What can I say?

May 03, 2009 17:07

Roxey lingers. She has not eaten at all since Wednesday, and she barely ate then. Mapping out the topography of her skull is easier now that the fat pads have disappeared. It is also easier to tell the changes that have been taking place for likely so long, easily hidden beneath the abundance of her fur: the mass beneath her left eye and running ( Read more... )

healthcare is a crappy thing, dogs: fred, sucker punched, dogs: lady, dogs: roxey

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morrighangw May 3 2009, 22:52:16 UTC
*HUGS*

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miakamouse May 4 2009, 04:13:55 UTC
::hugs:: do your parents just want to wait it out?

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inversecalico May 4 2009, 18:11:21 UTC
Yeah. They spent quite a bit of money treating the recurring ringworm and bacterial infections that were the most obvious symptoms. (Treating the symptoms but not the disease in this case; Occam's razor does sometimes steer wrongly.) They don't want to run any more tests or try any more treatments, and they don't want to take her in to be euthanized like we did Lady. They want Roxey to die at home.

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