Hi Gina,
I see your still here;) Go get some sleep, Miss LucyGoo is going to need you to be strong for her.
We will still be pulling for the GooGirl while you catch some zzzzzzzz's
John (Roxee's Dad)
Hi Gina,
I see your still here;) Go get some sleep, Miss LucyGoo is going to need you to be strong for her.
We will still be pulling for the GooGirl while you catch some zzzzzzzz's
John (Roxee's Dad)
Great to hear that Lucy is showing some significant improvement - particularly with her sight! It does sound like she was off her face on ACE! Maybe all the doses she had had sort of accumulated and combined with exhaustion and the relief at being at home she just crashed out!
I hope you are getting some much-needed and hard-earned rest yourself. I know first hand what a rough night with a sick dog is like although I didn't have an earthquake to contend with too! Your earthquake made the news here, BTW!
Alison
Hi Gina,
Sorry to hear of the terrible time you have had with Lucy, I was too busy at work yesterday and missed coming here but want you to know that I am thinking of you both and am glad to hear there has been some improvement.
We went through something similar with our other dog last year, but he hadn't had major surgery, so it must have been frightening for you.
Hope you have a more peaceful day today.
Linda and Spicey
Hi Gina,
I am so happy to hear the great and encouraging news about Lucy :) Everyone around the world is cheering for her!
I told my vet about her yesterday at our visit and he was amazed and excited! He is now in her cheering section as well!! We are so glad that things are improving!!
I agree that Lucy can feel your strength and it's adding to her fight. The love that you have for one another is a tremendous part of the incentive to struggle and fight that Lucy has.
She wants to be with you and will do everything in her power to get there. You girls are both fabulous!!!
I hope we can all have a cyber-celebration when Lucy returns home and is more herself!!! Hang in there !!
with love and prayers...
Dorothy and Mikey
Hi everyone:)
Just got the morning update from Dr. B...and I quote..."She looks phenomenal.":D:D:D He said they had her up and walking outside, still showing some left-sided weakness, but he said she's "clearly visual." He wants to keep her one more day just to make sure. He thinks it was the ACE, in combination with just having her head cracked open. He also said when they were giving her the ACE it was IV, so the absorption is different orally, obviously, and it just was too much for her. So now I'm going to see her this afternoon:)
Thank you all so very, very much for all your good wishes...this is really the best place in the world:) I'll post again later after I see her...
Lots of love,
Gina and Lucy
Oh Gina, this is such tremendous news!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D
Please give The Goo tons and tons of hugs and lovin' from us all here!!!!!
Marianne
Hi Gina,
Yahoooooo, Great news!!! We continue to pray for improvements:D:D:D:DQuote:
Just got the morning update from Dr. B...and I quote..."She looks phenomenal." He said they had her up and walking outside
Keeping the GooGirl in my thoughts and prayers today. You Go Goo Girl!!!!
John (Roxee's Dad)
There you go girl!! Give Lucy some time and she is going to make a full recovery.
Ken
Gina,
Fantastic news about Lucy!!!!! :):D:):D:):D
So glad that "both of you" are doing better today. Have a wonderful visit with her this afternoon!
Louise
Oh Gina, this is fabulous news. I am walking on air right now. WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
Give that gorgeous girl a big hug for me and here's cyber hug for you. (((((HUG)))))
Glynda
Enormous kisses to your girl. I am so happy for the both of you. Your visit will be a great medicine for her. We will keep praying for a fast and smooth recovery. Take care Lucy girl.
Marcela & The Choco Labs
I was so busy this morning I couldnt get online. This is just the best news ever. I went around telling my friends who saw me crying yesterday!!! She is going to be fine and you will too. There were so many prayers going up yesterday that there only could have been a good outcome. Thank God. I am still praying. There is alot of love and prayers going your way.
Love
Debbie and Buster
PS. Give her hugs and kisses from all of us.
Oh Gina, This is just wonderful, wonderful news. :D:D
Gina,
Such great new to wake up to this morning. Both you and Lucy have had a tough time the last dew days so lets hope it's all good from here.
Jenny
Great news Gina!!!! And she is doing "phenomenal" bc that's exactly what her mom is!!!:D:D:D
Now we can have margaritas???
Lots of hugs! Beth, Bailey and always Scooter
Hi Gina,
Waiting on pins and needle's for an update.
John (Roxee's Dad)
We can have margaritas and whatever else your hearts desire:D I went to see her this afternoon and I was shocked. She really is about 110 percent better than she was Sunday when I took her home....even BEFORE the disaster with the ACE. I can't believe it. She's almost walking straight on her own, just has a little problem with the left side (bumping into things, etc.)
I am so happy:D:D
You guys are the best....I know you all are helping my Goo with your well wishes and prayers:):)
Now to pop open my wine...before it's time:p:D:D:D
Gina,
Best news ever. It's still only been a few days since the op and she has improved so much. The ace probably caused the drama you had with Lucy but maybe the complete sedation for the day or so actually did her good in the end.
Jenny
I'll have a glass along with you and propose a toast..."To Lucy, may she grow stronger and healthier every day!!!"Quote:
Now to pop open my wine...before it's time
Louise
Gina
Wow this is such great news. A real reason to celebrate. You do realize that you made cushings history! You and Lucy will forever be a special part of our k9cushings family. Big hugs and so happy to hear she is doing so great.
Kim
Hi Gina,
Lucy Goo made my day, I second that toast with a nice merlot from Napa.:)
You Go Goo Girl :):D:):D:):D
John (Roxee's Dad)
Hey you guys stop making me jealous, it's only midday here and much too early to have a celebratory drink. Or is it?:rolleyes:
Jenny
Jenny...it's never too early for a celebratory drink...and besides, you and Alison got me through THE most difficult night of my life! I love all you guys....can't wait to get Lucy home tomorrow....I owe all of you so much...thank you:)
Love,
Gina and Lucy
PS....I also forgot to mention....they're studying the tissue from Lucy's tumor to improve cushings treatment in general for dogs...so it's not just for the surgery, it's to further study this horrific disease, and hopefully some day put an end to it. Dr. B is very interested in it because it's so common in dogs....Cedars-Sinai is interested because of the pituitary tumor, they want to further understand how it behaves, etc....so I was told. I'm just glad Lucy's improving...I really didn't want her to become a science project gone awry.
Gina and Lucy
Hi Gina,
Wow !!!! This is the best news :D:D:D I am so happy for you and your Goo girl!!! You truly have made history!!! I am delighted to hear about Lucy's remarkable progress and improvement.
I propose a forum cyber-toast to both of you upon Lucy's homecoming ;). I know we all will be cheering, wagging tails, and shedding tears of joy with you.
You are the best!!!
wishing you both peace, love, and joy!!!
Dorothy and Mikey
From me as well, clink:DQuote:
Originally Posted by LuvMyMunchie
Scott
Hi all....
I hope I'm doing this right....glad I was able to get here through the transition. Lucy's home...she can barely walk, but she wants to eat ALL THE TIME:)
Of course, I've already f'ed up on her meds...gave her a whole cortisol acetate tablet tonight instead of a half.....don't think it's too big a deal, but e-mailed Dr. Bruyette to see if he wanted me to adjust tomorrow, and apologize for what an idiot I am. She's just on so many meds, I was just going down the list, handing pills to my boyfriend to put in meatballs of food...when I realized...AGHHH! It was too late....already put a whole pill in a meatball and it was downed. she's pretty out of it otherwise, and I notice her arthritis is back FIERCE! So I gave her a Cosequin tonight, and am going to continue with that....Dr. B doesn't want to give her NSAIDs yet, but we may have to later...it usually takes the Cosequin about a month to kick in, so we'll see.
I'm just happy that she's home....and I'm hoping every day will bring improvements......
Thanks to all of you for being so supportive to me during this time..
Much Love,
Gina and Lucy
And...I forgot to add...thank you so much for making this wonderful site. I clearly would have just collapsed without you guys. It's beautiful, by the way:) Congrats!!:D
How wonderful Lucy is home -- I'm sure every day will bring improvements.
Carol, McGill, Atty Cat & Winnie (always)
Hi Gina,
Welcome to our new home. I'm glad you made it over! Very happy that Lucy is back home with you. I am keeping positive thoughts for Lucy and do believe each day will bring healing and improvement. Hope you two get a good night's rest.
Louise
There is nothing like home, home sweet home. The first week of recovery at home is rough on the parent, I think, it was for me anyway. Just be sure to ask the vet all your concerns and see which medications you can add or tweak for Lucy.
Arthritis or soreness or both? My dog after surgery was unable to walk without a sling for at least 4 days and it took her like a month to walk like before. The way they positioned them for surgery, make their joints to be sore and the sudden drop in cortisol really affects them.
I am sooo glad that Lucy is home. You'll be amazed how quickly they bounce back to normal.
Marcela & The Choco Labs
Hi Gina,
And a big welcome from me too. So happy that Lucy is home. Continued good thoughts and prayers that you see LucyGoo continue to improve.
Hi Gina,
What wonderful news :D :D :D Welcome home Lucygoo!!!!
May each day continued to be filled with sweet improvement and reward for both of you :) We are so delighted for you. I am crying tears of joy !!!
You have truly made history and your courage is an inspiration to all of us!! The prayers and good wishes will keep coming !!!
with love,
Dorothy and Mikey
THanks everybody:)
Well, last night was kind of odd....I put her to bed and after about 2 hours she started to just pant. Laid down with her and pet her for awhile....then it seemed like she was either hot or in pain or both, so I brought her canine cooler mat in, put it on top of her bed and positioned her on it...that seemed to work for a few minutes...then she started panting again. Helped her up, brought her to the kitchen, and she was voraciously hungry...at 3 am:eek: Ate a whole can of i/d (food she's on now), and half a can of w/d...put her back to bed, and she slept like a rock for the rest of the night:) It's amazing the little things that make me happy now. She ate another 3/4 can of food at 7:30, we went out, and she did her business:D I know...you guys have got to be going...ah, jeez...every little thing now:rolleyes:
But I know you know how it is.
Will post again with the next exciting detail of our lives soon:D
Gina and Lucy
Gina,
We want all the details, whether they are big or small, all improving signs that Lucy is making are major victories :D
I'm so glad she's doing so well at home.
Thanks Lori....
Question for you guys. Pretty soon I'm going to transition Lucy into regular food. She still has to be on just soft for a while because of incision, and was wondering if you guys had any preference for food. She's been on everything from Dogswell to Solid Gold and everything in between when I was trying to get her to eat, but is there one that's fairly high in calories but not so high in fat that will give her diarrhea? She's very prone to that. Dr. B said any food, but I'm sure you guys have some ideas on what I should start with. It's just good to see her with such an appetite again:)
Gina and Lucy
Hi friends....Now that I'm here at home with Lucy I'm going to be posting ALL DAY LONG:)
Forgot to mention that Lucy has a slight corneal ulcer they found yesterday in left eye. They think it's from bumping her head on that side...she's still having left-sided problems. Dr. B put her on Neo-Poly-Bac ointment every 8 hours, and took her off the artificial tears for now. It doesn't seem to bad, so hopefully it will heal soon.
Hope all is well with everybody...
Gina and Lucy
Hi Gina,
Honestly, if Lucy is liking and eating the prescription diets, I'd keep her on them for the time being. Give her mouth time to heal and don't chance having her throw up or get diarrhea....poor girl has been through so much.
As for the panting...well, I've had major oral surgery more than a few times and even though they say the mouth heals faster than any other part of the body, it hurts like heck for several days. If I were a dog, I would have been panting instead crying or moaning so I'm not surprised that Lucy is doing some heavy panting.
Glynda
P.S. I'm glad that your girl is back home with you and that you are home all day and able to keep us posted on the latest. We're all interested in every little thing that is going on with Lucy. She's a celebrity here and if she could write, I'd being asking for her autograph. :D
Hi Glynda...It's funny, she's not panting at all during the day. (And she stopped last night/early morning as soon as she ate.) I'm keeping her on her canine cooler and she seems to like that. I just feel bad that she can't get up when she wants. I hope the Cosequin starts working sooner rather than later.
As far as her being a celebrity...you should see her at the hospital. All she needs is sunglasses and a scarf. I think she misses all the attention. Now she's looking at me as if to say.."All right. This is boring."
Take care everyone,
Gina and Lucy