ROBBLOG #735- A Miracle of Universal Proportions

 

I wanted to tell friends and family- who knew what was going on, this little tale before I posted this ROBBLOG.

 

No, we are NOT moving back to Ontario. That would be un-thinkable even though as I have said before, I miss Toronto's Big Shows and Ontario Summers.

 

Here in our new home on Vancouver Island, we have had a terrible few days with Missy our senior mini-Schnauzer. She'll be 14 years old come November.

 

She started feeling unwell at the beginning of the Labour Day Holiday Weekend- of course.

Everything happens on a holiday weekend or in the wee hours of the morning when one needs medical assistance.

 

Our Missy stopped eating. She was throwing up bile. She was not drinking. We dealt with this all weekend through until I could call the Vet for an appointment early Tuesday morning to make an appointment.

 

I made the Vet appointment with the intention of sending Missy over the

Rainbow Bridge. If you are uncertain what the Rainbow Bridge is- Google it please.

 

All day Tuesday she was drinking a bit but eating very, very little. It was the same pattern over the past four days. Tom and I had both worked up the courage to say- "Missy, you can go."

 

It took a miserable, gut-wrenching few days to work ourselves up to that point. It is a very difficult moment to work up to telling a family member, in this case our little girl, our special Schnauzer- "It's all right. Your Dad's won't see you suffer. You can go. We'll let you cross the bridge"

 

Then, we go to the appointment at 330 pm.

Good Gawd, Tom and I had made that trip a few times before. I even made the trip a couple of times without Tom since he happened to be across the pond at the time when a couple of our pets passed

Believe me, there were tears and sadness all the way to Prevost Vet Clinic on Canada Avenue here in Duncan.

We didn't say a word to each other.

What can one say.

It could be the start of a new day-without a special someone.

This story has a happy ending- so far...

 

Missy (L) & Koko



Just a few hours later,we have Missy at home again.

We are surprized to say the least.

After a discussion between Tom and I and Doctor Sara- and a few tears too,
we made a decision to try something. As Doctor Sara said, Missy is already somewhat of a Miracle Dog. We didn't expect her to last past last Christmas. This is when the kidney/liver/cancer diagnosis first reared it's ugly head. Then, only a month ago, we had been told that her Kidney disease was at stage three.

Not good news.

We had started planning on saying goodbye sooner, rather than later.

Dr. Sara has her on anti-nausea drugs which Tom and I will administer. She also had an anti-nausea needle and had water inserted under her skin via intravenous- since she was a little dehydrated.
We don't know what her kidneys or liver will do.

It is a medical gamble.

I can't even think about the friggin' cancer right now.

We have no guarantees this will work but happily it gives her Dads a little more time.

When we came home, Koko went nuts. She was jumping up and barking. She wanted me to put Missy down on the grass. Even Koko didn't expect to see Missy home.

Before we left for the appointment I laid on the bed with Missy.

Almost immediately, Dickens- our orange cat, as well as Koko jumped up and laid beside us.

~insert many tears here~

..and they call them dumb animals.

Mum always said that.

We used to roll our eyes and smile when she did.

 

So, that's that. There's no more to write at this moment. Things may change in a few days.

I have asked the Universe to give us at least another spring with The Miss.

 

Oh yes, with all this drama here on the Island, back in Orillia my Cousin Judy is in hospital after a massive heart attack on Labour Day Monday. She is improving- slowly.

Life is short.

Life is precious.

We have to live it fully today. Don't wait for tomorrow.

Today is today.

 

Boy, the Universe has its work cut out for itself over the next week to ten days!

Now, it's up to you Universe...