Elle

 Update 4:00am


Elle passed away

By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill,

Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.

Where the friends of man and woman do run,

When their time on earth is over and done.

For here, between this world and the next,

Is a place where each beloved creature finds rest.

On this golden land, they wait and they play,

Till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.

No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness,

For here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness.

Their limbs are restored, their health renewed,

Their bodies have healed, with strength imbued.

They romp through the grass, without even a care,

Until one day they start, and sniff at the air.

All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back,

Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack.

For just at that instant, their eyes have met;

Together again, both person and pet.

So they run to each other, these friends from long past,

The time of their parting is over at last.

The sadness they felt while they were apart,

Has turned into joy once more in each heart.

They embrace with a love that will last forever,

And then, side-by-side, they cross over… together.

Prayers Needed

Elle had to be rushed to the emergency hospital.  My long-time readers will remember when she was so ill just a little over a year ago and had emergency surgery. She has  Lymphangiectasia and takes medication and eats a special diet.

Tonight, several hours after dinner, she spit up and was obviously in much distress. We almost lost her last year before she was diagnosed.  X-rays are showing some thickening of the intestinal wall.  They'll be calling soon with the blood test results.

I'm not sure I can handle much more...

Update 12:15am:

Elle spit up the rest of her dinner. Blood work showing pancreatitis.  White blood count is very low.  She is on an IV drip with antibiotics and fluid.  She's had some pain meds and is resting.    They will run more blood work in the early morning and do another x-ray.

I need some rest...

Update 6:30 am:

She had a scary "episode" in the middle of the night. Temperature shot up extremely high.  They administered more antibiotic and some other drugs.  Temp dropped and this morning she is acting almost normal.  They're repeating the blood work and taking more x-rays.

I blame Bush!!

Update 12 noon:

Elle had a plasma transfusion to help with any possible infection.  We'll be seeing her at 5 PM bringing along her special food.

Tomorrow she will be taken to her regular doctor for more care.

Elle is no longer the $5000.00 dog. She is now the $6000.00 dog

I still blame Bush...

Update 6:10pm - 

There was some debate over a "mass" in her tummy showing on the x-rays they did this morning.  The doctor was betting it was food. We now know it was definitely food since she spit it up all over me when we visited.  A mother's love will do that...

She's a very groggy and very unhappy little pooch. 

We're planning on bringing formal charges against Bush...