Cathi, Too many of us understand the anguish you are going through right now. It sounds as though the vet understands how precious Ari is -- it's amazing how these dogs can make people hover around them...
My thoughts and prayers are with you, Ari and Bacchus. Whatever strength and determination you need to take from us is yours. Liz Caldwell, Lawrence KS BARC Beauty Sophia, Proud Pyr Faith, Adolescent (and acting like it) Anatolian/Pyr Minco and Favorite Feline Mascot > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 7:37 AM > To: Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List > Subject: Another Ari update > > > I called the vet this am to check on Ari and they told me to > come in. This > worried me as they haven't wanted me to visit in case that > stressed her > more. They are now extremely worried about her. Her red blood > count is very > low [around 27.....normal is 40-60 I think they said]. So she > will need > blood. Gums are still grey. > > But the biggest worry is still her heart. She is throwing > PVC's left and > right. They put her on the heart monitor while I was there and she was > throwing 9-12 in a row. When she has the arrythmia, her heart > rate rises. It > went from 78 to 190 and back. It is all over the place. > > God bless the staff there. They let me stay with her for about an > hour.....very low key just whispered gentle thoughts in her > ear and massaged > her, laying beside her on the floor. I told her about all the > people praying > for her and how much Bacchus misses her. I brought up her > favorite squeaky > toy so she would have some smells from home. Evidently the > vet has been > hovering over her constantly monitoring her. The nurses said > they have never > seen him do that. > > I know she is in the best of hands. All of the staff has > fallen in love with > her, and the concern on their faces broke my heart. > > They said usually the arrythmia stops within 12-14 hours. It > has been 24 > hours now. > > Thank you all for your prayers....I will keep the list > informed. Today is an > important day for her survival. > > Cathi >
