Molly, 13 yr, shih tzu - lhasa aspo - Molly has passed

Just checking in before I shut everything down for my road trip starting tomorrow. I had to know how everyone was making out, BIL, Hubby, Molly and of course the thread that keeps them all together, you Sharlene.
Keesh had a few reverse sneezes and really scared me. I rushed him to the vet the first time it happened (of course the one that misdiagnosed him) and they didn't have a clue. It was only me investigating on the internet that I found a few videos of what it was. Never ever did find out what caused his chattering and foaming the odd time. I do know that it was pretty much guaranteed to happen if he sniffed another dogs urine. Not all, but some. Then it would happen in the house for no reason.
I often wanted to clone him.... kinda wished I had, seeing he never had any puppies.
Anyway... you take care of yourself Sharlene, and our sweet Molly. Don't run yourself thin. I'll ck in when I get to the hopefully sunny south.

Judi, you be careful driving!

Hubby had lots of visitors today so was much happier. Unfortunately tomorrow will be quiet for him as he insists that I attend a birthday party for his best bud since he can't go. I said I would but wish it wasn't during the whole visitation time. :( Oh well, carrying out his wishes and then I'll pick him up in the morning Monday. I already took the day off work, so that is good. He even laughed this afternoon without it hurting too bad, but it takes a bit of time and as the doctor said, he had both sides done, so its a bit more invasive than the ones who just had one side. Poor baby. :) :)

BIL - I haven't had an update from family today since this morning. I guess my niece got a call that BIl was being combative. My sister called the hospital and they said the was agitated this morning and trying to fire all the nurses in ICU, but was resting now. She was going up with my nephew and his wife to the hospital this afternoon.

That's it, we are all hanging in there.

hugs

Glad to hear hubby will be coming home Monday morning. I;m sure Molly will have a huge greeting for him!!!!

I hope you are not having this weird weather and hubby does not have to worry about any ice Monday.

We had snow and cold and now we have rain and above freezing temps. Monday should be warmest day before it turns cold again on tuesday. Go figure. They said this is what our winter is going to be like this year. Looks like if they are right, freeze, thaw, freeze, thaw, repeat till spring

hugs

Good to hear that hubby will come home on Monday. How long does he have to convalesce before returning to work?
Not happy to hear they're expecting a freeze / thaw winter - that makes for so much ice. I'd rather just have loads of snow and cold temps.

Hopefully, Molly will let you sleep in a bit tomorrow. Monday will be here soon!

Continuing to send healing thoughts for your BIL.

Such a blessing to hear that all of you are hanging in there. It sounds like other than being lonesome, the hubby is healing well. The BIL is extremely lucky. I hope he will continue to do well and not fire everyone who is caring for him. LOL. If he didn't need spinal surgery, they could do an epidural and numb him from his feet to his chin if need be, but I don't know if they can do that since the epidural goes in the spine and they need to do spinal surgery. I hope they can find a good solution for him. Tricky, tricky. And as for Miss Molly, I hate those spells. They are not supposed to be dangerous but they always scare me to death and I don't imagie they are pleasant for the animals. I had a Himalayan cat (RIP sweet Taffy) that had them all the time and it was miserable for both of us. Hopefully she won't have any more any time soon.

You're doing a good job hanging in Sharlene. Try to get some rest. Hugs and prayers still coming your way. (They're blowing in with the nasty weather... haha!)

I'm going to take brother in law being combative as a sign that he's feeling a bit better hopefully. Curious to know how and if they will do the back surgery. I imagine they'll have to do something for him.

How sweet hubby worrying about his friend's birthday party. I'm sure it's not where you want to be. Make an appearance and visit Daniel after. Is that doable?

I hope today goes by as quickly and smoothly as possible for Daniel. He'll soon be safely home once again -- WHEW!!

As for BIL, I do share a great deal of concern over him. It seems as though the bleeding in his spine must be addressed in some way, but how?...:o. I'll bet those Stanford docs are consulting with colleagues around the world, and thank goodness they undoubtedly have tons of connections to do so. The power of networking!! Anxiously awaiting news about the next step.

Hey Sharlene, you've got so much other stuff on your plate that there's no need for you to even glance at this right now. But I just found this 2012 article by Dr. Peterson re: hypertension/proteinuria in Cushpups that may be of interest to you if you've not already read it. There is no urgency whatsoever because it confirms you are doing the right things treatment-wise. But it raises some interesting questions for further research. So when you are ready to turn your attention back to Miss Molly, you may want to take a gander.

http://endocrinevet.blogspot.com/201...-frequent.html