiotic- praying when we call back at 7 that he has more energy/is...
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    Yes- it is better that he is there just in case...

    Yes- it is better that he is there just in case he needs something they can provide it for him- if he came home and needed anything we would be in trouble. i have just never heard of dogs needing...
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    Just spoke to the doctor. Zach is still kind of...

    Just spoke to the doctor. Zach is still kind of "blah" this morning. He is still on pain meds and not too interested in eating (not of great concern) but his RBC is down to 20. They will be giving...
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    Went to see zach tonight- he walked into the...

    Went to see zach tonight- he walked into the visiting room and looked really strong and steady. he laid down and we massaged him for a bit and just talked to him nice and quietly and told him what a...
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    Me too- they assured me it's normal his appetite...

    Me too- they assured me it's normal his appetite wouldn't be great but still it makes me very worried 🙄
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    Hi all an update- Zach did very well during...

    Hi all an update- Zach did very well during surgery. They were able to remove the spleen which was a good thing because the surgeon could tell it had definitely bled a few times (thankfully zach...
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    Thank you all. He just left for the hospital. I...

    Thank you all. He just left for the hospital. I am hoping it all goes smoothly and he can have the surgery.
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    Thank you all so much. It seemed like such an...

    Thank you all so much. It seemed like such an easy thing to consider when it was far off in the future. But now that the day has approached it is frightening
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    Splenectomy Update

    It's been a long journey with lots of ups and downs, nights of crying, and trips to many vets and I feel I haven't updated or posted in a while but Zach is scheduled for a splenectomy and possible...
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    Hi all. It's been a long week. We met with a...

    Hi all. It's been a long week. We met with a holistic vet this week and Zach did a Vitamin C IV drip. It has helped him considerably. He is feeling more himself and his anemia has improved. From...
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    The vet did mention the transfusion but felt it...

    The vet did mention the transfusion but felt it would only help the red blood cell count and not do much for the albumin level
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    Thank you ❤️ I wish I could do more for him No...

    Thank you ❤️
    I wish I could do more for him
    No amount of time is ever enough time
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    Thank you all. Unfortunately, our numbers are...

    Thank you all. Unfortunately, our numbers are lower than before. Albumin is 1.4 and red blood cell count is 21. Surgery is not an option- the vet says he will not make it. Zach is very tired. I am...
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    Thank you so much for the suggestions. We had...

    Thank you so much for the suggestions. We had another scare this morning- while going to the bathroom Zachs back legs gave out. I ran outside and immediately gave him a dose of Yunnan Baiyao- I...
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    Hoping for all the best for the surgery for your...

    Hoping for all the best for the surgery for your pup. In discussing the surgery with our vet and the surgeon they did warn us some dogs develop arrhythmias post surgery and so many dogs will be send...
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    Thank you for the reply. We've been doing a lot...

    Thank you for the reply. We've been doing a lot of resting and massaging today.
    We had to make a trip to the general vet- he was not feeling like eating this morning (had to hand feed him first...
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    Thank you all so much. I am a roller coaster of...

    Thank you all so much. I am a roller coaster of emotions today- and he seems a bit weak and tired (understandably) from yesterday.

    While he didn't have the surgery yesterday we are trying to...
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    We spoke to the general vet and he said if the...

    We spoke to the general vet and he said if the surgeon had done the surgery Zach wouldn't have lasted even 3 days. There would've been so many complications from it. His albium number was 1.5 when he...
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    The vet says that surgery is risky but with Zach...

    The vet says that surgery is risky but with Zach in this condition it's even riskier. Because the albumin is so low Zach could need a transfusion of it during the surgery in which case it would have...
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    his level is 1.7. It was apparently lower before...

    his level is 1.7. It was apparently lower before they gave him the IV. But it's not good that it was so low.
    The vet says to do the surgery is much riskier now with his level so low. But also feels...
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