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Sunday, June 29th:

June 30th, 2008 Posted in Daily News Post

When Dana showed up at the Chloe Benefit Garage Sale this morning I knew the face of distress.  Dave was able to spend the night with Chloe last night so Dana spent the night at home last night, with Ivey, her sick dog.  Four years ago Ivey underwent emergency surgery for a Kidney Stone blockage.  She is now showing signs of the same thing. 

Dana holds the worry of Chloe, who has regained her temperature and nausea, and their best friend, Ivey, who is fighting her own battle of survival.  It was too much to bear for her today I could tell.  She sat with me at the sale for about an hour and then just couldn’t take it any longer.  She needed to get back to the hospital before she was unable to even drive. 

A friend had volunteered to check Ivey later in the day to see if she was able to pass urine.  This is the worry.  If her bladder blocks up it’s a call for emergency surgery.  If it’s Sunday that means going to Dove Lewis animal hospital, and a much higher bill than her family Vet.  In the face of the astronomical bills she is facing from Chloe’s medical tragedy and lack of time at work, one more major bill would be unbearable.  She left extremely beat up over this. 

I jumped on the phone to Dove Lewis.  The first person I spoke with agreed to take the website address and pass it by a doctor.  They would ask the doctor to call me. 

Then I jumped on the computer and emailed everyone I could find on their website. 

About an hour later there was a message on my phone from a nice doctor at Dove Lewis wanting more information.  After some telephone tag I was assured that Ivey would, at least, be assessed if we needed to bring her in tonight.  Later, at the hospital, I received another call stating the Executive Director was getting involved.  Although they wouldn’t say for sure I feel confident we have another answer to a prayer.  I’m sure it has something to do with all the years Dana volunteered at the Humane Society and that she is a former Dove Lewis patient/mom.   

After speaking with Dana I found out Chloe had a bad early afternoon.  She vomited so violently that the tube came out again.  This meant worry for Chloe over inserting another.  The decision was to go with a non-weighted tube and place it in her un-enflamed nostril this time.   

Chloe had a very hard time accepting the news but did what was needed of her to get it placed.  Dana was right with her and they watched the Wizard of Oz to take her mind off of everything during the procedure.  She says it didn’t work.  She was well aware of everything, although the procedure is much easier on her than the weighted tube. 

A few more medicine tweaks and she had a better evening.  In fact, when I arrived and handed her the envelope from the garage sale she saw the money and had a huge Chloe smile.  She had never seen hundreds before!

We spent some pretty good time together.  I brought her cherries, blueberries, red grapes, a couple apples and some red raspberry Snapple.  She loved it all. 

About 10 pm she started to feel a little squeamish but they were right on top of it.  She got over it quickly but the meds made her pretty drowsy.  I left after she fell asleep. 

Her temps were up to 103 and down to 99.5 so they are all over the board.  Her heart rate raced to 200 during the vomiting.  She has a lot more definition in her face now but I still don’t see a difference in the body yet.  That may be because I see her everyday.  She’s up to 44 pounds at last count.  This is better than the 38 she came in as but a long way from acceptable.   

Keep the high watch up and running.  I do believe fully that it works.  Blessings to you all!