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Location: March, Cambridgeshire.
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14-02-2011, 10:01 PM
Originally Posted by Losos 
Wow, that really is good, it must be a help that you have a really good vet to unload your thoughts to and who does care about Ollie.
Originally Posted by Borderdawn
So sorry to hear this Lynn, so sorry.
Originally Posted by TLDAVE
Just to say I am thinking of you x
Originally Posted by EGYPTGAL
Hugs xxxxxxx
Originally Posted by Brierley
Oh Lynn, it's so heartbreaking.
Nothing much to say except hoping against hope that Ollie will once more bounce back.
Whatever the outcome of this latest downturn, may I just commend you and hubby for the love you have shown and the amount of trying - you really have gone that extra mile to make sure that whatever decision is reached it is the best one.
Thoughts to you, your hubby and, of course, Ollie himself xx
Tank you
all for the kind thoughts.
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14-02-2011, 10:14 PM
xxx
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Location: March, Cambridgeshire.
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14-02-2011, 10:15 PM
She agrees after seeing Saturdays video his front leg gait is not good and we are going to have to face making a decision sooner rather than later.
He is waxing and waning and after we chatted we felt we will cut the steroid to 371/2 mg a day along with the 200mg a day of sporanox we have to cut the steroid for this drug and in the next week or so it was the plan anyway. She feels like me while he is still able to potter out to the garden and do his business he is still relatively happy we do not want it to get to the point it was when he was first ill and came home but we both feel maybe it is a little early at the moment.
She feels confident I am very good at spotting things with him more observant than a lot of her clients she said. So that is the plan we know we are looking at weeks rather than months now unless he makes a dramatic u turn which we both doubt now. He is going downhill with his mobility with the 50 mg of prednisilone so once it is cut down we are expecting him to lose more of the mobility but we have to treat for the aspergillus so have no choice in the matter.
She is happy to stop now if I feel that is what I want and what is best for Ollie but I am not 100% sure this is the right decision this week for him it may be next week it may be two weeks time but not this week. I am physically and emotionally drained but I have still have more to give to him and he will get every last ounce of me till the end is here. I feel confident with her help and guidance and Gorden feels the same we know the end is near so now we pull the stops out for the little bit of time we have left.
Thank you all for the suport and I hope you appreciate and understand the decision I have made it has not been done lightly. My gut instinct knows it is near but knows it isn't quite right at this time.
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Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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14-02-2011, 10:23 PM
You and Gordon are so brave and I'm certain your making the right decision with whats best for the lovely Ollie.
Thinking of you all xxx
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Location: Birmingham UK
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14-02-2011, 10:24 PM
God bless you all, I too will be faced with this, but Reah will tell me when, just as Ollie will tell you xxxxxxxx hugs and kisses hun
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14-02-2011, 11:59 PM
{{{hugs}}}
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15-02-2011, 06:55 AM
What we did with Leon was let him have anything he wanted during those last two weeks, he was walked whenever he wanted, he ate things that I knew possibly wouldn't help him...he went mad on pickled eggs
, but I wanted his last weeks to be full of happiness and for him to know how much we loved him...I know that you will be the same with Ollie.I'm still praying for a miracle for you and sending huge (((hugs))) to you all. xxx
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