Emma Update

I took off of work early yesterday and swung by the Gallery of Pets to buy Emma some Nature's Variety kibble, so that she can keep eating healthy, even when she is at the Vet's office. They had a little stand setup with stuffed dog squeaky toys, I bought her a pig one, it was bigger than the toys we usually get them, but I wanted her to have something she could cuddle up with, given that she is away from us and her brothers, Curly, Buddy and Basil.

Jeremy came along with me, I am his ride while he is here in Austin for training. I got turned around when trying to get there, so it took a little bit longer than I had been expecting.

My poor little girl, she was hooked up to an IV and was definitely happy to see us, but she still can't use her legs on her left side, so at one point she fell over. This killed me, I will admit I teared up a bit. For a dog that runs and jumps and knows no fear, it got to me that she couldn't stand up.

I took some pics while we were there and I think I shot a movie. We fed her, she hoovered the food down in classic Emma fashion, so at least I know that she is doing good.

Gina said that the Vet decided against the CT scan and was going to instead do the dye test. They are pretty sure that it is one of two things, the Dr. Caplan (correct spelling), had consulted with a neurologist at Texas A&M, and they think that it is either a ruptured disc that is blocking the signals or possibly FCE.

In either case, Gina & the Vet are sure that Emma is likely to recover to a state close to her old self. However, it will mean lots of physical therapy and Gina is going to have acupuncture done on Emma too.

The dye test will be done this morning so we should know a better diagnosis by this afternoon.

Back to the grind.

Laterz