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A Day In Tears

ECBG — Sat, 27 May 2017 04:27:12 GMT

@McDuffMany of you have read about the two week period I have had. First I laid to rest my "second" mom. Two days later, DH comes back with his Harley friends from a week and a half (incl travel) for fellowship for a guy who lost his young 30 yr. old son, drove in the cold rain with a virus and in our driveway, the bike popped out of gear. It bucked him off five feet onto the pavement cracking a rib, deflating a lung, and we later learned dislocated an arm. All on his right side. He's right handed and has a straight drive. While this was going on, a close friend of mine suffered an untimely death in the ICU below us because she wouldn't follow up when steroids didn't work for infections. Bacterial pnemonia took her.

Across the street, on the other campus of the hospital, another good friend and student from early years almost bled to death from a bleading ulcer and was in a coma. They couldn't awaken him.

Four days later, I spent the day in tears.

Our beautiful dog, Levi, was bloated. Our vet couldn't see what was going on at all after 4 exrays. The best thing for him was to take him to a special center in Greenville, SC 1:30 hours away.

We didn't know what would happen. Hopefully exploratory surgery would show us.

It turned out to be an open area in the small intestines away from other organs, which they removed. They'll keep him for recovery several days.

I have never, ever seen a resource like Upstate Veterinary Specialists of Greenville, SC. Different wings for surgery, eyes, skin, and a best business award too!

I hope all of us have a wonderful resource available for our babies.

Thank You UVS! You gave me back my hope because i've been so depleated.

@Kachina624 @lOVETOSHOP @feline groovy @Jk9 @ladyroxanne

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ladyroxanne — Sat, 27 May 2017 03:47:54 GMT

you definitely need and deserve some peace in your life. i wish that for you and remember, this too shall pass.

hugs

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Jk9 — Sat, 27 May 2017 03:49:40 GMT

I am so sorry for your losses. Upstate Vet is absolutely wonderful. I have been going there for over 10 years and they have treated pneumonias, tumors, kidney problems and all kinds of life threatening illnesses in my fur babies. The doctors are excellent and they provide high tech studies. One of my doxies had a CT of his nose to rule out a tumor, another had a cardiac ultrasound and so forth. I do not hesitate to use their emergency services either. And they have some beautiful Ron Burns art work on the walls. Great resource for our state.

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feline groovy — Sat, 27 May 2017 03:57:13 GMT

Gentle cuddles to furbaby Levi.

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lOVETOSHOP — Sat, 27 May 2017 04:23:55 GMT

Wow...this brings to mind that old adage, "when it rains, it pours!" What a lot of stress you've had to handle in such a short period of time!

I'm so sorry for the loss of your "second mom" and your close friend. Hopefully, your husband will not suffer any compllications during his recovery and your sweet Levi will have a swift recovery.

Hopefully, there will only be sunny days ahead! Take good care!

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Kachina624 — Sat, 27 May 2017 04:25:14 GMT

@ECBG It good you got all the bad stuff in your life over all at once. Now you should be worry-free for the next 10 years.

Those vetinary specialty clinics are amazing and offer the best care available but they're very pricey. Almost two years ago I got this wonderful smooth-coated collie girl from a seizure of 150 purebred Collies in Texas. As soon as she was spayed she developed an auto-immune disease which would get better, then worse over and over. I made many trips to the specialty clinic with her. Spent Easter Sunday there. We racked up over $10,000, in bills paid by collie rescue. In the end we had to put her down. I had her about 14 months.

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feline groovy — Sat, 27 May 2017 04:30:43 GMT

@ECBG:

Thanks for pic - Levi is immensely huggable and squishable. 8)

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Kachina624 — Sat, 27 May 2017 04:42:47 GMT

@ECBG How is DH doing?

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qualitygal — Sat, 27 May 2017 09:03:56 GMT

Sending you and yours a big hug, every time you need it! You'll be in my thoughts. Wishing the best for all.

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meallen616 — Sat, 27 May 2017 11:45:42 GMT

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Bird mama — Sat, 27 May 2017 12:27:52 GMT

@ECBG Oh my gosh, I am not being flip when I say when it rains it pours ECBG. I've been through this is my own life and you get to a point (only for a little while) that you find yourself bracing for the next shoe to drop.

I am so glad to read that Levi's outlook is favorable.

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qvcfreak — Sat, 27 May 2017 13:55:08 GMT

Sending you (((HUGS))), And prayers for things to get easier for everyone including Levi

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Happiness Is Inside JOB — Sat, 27 May 2017 14:35:17 GMT

I am just seeing this posting, I am so sorry, you have expereinced such a loss and wow it is a lot to bear. Please take a moment to catch your breath, I'm praying for your husband for permanent healing so he has no symptoms of this event in anyway in the future.

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151949 — Sat, 27 May 2017 14:41:25 GMT

Wow, talk about stress over load. I hope things calm down now. Best wishes for your DH's quick recovery.

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ECBG — Sat, 27 May 2017 14:44:23 GMT

@Happiness Is Inside JOB,

@qvcfreak,@McDuff

@Bird mama @meallen616 @qualitygal

We had a wonderful call from the doctor this morning. Levi pottied and is being kept slightly sedated since we haven't ever caged him. Also, the surgery asst. that took all of our info won't get out of Levi's cage and has enjoyed having our pup. The next stage is to get his pills down him.

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qvcfreak — Sun, 28 May 2017 01:19:24 GMT

@ECBG, great news. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I bet you are over the moon knowing Levi is getting better and responding well.

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ECBG — Sun, 28 May 2017 01:39:15 GMT

@qvcfreak @151949 @Happiness Is Inside JOB @Bird mama @meallen616@McDuff

Oh my goodness! THAT pup! He removed the plexi glass walls in his cage preventing him from biting the wire to get out, and put it neatly in the back of the cage! He wants mommy!

He has passed the check list of what he has to do, and they may want him out of there tomorrow! I hate the drive, but they have my baby! They want to put him on their FB.

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MacDUFF — Sun, 28 May 2017 01:50:39 GMT

@ECBG

Just now seeing this thread...@ notification didn't reach me 'cuz I'm MacDuff, not McDuff!

So glad P'dawg is rarin' to come home...go get him! What a great pic of him in the OP, too.

Deep breath in, deep breath out!

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ECBG — Sun, 28 May 2017 01:52:11 GMT

@MacDUFF wrote:
@ECBG

Just now seeing this thread...@ notification didn't reach me 'cuz I'm MacDuff, not McDuff!

So glad P'dawg is rarin' to come home...go get him! What a great pic of him in the OP, too.

Deep breath in, deep breath out!

@MacDUFF,P'dawg is my baby!!!!!

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ECBG — Sun, 28 May 2017 01:55:36 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
@MacDUFF wrote:
@ECBG

Just now seeing this thread...@ notification didn't reach me 'cuz I'm MacDuff, not McDuff!

So glad P'dawg is rarin' to come home...go get him! What a great pic of him in the OP, too.

Deep breath in, deep breath out!

@MacDUFF,P'dawg is my baby!!!!!

@MacDUFF,If course, then I'll have a surgery site to take care of! I don't know how Ill get him to sleep with a cone on him!