Still some concern...

Cinnamon came home yesterday. There is no doubt that she improved over the last couple of days, but there is still some concern. Although the strength in her limbs is back to normal, she seems to have difficulty in balancing.

Cinnamon is coming home

Cinnamon is finally coming home today! This morning I received a phone call from the animal hospital letting me know that Cinnamon was doing well and able to come home in the evening. I can't wait to see her then!

You are my girl!!

There has been a remarkable improvement in Cinnamon's condition overnight.

As soon as we saw her, we could see a huge difference from what we saw yesterday. She was sitting on her own and even tried to stand up!! I felt great strength in her limbs when I was holding her so that she wouldn't fall off her cage.

We still don't know what had happened to Cinnamon, but we were told taht she could discharged if her condition improved or stayed the same tomorrow.

Cinnamon, you are my girl!!

Is a miracle happening?

Yesterday, the surgeon who we met at the animal hospital rang me to let me know that the possibility of 'cervical intervertebral disk disease' had been ruled out after a myelogram examination. He said that an MRI scan was planned for further examinations.

I didn't know whether I should be pleased with the news or not, as ruling out the possibility of cervical disk disease had in turn opened up the possibility of more serious diseases. The more I thought about Cinnamon, the more anxious I became, and I couldn't help searching the Internet for veterinary information that might explain Cinnamon's condition. However, it seemed that all I was doing was making a long list of spinal disease names in dogs...meaninglessly. If Cookie hadn't been with us, we would have been more depressed. We really appreciated Cookie's company.



This morning, the surgeon rang me to let me know Cinnamon was improving and the result of a lab test of her fluid was normal. According to him, she even had breakfast this morning. He said that she might overcome this on her own, although he still didn't know what had happened to her, and that an MRI scan would be taken only if the condition got worse. I thought 'Oh, is a miracle happening?'

We went to see Cinnamon again this afternoon, expecting to see significant improvement in her. Maybe we were expecting too much. Perhaps we were expecting to see her standing or responding to us vigorously, although we didn't put the thought into words. I know we should agree with the surgeon's view, as she ate something for the first time after becoming ill, but we felt a bit disappointed. She did express her excitement by wagging her tail for a while and resting her head on my hand. But, she still couldn't stand up or even sit.

Now I just hope for a miracle!

Not again!!

Cinnamon is still at the aminal hospital, which operates as Animal Emergency Centre during off hours of other veterinary clinics.

This morning, we went to the hospital to see a surgeon. His diagnosis so far is 'cervical intervertebral disk disease', which is what Cookie had just over a year ago (Specifically, Cookie's case was a slipped disk or hernia). Not again!!

What makes me feel optimistic is that Cinnamon looks brighter than Cookie did. I believe Cinnamon will recover quickly and fully, as even Cookie, whose condition was much worse, recovered well.