Lucy

Lucy is in the hospital.  She took a turn for the worse today and we knew she was very uncomfortable so we at least wanted to get her something for the pain.  Her nose had been bleeding for about 12 hours.  It was just a slow drip and, at first, the vet said it wasn't really anything to worry about but after they ran some tests, it turned out that her blood isn't clotting the way it should.  After several more tests and close observation, the doctor believes the problem lies in Lucy's liver.  We have heard over and over that because she is so young (only 4) they would like to believe that it isn't cancer but they just can't rule it out.  There's a slight possibility that her gall bladder ruptured but, by the time we left around 10 p.m., they had almost ruled that out.  They want to take out a piece of her liver to run some tests but need to stabilize her first and make sure she won't bleed to death in the process.  This involves giving her plasma transfusions and vitamin K through the night in hopes of being able to do a biopsy on the liver as soon as possible.  It's all very overwhelming.  It was difficult to leave her there in a kennel, sedated, with blood dripping from her nose.  BUT, she is getting the best care possible and, thankfully, I still believe in miracles.