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The only time they break your heart is when theirs stops beating.....
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My heart is breaking, I think I'm about to loose my boy....
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I prefer Queen Elizabeth's take on love and death:
"Grief is the price we pay for love"
Basically, two sides of the same coin......
"Grief is the price we pay for love"
Basically, two sides of the same coin......
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My neighbor who is in a wheelchair told me today how much she enjoys watching my dog run through the pastures every day.
A good friend ask me every time I see him about my dog and how much he likes her.
First picture is her sitting in front of the skidsteer and letting me know the work day is done. The 2nd her enjoying getting her ear rubbed.
Dogs are the best.
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Day two of the increased diuretics. Sebastian has a little bit more “pep” in his step and although the wife can’t see it, I’m pretty sure his abdominal edema is a little smaller.
It took a couple weeks to grow, I expect it will take at least several days to a week to make a large difference.
But he seem to be a bit more comfortable and alert, so thats good enough for me. I just want him as comfortable as possible in the time he has left.
He’s my boy and theres nothing I wouldn’t do for him that will help. It is a touch selfish on my part in that I don’t want to look back from some time in the future and wonder “what if I had just….”
It took a couple weeks to grow, I expect it will take at least several days to a week to make a large difference.
But he seem to be a bit more comfortable and alert, so thats good enough for me. I just want him as comfortable as possible in the time he has left.
He’s my boy and theres nothing I wouldn’t do for him that will help. It is a touch selfish on my part in that I don’t want to look back from some time in the future and wonder “what if I had just….”
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Day 3 on diuretics.
Still appears the edema is reducing, although still present. No longer "sloshes" back and forth when he walks and doesn't look like he's going to have puppies when he lays on his side.
His breathing is a little smoother and easier. Less of a “huff” morion and more of a “push” motion. Also seems to be breathing a little deeper instead of the more rapid, shallow “huff”.
Seems to sleep much better and is even a little playful with his puppy bros. Bowels and bladder are functioning as per normal. Well, he's peeing more and his stool is loose, but that's the diuretics.
He has lost a little something in the brain dept as he sometimes stares at me like he's confused. Not surprising a month out from a stroke.
Appetite is good. We still have him on a cooked meats and organs diet, with some fruit and veg thrown in to balance it out and add a little fiber. He loves fruit, especially bananas and mango.
He's still slow and careful with his movements, but that's to be expected given his condition.
He farts like an old man. Meaning, it makes your eyes water and you hear it from across the room.
Good signs so far (well, maybe not the smell!).
Still appears the edema is reducing, although still present. No longer "sloshes" back and forth when he walks and doesn't look like he's going to have puppies when he lays on his side.
His breathing is a little smoother and easier. Less of a “huff” morion and more of a “push” motion. Also seems to be breathing a little deeper instead of the more rapid, shallow “huff”.
Seems to sleep much better and is even a little playful with his puppy bros. Bowels and bladder are functioning as per normal. Well, he's peeing more and his stool is loose, but that's the diuretics.
He has lost a little something in the brain dept as he sometimes stares at me like he's confused. Not surprising a month out from a stroke.
Appetite is good. We still have him on a cooked meats and organs diet, with some fruit and veg thrown in to balance it out and add a little fiber. He loves fruit, especially bananas and mango.
He's still slow and careful with his movements, but that's to be expected given his condition.
He farts like an old man. Meaning, it makes your eyes water and you hear it from across the room.
Good signs so far (well, maybe not the smell!).
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Sebastian continues to beat the odds. Diuretics continue to keep his bladder removing fluids, but he still has an abdominal edema.
Sleeps a fair bit these days, but so do I. He’s recovering from a major stroke (I’m just getting old!), so I can’t fault him for it.
Gets up as he pleases and mobility is only slightly limited by the edema.
Appetite is good, bowels continue to function normally.
Occationally has a little burst of energy to play with our 1 year old swissy, Oliver.
Vet completely doesn’t understand how he’s hanging on so well. He’s just amazed with the old boy.
I’m not looking a gift horse in the mouth and am just enjoying whatever time we have left together.
Sleeps a fair bit these days, but so do I. He’s recovering from a major stroke (I’m just getting old!), so I can’t fault him for it.
Gets up as he pleases and mobility is only slightly limited by the edema.
Appetite is good, bowels continue to function normally.
Occationally has a little burst of energy to play with our 1 year old swissy, Oliver.
Vet completely doesn’t understand how he’s hanging on so well. He’s just amazed with the old boy.
I’m not looking a gift horse in the mouth and am just enjoying whatever time we have left together.
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Sebastian taking advantage of my fragile state about him and sneaking up on the couch:
Funny thing is I was on the couch and didn’t even realize he was up until he turned and looked at me!
He sure has a personality of his own! Lol!
Funny thing is I was on the couch and didn’t even realize he was up until he turned and looked at me!
He sure has a personality of his own! Lol!
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Well, here we are roughly 5 months out from his stroke (22 Apr).
Sebas is still here. Bright eyes and all.
(yeah, we spoil him a bit)
Bowels still working fine. Still gets up and down fine. Appetite is really good. Still has an abdominal edema, but other than making him a little uncomfortable at times (ie: if he lays on it in his sleep), it doesn’t seem to be affecting him much.
He now farts like an 80 year old man. Meaning: loud, long and stinks bad enough to give you a headache.
I can’t believe he’s still here after a major stroke. Vet doesn’t understand it either. Vet gave him days to a week when it happened. After a week past gave him a month at most. I’ve never been so happy a vet was wrong.
Every night, he sleeps on a thick plush dog bed I cut out of a king size memory foam mattress in our bed room. I lay with him each night for 15 or so minutes, stroking his chest until he falls asleep, whispering to him I love him, he’s a good boy, that we share a soul, that he’ll always be in my heart, for him to sleep well and I’ll see him in the morning. He seems to enjoy it, but its more about me being alright with it if he passes in his sleep. Its so I’ll know the last thing he would remember is kindness, loyalty, inclusiveness and the love I offered him.
But I’m not complaining. Every day is a gift.
Sebas is still here. Bright eyes and all.
(yeah, we spoil him a bit)
Bowels still working fine. Still gets up and down fine. Appetite is really good. Still has an abdominal edema, but other than making him a little uncomfortable at times (ie: if he lays on it in his sleep), it doesn’t seem to be affecting him much.
He now farts like an 80 year old man. Meaning: loud, long and stinks bad enough to give you a headache.
I can’t believe he’s still here after a major stroke. Vet doesn’t understand it either. Vet gave him days to a week when it happened. After a week past gave him a month at most. I’ve never been so happy a vet was wrong.
Every night, he sleeps on a thick plush dog bed I cut out of a king size memory foam mattress in our bed room. I lay with him each night for 15 or so minutes, stroking his chest until he falls asleep, whispering to him I love him, he’s a good boy, that we share a soul, that he’ll always be in my heart, for him to sleep well and I’ll see him in the morning. He seems to enjoy it, but its more about me being alright with it if he passes in his sleep. Its so I’ll know the last thing he would remember is kindness, loyalty, inclusiveness and the love I offered him.
But I’m not complaining. Every day is a gift.
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At roughly 3pm Sebastian went into a coughing fit, fell over and went into a seizure like event. I was able to calm him, but his edema had increased to roughly double his body width.
We rushed him to the vet where he saw his specific vet and after a brief consult, it was determined that the most humane thing to do at this point was euthanasia as we had exhausted all therapies and it was only going to get worse from this point forward. I saw the terrified look in his eyes as he seizured and don’t want those events to be his last memories on this earth.
At roughly 4:15 pm, the light in his eyes left for the last time and a part of my soul died.
My boy is gone. My special boy. My “bright eyes”. A part of my heart and a part of my soul died with him today…..not sure if I’ll ever be right again. I may recover, but the hole will always be there.
Good bye my special boy. There will be others after you, but none that will take your place in my broken heart.
Good bye my beautiful boy. I will hold you in my soul and in my heart until we meet again. You are loved like my child, you always will be my special boy.
Now, time for another round of sobbing and crying…..this is gonna takes days, if not weeks or months until I feel anything like happiness again.
We rushed him to the vet where he saw his specific vet and after a brief consult, it was determined that the most humane thing to do at this point was euthanasia as we had exhausted all therapies and it was only going to get worse from this point forward. I saw the terrified look in his eyes as he seizured and don’t want those events to be his last memories on this earth.
At roughly 4:15 pm, the light in his eyes left for the last time and a part of my soul died.
My boy is gone. My special boy. My “bright eyes”. A part of my heart and a part of my soul died with him today…..not sure if I’ll ever be right again. I may recover, but the hole will always be there.
Good bye my special boy. There will be others after you, but none that will take your place in my broken heart.
Good bye my beautiful boy. I will hold you in my soul and in my heart until we meet again. You are loved like my child, you always will be my special boy.
Now, time for another round of sobbing and crying…..this is gonna takes days, if not weeks or months until I feel anything like happiness again.
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