Please pray for my dog: she's critically ill [Update: Daisy has passed away]

3/24/08 | rintense

[rintense]

My beloved dog, Daisy, is critically ill. She has Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia, a disorder that causes her body to attack and kill healthy red blood cells. Her blood levels are well below the normal/low range and her vet now has her in 'critical'. She will have surgery in the next 48 to remove a foreign object she ate- not sure its related to the IMHA at this point.

Sad update:

After a valiant fight against Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia, Daisy succumbed to her illness this morning. While her mind and spirit were willing, her body could no longer fight. I was with her when she passed, and she passed very peacefully. She is now reunited with her feline buddy, Whammy, and is surely chasing squirrels in Heaven, as she waits for me at the Rainbow Bridge. She was the most incredible dog I've every owned. She was my best friend.

Thank you to all who have offered their kind words and prayers during this difficult few weeks.

Daisy: Nov. 2nd, 1998 - March 28th, 2008

145 posted on 03/28/2008 11:12:13 PM EDT by rintense (Daisy: Nov. 2nd, 1998 - March 28th, 2008)

[rintense]

After a valiant fight against Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia, Daisy succumbed to her illness this morning. While her mind and spirit were willing, her body could no longer fight. I was with her when she passed, and she passed very peacefully. She is now reunited with her feline buddy, Whammy, and is surely chasing squirrels in Heaven, as she waits for me at the Rainbow Bridge. She was the most incredible dog I've every owned. She was my best friend.

[Yaelle]

She is beautiful and votes better than most of my neighbors. I am praying for her to receive a full healing.

[SE Mom]

(((rintense)))

Prayers for your dear Daisy ...for her comfort and healing.

[brooklin]

I sincerely hope that Daisy and you come through this okay.

[Matchett-PI]

Prayers for your dear friend, and for you too. Go to Mark Levin’s page and click on his doggie blog. You’ll get lots of prayers for Daisy from them, too.

[ChocChipCookie]

I’ll be praying for both of you. Please keep us up to date.

[rintense]

Thank you, everyone, for your kind words and prayers. For those of you who know me from posting, you know how much I love my pets- especially my dog. This has been a hard 10 months... I lost my cat, Dusty, in June 2007 and then her buddy, who died from grief, three months later. Now, I have Daisy and one cat- the fewest animals I've ever owned.

Daisy is the perfect dog. I have never had a dog like her. She is exceptionally intelligent, kind, and loving. She loves everyone and everything. She even stood guard over a painted turtle I took in, and protected it from the cats. When I nursed a ten day old kitten to eight weeks old, she guarded him like he was her pup... and played with him as her grew stronger and more bold. Last summer during our daily walk, she protected me from an aggressive dog, sacrificing her nose for me. To this day, whenever we walk past that farm, she moves to my left side to be between me and the farm dog.

She was sent from Heaven to be my friend, my companion, my furbaby for ten years, so I can understand why God would want to call her home. Just not yet...

[Veto!]

What a beautiful animal. Prayers for Daisy’s full recovery and for your ongoing strength.

[SunTzuWu]

I’m sorry to hear about Daisy. Our dogs are more special than most people know. Good Luck and my prayers are with you.

[rabidralph]

I will say a prayer for you and Daisy. What a beautiful dog!

[HairOfTheDog]

Prayers and all our support rintense...

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[RDTF]

warm thoughts and sincere prayers for you and Daisy, dear

[SandRat]

GOD loves all creatures great and small.

[potlatch]

Prayers that Daisy will improve and be well. I know how much we love them!

[Dysart]

What a coincidence. My 15.5 yo Shepherd mix is having surgery to remove a softball sized tumor in her abdomen Wednesday. I came home at lunch to find it had hemorrhaged. Vet says she's otherwise fine and if she survives surgery she could live a yr or two. I thought she could manage to get by without surgery since it's benign but now that it's bleeding out it's not an option. So I can certainly appreciate your emotions right now and hope it goes well.

You can see part of tumor here in this picture.

[MaryFromMichigan]

My Fargo had stitches removed just today.
Didn’t know until the biopsy came back if the tumor was benign or not.
Luckily it was.

Nothing sweeter than the heart of an old dog.

Prayers for your Daisy! Hug!

[Titan Magroyne]

Dutch shepherd + lab mix? Whatever else she is, Daisy is a beautiful girl. Good taste in politics, too. :o)

Will certainly keep you both in my thoughts. You’ve had to say goodbye to too many old friends lately. I hope she tolerates the surgery and heals quickly so she may spend more happy years with you.

Keep us apprised.

[Slings and Arrows]

[AnAmericanMother]

Prayers for Daisy.

St. Rocco, please pray for Daisy.

St. Francis and St. Anthony, please pray for Daisy, too.

[penowa]

My heart bleeds for you and your beloved Daisy. I will keep you and your beautiful girl in my prayers.

[kitkat]

Aw, Rintense, that really hurts you, doesn’t it? Prayers for Daisy and for you.