[Magdalen] Prayers for Milo - update

[Lynn Ronkainen]

just catching up with list news after 3 days I am happy to read this just 
now
Lynn

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From: "Sally Davies" <sally.davies at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 12:33 AM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Prayers for Milo - update

> Milo holding on this morning...after he settled and stopped crying 
> (Maddies
> Golden Hammock doing it's thing again!!) he had a quiet night, drank a
> litte water, even got out of the basket for a drink. Now he's in his
> favourite spot, albeit in unaccustomed luxury, basking in the sun. For
> Milo, a sunny day without wind IS "quality of life"...
>
> He seems to be able to get around, back leg is noticeably weak but he can
> bear some weight on it. Front leg that side also looks odd but it could be
> compensation.
>
> He showed some commitment to cleaning up a plate of plain cream yoghurt 
> and
> even ate a couple of his Teckel dog biscuits - but I don't want to give 
> him
> those because they'll make him thirsty.
>
> Chippy managed a night outside without too much fuss. Evan's come up with 
> a
> solution: let's get another dog to be with Chipo outside and then keep 
> Milo
> inside as a "chilled inside dog". It's not a terrible idea...Milo always
> was an "inside dog" until we got Chippy who couldn't be socialised to
> indoor living (I haven't space to list her crimes but will just mention a
> strong preference for secret puddles under beds and on bath mats).
>
> He loves to be outside, as long as it's not cold, but I'm worried he might
> fall into the swimming pool. I'm also wondering if my wonderful OT
> colleagues could help him - I can just see them setting out to make him a
> miniature splint (we don't have any OT's on this list, worse luck, but 
> they
> are truly wonderful beings IMO).
>
> The diagnosis is puzzling: from what I can read up, Dachshunds are not
> prone to spinal stroke because their discs tend to harden. It tends to be
> larger, younger dogs. Probably a diagnosis of exclusion at this stage,
> because we don't have access to an MRI. It could be a small brain stroke?
> Must ask vet to check his blood sugar as well, and his teeth for an
> abscess, his teeth aren't great and he's already lost a couple to decay.
>
> What to do if he doesn't recover function but seems to continue basically
> OK...? Prayers for wise advice and for kind wisdom on our part
> are appreciated.
>
> Sally D
>
> On Saturday, 29 November 2014, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 8:51 PM, Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com
>> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>> > Holding back tears as I share in your prayers for Milo.
>>
>> I was very sad as I read about Milo's distress as well. I'm adding my
>> prayers.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Scott R. Knitter
>> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>>