Pretzel's Over the Rainbow and Prayers for Terry

 

Most of you remember our Miss Pretzel story.  Terry and I took the plunge again and adopted this sweet basset hound from a rescue in Georgia.
We drove and met the Foster mom in Nashville and drove her the 7 hours up to Illinois to start her new life with us.
After getting her home she began to have Grand Mal seizures and after only having her a week she had a bad one we could not get her to come out of the seizure.
We raced her to the ER and the Vet told us with her gate, blood work and going blind after the seizure she most likely had a brain tumor.

We could spend thousands of dollars to go to a Neurologist to find out she had a brain tumor that was most likely not operable.

We were crushed.   The Vet said she could live out a month or maybe even longer but it was hard to tell.

Terry and I had to make the decision to take her home and live with what time she had left and try to keep the seizures under control or we could put her to sleep.

The Vet saw our heartbreak to figure out what to do.

She offered to take Pretzel into her own home and give her whatever life she had left.

I was heart broken but knew in my heart she would need further medication and attention.
We had just lost Buddy a year ago to Neurological problems and I just did not think I had it in me to do this again.

I knew the Vet sees this stuff and has better access to medical care for Pretzel
Since she was willing to take Pretzel we decided that would be the best scenario for her to live.

Melanie took Pretzel home and gave us updates on her.
Last week we got heart breaking news Pretzel passed peacefully in her sleep.
Her seizure activity was getting worse.  She was now completely blind and barely could walk.
The seizures were continuing and getting worse even with trying different medications.
They were contemplating whether to keep her going since she seemed happy and not in any pain or put her down and at peace from the seizure activity.
While Mel was trying to figure out all of this with Pretzel,  she died in her sleep so the decision was made by Pretzel.

Even though we only had her a few weeks we loved her so much.  After thinking back on everything I think Terry and I were just the bridge to get her to the place she needed to be for the end of her life.

 RIP little Pretzel.

Now for the story on Terry.  A few nights ago he had terrible abdominal pain.  To make a long story short we ended up in the ER and Terry was admitted to the hospital for abdominal blockage in his small intestines.
They are trying all non invasive procedures to get the blockage open.
Prayers please the non invasive procedure will work and we do not have to resort to surgery.

We are suppose to sign papers on Monday for the sale of our condo and then close and move at the end of the week on our new place.
The timing on this is horrible.
Praying we can get him feeling better and all things working and get to the finish line on our buy, sell and move next week.

Thanks for the prayers.
If you do not pray please send good healing thoughts our way.
Hugs,
Kris