Azurey hit by a car - Update Post #34

**ramanth** · 03-20-2008, 11:37 PM

From Pam:

Thanks for the message. It doesn't look like we'll ever catch the guy. In fact, I think the police have given up the search. They're pretty sure the guy was drunk. He had gone off the road two times before hitting us. Aside from the medical bills and a handicapped dog (for a while), things turned out ok. I learned my lesson not to run in the dark, who knows, maybe it was God's way of teaching me a lesson so that next time it wasn't me! With those blood thinners I'm on, I would have bled out in the ditch and instead of a story on a hurt dog, it would be about a body found!

God is good, all the time!

Thanks-
Pam

**Cinder & Smoke** · 03-21-2008, 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by ramanth

From Pam:

Aside from the medical bills and a handicapped dog (for a while), ...

/s/ Pam

Well ... reading 'tween the lines, Zur must be sorta OK ...

I gather a bit got lost in the translations ...

Maybe try again tomorrow ... kinda STRESS we're askin How da DOG is ...

**Freedom** · 03-21-2008, 09:08 AM

Her tone does sound more calm, relived, so I am also thinking this means Azurey will recover.

Continued prayers for all involved.

**ramanth** · 04-23-2008, 02:28 PM

MIL forwarded this today:

Azurey is doing excellent. Although she's not supposed to, I actually saw her running with her friends (Sal and Neba) in our backyard today. She has lost a substantial amount of weight - 32 pounds. But the vet is not concerned, unless it continues. Actually it's kind of good, less weight to carry around on those shattered bones.

Thanks for those prayers!

**cyber-sibes** · 04-23-2008, 02:43 PM

That's great news about Azurey. She is a beauty, with a spirit to match.

**Freedom** · 04-23-2008, 03:44 PM

Aw, her mom must have been thrilled to see her moving at speed with her buddies! (Even though she wasn't supposed to be doing it.) Keep on the road for recovery dear Azurey.

**lizbud** · 04-23-2008, 04:47 PM

Wonderful news.

Thanks for the great update on her. I'm hoping she
makes a complete recovery.

**ramanth** · 06-30-2008, 03:14 PM

Yesterday, Azurey underwent a third surgery. The theory was that a pin was sticking out and rubbing her skin from the outside. That would account for the still-open wound after 3 1/2 months, and her lack of appitite and extreme weight loss. The doctor removed the infected area and reclosed the wound, but ran a bunch of blood tests (a full blood panel - EXPENSIVE!!).

After opening her up, they found that everything was actually where it was supposed to be, and, in fact, Zur was doing that to herself because she's looney! She was given OCD meds (obsessive compulsive disorder) to try to ease her urge to bite at that area.

The orthopedic surgeon was concerned on a few different levels. He said that he's never seen an orthopedic surgery manifest itself in this way. And he's pretty well known!! He's even had people come to him from the UP and other states! When Azurey was admitted to the surgery center in early March, she weighed in at 105...now she's exactly 60 lbs. He's suspicious of possible internal injury - maybe causing a trouble in liver function or something...

This is hard for us because we assumed she was "out of the woods" by now. We've bought puppy food for her and are now feeding her table scraps like mad. I really hope we can get her to gain weight, and that this isn't the slow progression of watching her starve to death. She's hard to want to pet - it's like touching a skeleton with fur!

Aside from the weight loss, she's completely herself. I've always known she was OCD. I suspect she got it from her mother, and that personality flaw, although annoying, is quite endearing.

She's recovered from surgery just fine and is really mad she has to wear a "lamp shade". She enjoys going through openings that are too small for her, and knocking down Isaac with her new jewelry. To anyone who doesn't know her story, she would appear to be a crazy hyper dog who's skinny.

We'll get test results back in the next 7-10 days. I hope all we find out is that she's looney as a toon!

Thanks,
Pam

**cyber-sibes** · 07-01-2008, 12:30 PM

Thanks for updating. Continuing prayers for this girl's recovery. That amount of weight loss is pretty frightening. Has your friend heard of the BITE-NOT collars? Much less cumbersome to maneuver around in, but still keeps those teeth off their boo-boos.

(wow - look at that: this is my 7,777th post!)

**Freedom** · 07-01-2008, 12:40 PM

Well, that is SOME update! (Could you retitle with the new info thread number?)

Azurey, so many people are thinking of you, praying for you, we want a full recovery and none of this scaring everyone to bits! Please dear one, settle down a bit. Healing thoughts and prayers for you, my lady, from RI.

Lampd shade, Isaac, he heee. At least there is a comical side! Let us know what shows up, it best be OCD from the sounds of your post.

**ramanth** · 07-01-2008, 04:28 PM

Thanks guys.

Originally Posted by Freedom

Well, that is SOME update! (Could you retitle with the new info thread number?)

I wanted to, but it wasn't an option when I clicked 'edit'.

**boomersooner** · 07-01-2008, 09:04 PM

Best wishes for a full and painfree recovery....People like the driver just frustrate me to no end...why do people feel they have to speed.....you can't have control.....in a neighboring suburb, we just had a family of 5 killed on their way home from church...a guy traveling 98 mph in a 40 mile zone..went airborne.....I just don't know what goes through these people's brains....it makes me soooo mad..okay, rant over with...I know Azurey and you are going through some rough times, but thank the good Lord it could have been soooo much worse....I pray for the animals and people on Pet Talk every night when I say my prayers....