Lilly

[Logan]

I haven't wanted to alarm anyone here and have been in hopes that whatever it was that caused my Lilly to start throwing up and not eating would have passed by now, but it is not to be. She has been at the vet every day since last Monday (2/5) for xrays, fluids, antibiotics, blood work, etc. I won't go into all the details of what he has done, but it has been a lot. She is one sick puppy and hasn't eaten without being force fed in 10 days now. And she has lost a significant amount of weight, as you can imagine, since she hasn't been eating. He has consulted with experts in the field of gastointestinal medicine and every one he has spoken with is as baffled as he is at this point. Her bloodwork has been in normal range, except for a high white count early last week.

Today she will have exploratory surgery to see if there is any obvious reason for her problems. Hopefully, if there is something obvious, it is something that can be "fixed".

Lilly is 7 1/2 years old, a lovely Golden Retriever girl. Please keep her in your prayers.


Logan

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Poor Lilly - I hope they find what is making you so poorly so they can make you well again

[lyonmild]

I hope after surgery that you get good news and she is able soon to go back home where she will be able to heal quickly with your love and in your arsm.

[jazzcat]

Oh Logan I'm so sorry to hear this. I will be keeping Lilly (and you) in my thoughts and prayers.

[Karen]

Oh dear, poor Lilly! Tell her she has my sympathy - I have that (throwing up, not wanting to eat) reaction to some of my food allergies, so I know her pain.

[freckledimple]

Poor Lilly :( We hope she feels better soon. Love and prayers are being sent her way.

[lizbud]

Logan, I am so sorry to hear that. I do hope whatever is wrong can be
found & fixed by this surgery. I will keep Lilly & you in my prayers. :)
(((Hugs ))) Liz, Smokey & Maggie.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Herrow, GOD!??

Sorry we dint call you sooner on dis ... but we jest found out Miz Lilly is really sick
and needs Your Help!

Oooooh ... Ya know about her, huh?
Been werkin onna case since last week, huh?
An You're puttin onna Skrubz right now fur da Sir Jury?

Well, THANKS, God ... it's great knowin You're onna case.
We'll jest gather da Pet Talkers an send sum Prayers fur Lilly ... anna Fambly, too.

Tell Lilly an Momma Logan we're all thinkin & Prayin fur them!!

/s/ the Prayer Pups

[Daisy and Delilah]

OMG. My heart is breaking here. My thoughts and prayers are coming up to Lilly and all of you right away. Get better beautiful girl!! :(

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Lots of prayers on the way from me for both of you. A little bird told me you aren't feeling too great either!!! :(

[borzoimom]

What food does Lilly eat?

[elizabethann]

Sending a prayer Lilly's way. Please keep us posted. I'd be curious to know if they find something. Fenway went to the vet's a couple of weeks ago and they did a ton of tests (he wasn't eating, drinking and he was lethargic). But they didn't find anything and they thought he may have eaten something bad.

I will pray that Lilly gets better really quick. Take care.

[Freedom]

Oh dear. Lily and you arein my prayers. Please, Lily, get well soon!

[LoudLou]

Awww, Lilly. Sorry to hear you are feeling icky. Love to you and your family.

[Logan]

What food does Lilly eat?

Unfortunately, none, right now. But on a normal day, she has the same thing that her Golden Retriever sister, Honey, eats, and that is California Natural Reduced Calorie Lamb and Rice. Honey is having no problems.

Thanks for the prayers, you guys. That's what helps me, right now. I do know that Dr. Robinson has explored every single possibility. She took a huge amount of food, through the syringe, this morning, and didn't throw it back up, so he is holding off, right now, on doing any kind of surgery. Of course, if her appetite doesn't come back, he will be forced to do that, anyway. They are doing yet another complete blood panel this afternoon and a urinalysis. I doubt they will do surgery until tomorrow, at this point.

I'll keep you posted, as I can.

Logan

[gemini9961]

Prayers for Lilly.

[ChrisH]

Prayers on the way.

[Logan]

Lilly is at home with me tonight. She will go back in the morning and unless the results of her bloodwork and urinalysis show something different tomorrow morning (he ran a fresh test this afternoon and sent it out to a local lab), he will do the exploratory surgery. They offered for her to stay overnight so that she and I could rest, but as well as they know me, they should have known that I would not leave her there, overnight, without knowing someone would be there the whole time.

Will update when I can, tomorrow.

Logan

[wolf_Q]

I'm sorry to hear that Lilly is ill. :( I hope that it is nothing serious and that she will be ok.

[chocolatepuppy]

I will be praying for Lilly.

[mike001]

Will be keeping fingers crossed that everything turns out well for you guys.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Oh, no... Logan I will deffinetly keep your beautiful Lily in my thoughts and prayers... keep us updated.

[K9karen]

I'm glad you posted, Logan for additional prayers. I wasn't sure if you would have wanted me to do it. We are all sick with worry. You know that Lilly is family. I'm praying like a madwoman.

[jenluckenbach]

Many, many prayers for Lilly, and a few {{{{{HUGS}}}}} for mom.

[Karen]

Prayers still on the way for sweet Lillygirl!

[borzoimom]

Prayers still being sent-.. Any updates today?

[Logan]

Well, your prayers must have worked. I got up and went into the kitchen around 1 am and Lilly was lying there, looking at me with more interest than I've seen in more than a week. I asked her if she wanted something to eat (he told me I could continue to try to get her to eat anything, in small amounts) and I gave her peanut butter on a ritz cracker and she ate it! And then she ate two plain ritz crackers. This morning, I had to check for the dirty knife to make sure I didn't dream that. I didn't! So this morning, I offered her a treat, a medium size milk bone, which I broke into pieces, and she ate the whole thing. Then she ate another. Helen offered her some cheese and she ate a little bit of that. And when I fed Honey and Mack, I offered her a small amount of Bil Jac fresh food and she ate that. I didn't test her any further because I haven't yet talked with Dr. Robinson about the blood work, but I do know that they found blood in her urine last night as I was leaving and he gave her a big injection to start clearing that up. I called Patsy and she told me to keep her here and she would have him call me as soon as he reviews her blood work. What a turnaround, after 11 days! She is weary, but she ate!

Perhaps it was a bladder infection all along. No telling. All I know is that we have been given a little reprieve and hopefully she has turned the corner. I know that all of those prayers from Scott, Helen and me and all of you had to do the trick.

I will let you know more after I hear from Dr. Robinson, but I certainly do feel a bit of relief this morning.

Thank you all so much for caring.

Love,
Logan and Lilly

[Daisy and Delilah]

Great news!!! C'mon Lilly girl!! You're going to be fine sweetie!! We'll keep you in our thoughts and prayers constantly :) Can't wait to hear another good update, Mom :)

[jenluckenbach]

big SMILES here!!!

[corgieguy]

THis is looking like a good sign..... I have my fingers crossed for ya..

[K9soul]

Logan, how frightening :(. Lilly will most certainly be in my prayers. I pray the improvement she has shown this morning will continue and this nightmare will end for you. ((hugs)) to you and kisses to Lilly.

[lizbud]

So glad to read a good update on Lilly. :) I hope she continues to improve
now. I'd be interested to know if the vet finds anything in the blood work.
I am still praying for that sweet girl.

[Vela]

Yay Lily! Good girl to eat for your mom. Logan I really hope she starts feeling better and all of this gets worked out soon so you can stop worrying! I know how hard it is to not have answers and be so worried. Prayers for sweet Lily's recovery being sent your way.

[Ginger's Mom]

Just seeing this now, but I will definitely send out prayers for a quick recovery for Lilly.

[ramanth]

Oh Lilly don't scare us like that!!! *HUGS* Keep eating girl! I hope the blood tests tell something and I hope she feels better soon.

I know exactly how you feel. *HUGS*

[Rachel]

Hoping that Dr. Robinson has come to a definitive conclusion based on a review of the tests. Every once in a while one of our fur kids gives us a real scare and this event qualifies in every respect. I'll be relieved when we get the official *all clear* from both Lilly and the doc.

[Cincy'sMom]

Somehow I missed this, but I'm glad to hear Lilly is slowing doing better. Hopefully she has turned the corner and will be feeling her old self soon. Lots of thoughts and prayers coming your way.

[pitc9]

I'm so sorry I didn't see this until just now.
So glad to hear things are looking up!!

{{hugs}} to you!

[mugsy]

I'm so glad she is doing better!! I hope it was just a bladder infection. Please keep us up to date!

[Logan]

Lilly has gone every day for an injection to help calm down infection, stimulate her appetite, and necessary vitamins. She has not been sick since Wednesday afternoon, which is good, but she also isn't eating, which has us worried. She has had small bits of things (cheese bagel, treats and part of a plain hamburger), but can't sustain herself, long term, on things like this.

She is spending the day at the vet's office, today, and probably is receiving IV fluids with antibiotics, plus he was going to do new bloodwork to see if there is any change from earlier in the week, plus a new urinalysis, to see if that problem is improving, as well. Her new friend, Katie, who is a Lab, is undergoing exploratory surgery, right now, as she has not rebounded at all, even though she has had some "highs" like Lilly, where things looked better. Katie is very sick, and he is concerned that he will find cancer in her surgery. I pray for Katie, and pray that Lilly will not have to have this surgery. We must get her to eat.

Please keep your prayers coming.

Logan

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Prayers on the way for Lilly, you and Katie too! :(

[lizbud]

Poor sick babies. :( I will add Katie in my prayers too. I hope tomorrow
brings better news for Lilly. Buddy was only that sick once in his life, and
after many days finally began to eat & keep it all down. Never did find the
cause really, only a guess by our vet. He did turnaround & thrive & so will
Lilly. I hope & pray. (((HUGS))) Liz, Smokey & Maggie.

[Logan]

Lilly has not had a great day. She doesn't want to eat and her white blood cell count is higher (44,000, up from 17,000, earlier in the week). She did eat two bites of a grilled cheese sandwich a few minutes ago, but I was hoping for more, but she turned her head away. She got IV fluids today and Katie's mom loved on her while Katie was in surgery. He could find nothing inside of Katie to indicate cancer or anything else. I got to give Katie a little loving too, this afternoon, when I went in to get Lil. Bless her sweet Labbie heart, she is hanging in there. We'll go back in the morning for some more medication and fluids. We're fighting, but good gosh, this is getting very hard for Lilly and for her mom, let alone Dr. Robinson and Patsy, who have hung in there with us through all of this. He kept apologizing to Van (Katie's mom) and me tonight, for not being able to figure out what in the world could be causing their problems. I think it would be easier to solve if one of my others was having the same symptoms. Katie is an only dog so there is nothing else to compare to.

Keep praying and sending those positive thoughts. Lilly and I appreciate them.

Love,
Logan

[K9karen]

You already know I'm praying as hard as I can for Lilly and Katie. What a mystery. Poor babies. {Hugs}, Logan, I know the whole family is agonizing.

[ramanth]

So many prayers for Lilly and Katie too. Not knowing what is wrong is so insanely frustrating. :( :(

*HUGS*

[Daisy and Delilah]

Still praying for all of you and thinking of you all every day. :( I'm so hoping for some good news and I know you all are too. :(

[kallisto4529]

I am so sorry to hear about Lily, you both are in my thoughts and prayers.

[mugsy]

Continued positive thoughts and energy and prayers flowing for Lilly and Katie.

[Logan]

Good evening, my friends. I'm sorry I haven't checked in sooner today.

I do think I have what is some pretty good news, though. Last night, right before we went to bed, Miss Lilly went out to do her business and obviously had some issues because she looked like she hadn't finished doing her business when she came in. She passed about a 2 ft long cord of some kind. We have no idea where it came from, but it was obviously the culprit causing the infection. She was like a new dog this morning. Happy, hungry and ready to play. An amazing transformation. We took her for another injection of antibiotics and vitamins today and she literally pullled on the leash. We hope that as she eases back into eating, things will be fine. She just had two rather large new potatoes for her dinner and some cooked carrots and would have eaten more if I had let her. She was under my feet in the kitchen while I was preparing them. It is astonishing that after two very worrisome weeks, my girl is better.

Lilly will continue with antibiotic treatments until that white count is back in check. :)

Hope you all have a good night and stay warm. We are freezing!

Logan

[borzoimom]

Thank God It Passed!!!

[jenluckenbach]

So, everything came out well, in the end? (GROAN! LOL)

I bet she'll feel SO much better now!!!

[lizbud]

Oh my, miss Lilly. I am so glad you "got that out of your system". :)
Where ever did you find that thing?Please don't worry your momma like that.
So glad to hear you are feeling much better now. :)

[Freedom]

They eat the darndest things, don't they? I think all of you will be glad this is behind you!!!

[Daisy and Delilah]

YAY YAY YAY!!! You silly Labbie gril you!! Lilly is all better!! This must have been the best looking poop you ever saw ;) What a relief for everyone! I'm ecstatic! :) :D :)

[mugsy]

YEAH!!!!! I'm so happy for Lilly girl!

[ramanth]

Oh Lilly I'm so happy for you!! I hope things continue to get better since you passed that. *HUGS*

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Lilly, sweetie, don't ever do that again!!!
I'm sure your mommy would fix spaghetti for you if you should want some. No need to look for your own!!! :D

Logan, I'm so glad she is feeling better!!! :D

[Logan]

I think we can put this thread to bed now. :)

Lilly is continuing to do better and better. She is eating and playing and other than stiff hips, she is doing great. Dr. Robinson checked her over this morning and was very pleased. She got one final injection and as long as she is continuing to eat and not have anymore digestive problems, she is "released" from further treatment. Hallelujah!!!!! :D :D :D

Thank you all for your prayers for Lilly. I know they helped to pull her through!!!! :D

[*LabLoverKEB*]

What wonderful news, Logan! I'm so glad your precious girl is feeling better now! :) :)

[Logan]

Thank you, Sarah!!!! :)

[Edwina's Secretary]

So everything came out well in the end...or at the end or....

Well done Lilly...I've been following your progress and am so pleased with the outcome...er....er :rolleyes: :D

[gini]

Oh Logan, I just saw this thread. I flashed through it looking only for your posts and my heart was in my mouth.

Thank goodness Lilly is alright and eating well.

Oh my, these critters that we adore - give us lots of grey hairs!

[Logan]

It came out, for sure, with a little help from her mom :p , but it was so worth it! Our girl is doing GREAT!!!! :D

[Vermontcat]

Logan, I just caught up with this thread and I'm happy to hear that Lilly is feeling much better now. :)
Give her a big hug from me. :D

[Cinder & Smoke]

She passed about a 2 ft long cord of some kind.

We have no idea where it came from,
but it was obviously the culprit causing the infection.
She was like a new dog this morning. :)

A "2 ft long CORD" ??

:eek: OMG!

"Cord" as in rope, clothes line, electrical cord ... what KIND of cord was it?

Did you take it to Doc Robinson for "show & tell"?

Hey Lilly --- try to stick to what's IN your BOWL ... not what you can scavenge up. :rolleyes:

Another Chapter in the Book you otta write.
:D

PS: THANKS, God! ;)

[chocolatepuppy]

Thank goodness, whatever it was, is out of her and Lilly can get back to normal! :)

[Logan]

A "2 ft long CORD" ??

:eek: OMG!

"Cord" as in rope, clothes line, electrical cord ... what KIND of cord was it?

Did you take it to Doc Robinson for "show & tell"?

Hey Lilly --- try to stick to what's IN your BOWL ... not what you can scavenge up. :rolleyes:

Another Chapter in the Book you otta write.
:D

PS: THANKS, God! ;)

Phred, it was like a string out of a sweatshirt or sweatpants. And yes, I took it in for them to examine it. I believe it had to have come off of one of Mack's toys, though.

Miss Lilly started throwing up again, late yesterday afternoon. We all hope it is just her adjusting to eating again. :(

[Edwina's Secretary]

Miss Lilly started throwing up again, late yesterday afternoon. We all hope it is just her adjusting to eating again. :(

Watch for the shoe that shoelace belonged to come out! :rolleyes: ;)

[lizbud]

Phred, it was like a string out of a sweatshirt or sweatpants. And yes, I took it in for them to examine it. I believe it had to have come off of one of Mack's toys, though.

Miss Lilly started throwing up again, late yesterday afternoon. We all hope it is just her adjusting to eating again. :(


That foreign stuff that won't dissolve can really do a number on the
intestines. I hope her tummy settles down soon.

[Logan]

Lilly has gone back to spend the afternoon at Dr. Robinson's office. She is throwing up again, not eating, and now has diarrhea, too. He is running blood work and perhaps giving her iv fluids, too. I'll know more later when I go back over to pick her up.

Please keep my Golden girl in your prayers, one more time.

Logan

[lizbud]

Oh darn. :( Maybe Lilly didn't pass all of it. :( Prayers for Lilly as long
as it takes, poor girl.

[gini]

Lilly, Lilly, more prayers for you sweet girl.

[Logan]

The new bloodwork indicated that her white count is going down. That is a
good thing. But her red count has dropped, too, which means she is losing
blood and is slightly anemic. He said that he walked her outside, observed
the diarrhea and it is full of blood. Her colon is apparently bleeding from
where I pulled that string out. She got a good dose of B vitamins, iron,
and antibiotics, as well as a shot of Reglan (to help the nausea) and some
liquid medication to coat her tummy and intestinal track and help the
diarrhea. I gave her an injection of Reglan this morning, and forced her to
swallow about 20cc of the anti-diarrheal medication. He said at any sign of
change in her behavior or continued digestive problems, I am to call him,
right away, and he will meet me at his office (they are closed on
Thursdays). Otherwise, she will go back tomorrow and spend the day so that he can observe her. I pushed him about her recovery and I never did get a real strong "oh, she'll be fine in no time". I gather this is pretty
serious, but that is why it is so important for me not to wait if I see
anything getting worse.

Lilly is much less enthusiastic this morning. She is sleeping and did ask
to go outside around 5:45 this morning for a little while. She wasn't
interested in eating this morning, so I didn't push her. She had a little
bit of boiled potato last night and some bread and she did digest all of
that because when she threw up overnight, I didn't see any of that come
back. They did tell me, this morning, that the iron and vitamins probably
gave her a little boost, yesterday, and made her feel better, thus her
enthusiasm last night.

Patsy (the vet tech) called me this morning around 8:15 and said Dr.
Robinson had already called her to see how Lilly was doing. He woke her up!
Ha Ha! I'm glad he cares enough to follow up that early and he knew I would
call Patsy if I had any problems. We'll continue to watch her closely, as
he said we had to do, and if anything changes, I'll call them right away. I
went to the office and got my stuff and brought it home so I wouldn't have
to stay there. I may have to go back for an hour or so this afternoon, but
I hope not.

He does not believe that any of that string (or whatever it was) is left in her system, since we got such a big piece when she did pass it. And I asked if there was any possibility that her intestines had been perforated by this "thing" and he said "absolutely not" as she would be "down" in a much worse way if her body was being contaminated. Whew! I guess that is the bit of good news I have to report today.

I'll keep you posted. Thanks so much for the prayers.

Logan

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Prayers still on the way here. Poor Lilly, I'm sure her intestines are irritated beyone belief from having that sting in them so long. If she is taking iron pills, they may upset her tummy too! Mine always did!!!

Get well soon sweet Lilly!!! Prayers flying and all paws and fingers are crossed here for you!!!

[Rachel]

I spoke with Logan a couple times yesterday. Lilly and she spent the entire day at the vets. Tests now have indicated kidney failure. Lilly has had a blood transfusion which is a last ditch effort to turn her situation around. Please say some prayers for this golden girl. She's had a very rough time things don't look good.

[sprokett]

apparently there is something really bad going around
like that it started in hospitals but people are going around giving
it to everybody but people dont know they have it for 48 hours because
it takes that long to come out so that might just be it

[Dixieland Dancer]

Hi everyone... This message is a cross post of a dear friend of Logan's who is very close to her. I'm cross posting because our dear Lilly needs all the prayers she can get now.

Logan was so hopeful yesterday, cause Lilly at a bit of canned food on her own, but then she ended up throwing that up again last night.

Lilly is back at the vet's. The doctor had planned to do more X-Rays, Barium, etc., and possibly exploratory surgery to see if there was still something there, but our Lilly has gone into kidney failure.

They're giving Lilly blood transfusions and aggressive fluid therapy to try to get her kidneys functioning again. No surgery or anything can be done until they accomplish that.

Lilly is critical at this point. Logan is at the vet's with her, holding her as they try to help her.

All of you, please pray. Pray hard today for our Lilly girl. They're doing everything they can to help get her kidneys functioning again, but it's gotta happen soon if she's going to make it.

Logan will be calling me later with an update. I'll keep all of you updated every chance I get.

Betty

Betty also started a candle for Lilly. It can be viewed here. (http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/message.cfm?l=eng&cid=2779639)

Candy

[lizbud]

Candy, thank you for the updates on Lilly. I feel so bad for Logan & Lilly. :(
I kept thinking surely Lilly would have come around by now. I will double my
prayers that Lilly will come through this. Such a young & precious girl.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Hi God ~

We're callin 'bout Miz Lilly - the uppieset tummie girl ...
Hope you're at the White Coats wiff her an her Mom.
Please pull out da Big Book an help 'em find da rite page.

We're all gonna *gather* inna Cyber-Prayer Room an send sum Prayers,
lite sum Kandilz, a pass along a PT {{{Hug}}} fur Lilly and Logan.

Please help Miz Lilly - an her Mom ...
Be sure they know we're Prayin as hard as we can.

Thanks, God.

/s/ the Prayer Pups anna Kat

[4 Dog Mother]

I only saw this post today - I am so sorry about what is going on with Lilly. I will keep her and you in my thoughts and prayers. Come one Lilly, you can fight this!

[Pam]

Thank you for posting that Candy. I know Logan has to be exhausted at this point and will be appreciative that you have passed on this update for her via Betty. The candle brought tears to my eyes. Prayers are still strong for Lilly and for Logan and the whole family as well.

[.sarah]

I'm just now seeing this ... I am so sorry to hear about Lilly :( Please keep us updated. I'll be keeping her in my thoughts.

[Dixieland Dancer]

Logan made this update earlier this morning at Golden Guardian...

We have made it through the night. Scott, Honey, Lilly and I spent the night together, on the floor, in our den.

As Dr. R explained to Scott and me, yesterday, after pumping her body full of fluids (3 IV bags, just yesterday), he was in hopes that it would kick start Lilly's kidneys so that they would start doing their "job" again, of taking the waste out of the bloodstream. When bloodwork was done around 6 pm last night, there was no improvement in that important BUN (sp?). He had told us that if we couldn't get that BUN down, we would have to let her go. Even though peeing is important and helps her rid her of some of that excess fluid, it isn't an indication that all is well. She did pee twice before settling down for the night. We are glad he allowed us to bring her home and give her another shot at an improving BUN this morning. If it were to be better, I don't know what happens. Dr. R told Scott that if we got a miracle and she improved, she will never be 100% again.

The string in her colon and the subsequent bleeding don't have a direct relationship to what is going on with the kidneys, but her weakened and stressed condition has probably caused us to now know that she had a kidney problem. Until yesterday, the BUN and Creatine (sp?) have been normal.

We will be taking her back around 8:30 this morning. I will let Betty know, by phone, what is going on.

Thank you all for your prayers and good thoughts. While you're praying, please remember Dr. Robinson and his staff, those 3 wonderful dogs (Blue, Jake and Oreo) who provided the blood for Lilly's transfusion yesterday, and our 3 children (Helen, Elizabeth and Andrew), who are all devastated, and precious Honey, who will not know what to do without her sidekick, Lilly, who has always been there with her.

__________________________________________________ _______________
As I get more information I will try to keep everyone here updated also so you can all be in prayer. I strongly believe in the miracle of prayer and it really sounds like Logan and her family need it also in addition to our sweet Lilly.

Candy

[Freckles]

Prayers for Lilly, Logan and all the family.

[.sarah]

Oh my goodness :( I'll definetly be keeping everyone in my thoughts, Lilly especially.

[kimlovescats]

I am just now reading through this thread for the first time. :(

Hugs and prayers to you, Logan, and your family! :(
Kim

[Cinder & Smoke]

From: http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=122915 (http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=122915)




Thank you, my friends, for your prayers and concern in the past weeks, while Lilly has been so ill. Lilly has been my faithful companion for 7 1/2 years. We (my daughter, Honey, and I met her the very day she was born). She was "my" dog, but she loved everyone.

Yesterday morning, I took Lilly in and the complete blood panel was done, immediately, as she has continued to be sick, even with continued fluids, every day. Lilly was in kidney failure. Her BUN (which is the measurement they use for kidney function) had been normal, all along, through the last couple of weeks, but over the weekend, her kidneys failed. Lilly, Scott, Helen and I spent the day at the vet's office with her, yesterday, while she got 3 liters of fluid, through IV, to try and kickstart her kidneys. She also received a blood transfusion. Our vet and one of his technicians brought their big dogs in to provide blood for Lilly to try and boost her red cell count. He allowed us to bring her home, last night, in hopes for a miracle that somehow she would rebound, or maybe so that we could have some time, away from there, with her. There was no miracle this time.

That darling, gentle girl, left this world, this morning, surrounded by people who loved her. Her bloodwork was worse, this morning, than it was last night. We all fought for her life, but none of us fought any harder than that precious girl, who lifted her head and kissed me in the wee hours of the morning, Honey, our 8 year old "half sister" of Lilly, and my husband, Scott, surrounded her. And once again when Helen, my 16 year old daughter, walked into the room this morning. Dear Helen even got a tail wag from her.

She was on her soft blanket, on the floor behind the reception desk in Dr. Robinson's office, where she had stayed for so many days the past 3 weeks. It was a quiet morning there, with only one other appointment, earlier, so there was no reason to move her. We just all knelt beside her, laid our hands on her, and Dr. Robinson administered the meds that put her to sleep and relieved her of any pain she might have had.

Thank you so much, my dear friends, for your continued support of Lilly, Dr. Robinson and our family. I don't think there is a medical staff in this world, human or veterinary, who would have done more to save a dog than this man and his staff did.

I will be back, but need some time with my family and our remaining pets, so that we can absorb yet another loss and get back to a better place, emotionally. 4 losses in 14 months has taken its toll on all of us. :(

Love,
Logan, Honey, Mack, Butter, Roger and Milly

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