Blanche's conditions deteriorated so rapidly that immobility was not her only problem. The day before yesterday, I spent over 1 hour to force feed her (she wanted to eat but could not open her mouth widely), she had great difficulty in breathing and had also lost her voice completely. With much pain, we took her to the vet yesterday morning to end her sufferings.
My heart is bleeding and I don't know if and how I could ever get used to a life w/o her around when we have spent our lives together for 16 years. I nearly called her name before I left for work this morning and then realised she's gone....
Anyway, some of you might know, I have ordered an Eddies Wheels (special counter-balanced cart with training wheels so it can turn into a quad cart if needed) for Blanche but she couldn't wait to use it.
Leslie of Eddies is so nice they only charged me the 30% deposit ($165). I just sent her an email to see if the cart is almost finished (they proceeded to build the cart about 2 weeks ago).
If there's only little left to do, I said I am willing to pay for the balance so that I can donate it to a doggie who is really in need and whose owner cannot afford it.
Anyone here whose doggie needs a free wheelchair?
For your information, Blanche is a collie mixed weighing 46 lbs (the poor girl lost 10 lbs in just 10 days after her paralysis) and is 18 inches tall (measuring from her shoulder blade to the ground). In any case, Leslie has all the measurements and you can get more info from her.
Last but not least, I would like to offer my heartfelt thanks to all of you here on this discussion board, especially CarolC and critters. Your advice and moral support has been very helpful and has eased much of my stress and given me comfort during the past month when I nursed my beloved at her time of paralysis.
You are truly wonderful people.
Winnie
Hong Kong
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