Lilysmom

i am very sorry for your loss. so very very sad.....

i'm very sorry snake had to leave you, it was obvious how much he was loved a adored. godspeed sweet snake

No. Unfortunately, the (blood vessel) cancer appeared to extend beyond the surgical margin. I was told masses will continue to recur and is likely already elsewhere in her body. We are still hopeful that she'll be with us a lot longer... At this point, the LP symptoms are the most restrictive to her quality of life. I'm trying to keep her calm, cool, restricting her exercise, and watching her like a hawk when she's eating or drinking (she coughs and vomits). Vet said to keep her near our local ER hospital in the event she goes into breathing/suffocating crisis and needs their oxygen tank(!). Thank you for your reply. She's the best girl on the planet (besides everyone else's hounds on this list!). I can't help with the LP but my 10 yr old boy Marx was just diagnosed with Subcutaneous Hemangiomsarcoma in May. We had a mass removed but not clean margins. Chest xrays were clear. After much talking we have decided not to pursue another surger or chemo. He did have an ultrasound that showed no invovlement to his liver or spleen. I know after reading up on it it will spread to liver/spleen or heart. As far as how much time, well that's anyones guess. As of now he is acting completely normal but more masses have shown up, hence the decision to not pursue treatment given his age. It is very scary and i am constantly watching him for any signs of anything abnormal but trying to relax enough to not stress him out. I know that once it spreads to the organs that time will be limited. You can contact Dr. Couto at Ohio State University and he can answer any questions/concerns you have. Stay strong, I'll be praying for you and your precious pup

i'm so very sorry. you and patton will be in my prayers. take a deep breath.

plz tell patricia i am so sorry. misty was such a pretty ole gal. god speed sweet girl

such a beautiful tribute. I am so sorry for your loss, but boy does it sound like Apollo had a great life with you. Godspeed Apollo

I'm so sorry I know how you feel. Rest well sweet Baloo.

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa I sooooo miss her, it's been so dam hard! I don't want to vaccumm the downstairs carpet because it has her claw marks from playing. Thanks Amanda for the kind words.

Trudy and Jeff my heart goes out to you. I'm very sorry Ryan had to leave you. Rest well handsome Ryan, send mommy & daddy a rainbow when you can sweety.

I'm sorry Diane You did right by her Diane, what an 8 months of luxery she had and I'm sure enjoyed/reveled in every moment of it! You more than anyone I know have endured so much heartach with loosing so many pups but you always give your all and your pups have a spoiled and loved life with you while they are here. Rest well pretty girl. Sending you hugs and love Diane

I'm sorry Bev. Rest well sweet angels.

OMG! I'm very sorry, unfortunately I know just how you feel Godspeed sweet boy.

oh jeannine! tears flowing. thank u for those pictures. Lily adored u as much as u adored her. Thank u for being such a good auntie and friend! we are missing her so.......

:(How we miss you sweety Lily's 11th birthday, notice DH and Lily are wearing hats with the #1 on them, he figured that was good enough to show her age One spoiled baby girl

I hope this works, here is Daddy and his baby girl

Boy I knew it was gonna be tough, but wow! DH and I are having one heck of a time. His tribute to his girl was beyond precious How he adored and loved her. We are having a hard time sleeping, when I sleep I have nightmares, it's awful..... Oh Lily how we miss you... poor Marx is confused, you know he always waited for you to potty so he could potty right in the same spot, he looks for you in the yard, it breaks my heart

Oh DH, that was beautiful! What a bond the two of you shared. Thank you for loving her so much. I love you sweety

I don't know where to begin.... Long ago on a fall day I bent down to pet a silly, beautiful, hellicopter tail wagging brindle girl and she bumped my chin with the top of her head and that was all she wrote A few days later she was home and I was sitting on my back porch watching her explore her yard as I cried happy tears, thanking her and GOD for bringing her to me to save my life in so many ways. We learned a lot about each other, sometimes we learned the hard way, man do I mean the hard way! We figured out she had food,space & sleep aggresion and eventually worked things out. DH also learned that you must keep the gate secure at all times! 2 weeks after arriving to her humble abode DH decided that semi-closing the gate was good enough until Lily went off to the races! OMG it was scary. Poor DH went running after her jumping over bushes like Lily then realizing in mid jump it was on a hill Needless to say he rolled on down that hill and almost into the street (how I wish I had seen that ) We managed to get her put her in the car and poor DH had to walk home cause he was so beside himself and crazed Lily loved going for car rides, walkies and loved going to Dewey to show off her pretty pinkiness atire. It will be strange this year. Fast forward to March 2003, Marx comes home and boy did she teach him the rules You can not step on a spunky brindle girls head and not pay the piper! A few stitches later Marx was home and steered clear of doing that again! Lily was unphased with Marx, but how he depended on her, he had to walk on her right side and needed to know where she was at all times when out and about, of course Lily never noticed his neediness. Lily was very healthy up until May 2010. Given she was 12 her body was slowing down and she began having rear end issues. This past weekend was horrible, I had to carry her home from a walk Friday morning and then noticed her nose was bleeding. I rushed her to the vet Friday, then again Saturday morning and again Saturday afternoon. She stayed 24 hours at the e-vet for heavy medication and observation. It was gut wrenching to see her in such shape. DH and I went to see how she was doing Sunday morning and it was horrible, she was done, her eyes were telling us it was time to let her go. I could not allow her to suffer so we made the dicision to send her to the bridge. We held her and loved on her and wispered sweet nothing in her ear while she drifted out of our lives. Lily was here long enough to do what she needed to do and then it was time for us to set her free. But as we all know it's never easy and our hearts are beyond broken. I know in time it will get better but for now the tears won't stop and the heartach goes on which I'm sure it will for a while. Thank you sweet Lily for making our lives so much better and teaching us so much (especially me) You saved my life and soul in so many ways and for that I will be forever grateful. You daddy is having such a hard time and will miss your bonding sessions where you allowed him to chomp on your face and smooch all over you. Look over us both please sweety. I know Java was there waiting for you, after all he was your hunky brindle boyfriend. All the hounds will take care of you. You are now pain free and young again and able to run like the wind in the soft fluffy clouds. We love you sweet girl and will miss you forever Until we meet again baby girl.... Mommy & Daddy and your silly brother Marx

We had to let Lily go....she was in bad shape and it was the right decision for her and us. I will post more when I can. Thank you everyone for all your kind words and prayers. How we will miss you Lily

sending healing prayers for Bea and hugs to you. don't beat yourself up, lesson learned and now you'll make sure to protect your babies.

It's 2:30 am, I did manage to sleep a few hours, but now I'm awake just thinking of my girl, my heart is breaking, tears won't stop, sick to my stomach and I feel selfish.... Lily did have dental xrays done on friday and there was no evidence of an abcess. Thank you everyone for all the support and prayers. I pray for strength for DH and I today to handle whatever we are faced with. I know it's a good thing that the vet hasn't had to call, I hope and pray precious Lily has managed some sleep/rest. Thanks again everyone! I know you've taken her to the E Vet and I hope and pray you get some help for her. I just wanted to say that when Renie had Tramadol she wouldn't lay down either, just stood and panted. I think restlessness is a side effect for some. I've just seen this. :hope Hi Judy! Lily has had tramadol in the past and never a reaction, her last dose of tramadol was on Thursday, so I don't think that is the issue. Thanks for your input and prayers.

We left Lily at the e-vet for 24 hour observation, they have given her a muscle relaxer and pain meds. It takes a lot to get me riled up and this has done it! I'm scared, very scared. The vet, and I as well as DH once he arrived talked about several things, we have decided to see how she is in the next 24 hrs. All her bloodwork is normal except BUN which was one point below normal range. They are going to run a urinalysis, keep her quite for the night (don't know how that will be possible there was a poor dog there with horrible SA, he howled and barked the entire time I was there. Lily has not had tramodyl today, only her antiobiotics. I can't remember what her vet gave her for pain this morning (think it was a milder form of something in the morphine family, she didn't want to give morphine since it would knock her out totaly). We went in to visit her a bit before leaving, she looks terrible, still cant stand I can honestly say that if she ramains the same tomorrow we are going to send her to the bridge, I can't let her stay in this condition. DH and I are exhausted, so upset that Lily feels this bad. I know she will be very well taken care of, I was very impressed with everyone at the E-Vet. So my friends, our sassy brindle girl needs some serious serious prayers. Thanks everyone for all the well wishes. I'm off to have a drink and try to eat a little something.

rushing Lily to evet now!!!!! OMG!!!!!

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!!!! LILY WON'T LAY DOWN... she laid down for a short bit in the crate, I shut the door, but know all she is doing is standing in the crate panting, I let her out to see if she needed to potty, gave her some water and nothing is helping! She is back in the crate and just standing there...... anyone have any advice??????

The vet is stumped! She manipulted her neck, felt around her head, neck and body and nothing....no reaction or yelping from Lily. She is hoping that given her age and being under ansthesia yesterday exhausted her, she had a long day and so much testing done yesterday. We can't give her an antianflamatory right now, not knowing why her nose is bleeding (it's not for now). She did give her an injection of pain medicine and sent us home with some tramadol. I put up the crate, Lily wouldn't lay down at all, just standing and panting. I coaxed her in the crate and she is finally laying down. I don't know how in the heck she has stayed standing for an 1 1/2 with the medication in her system trying to make her relax and sleep. Still no answers, I'm exhausted, sick to my stomach and scared to death! I feel like I am failing my girl, I don't know what to do to help her feel better.......I love this crazy stripey girl so dam much and I can't help her! Is it time to let her go?????? Poor dh, he is beside himself and nothing I say can console him. I hope and pray that after some sleep Lily will feel better. And I pray we have the strength to stay strong for her and for each other.