Prayers for Annie, please.

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PlacentiaSoccerMom · #26 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:52 am

silvercamaro wrote:
PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:OMG! What do you think happened? Was it one of the other dogs, or is she able to go in and out of the house?

She's going to be ok!
I don't know what happened, but I must face the possibility -- perhaps the probability -- that it somehow involved a fight with Rusty, as the three dogs (Annie, Rusty and Irish) were inside the house together, with no doggie door to let them out or another critter in. What this might mean for Rusty's future is equally unknown. Annie and Lizbit will be kept away from him for at least the immediate future.

This is horrible. I am so sorry.

fuzzywuzzy · #27 Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:56 am

silvercamaro wrote:Annie is in emergency surgery right now.

I don't know what happened. She walked to the car and got in by herself. I drove her directly to the emergency animal clinic, where the staff started moving fast. When I left her, the vet staff was marveling at how tough she was. She hadn't complained yet.

Please think good thoughts for her. She's already been through so much.

judy, we are sending you ++++ thoughts and prayers for Annie!

Please keep us updated!

Kelly aka fuzzy

SportsFan68 · #28 Post by **SportsFan68** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:39 am

Dear Annie, I am sending all my best thoughts for your recovery with every fiber of my being.

Casey too -- she would be very distressed to see her friend in such a terrible state.

ladysoleil · #29 Post by **ladysoleil** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:43 am

Many, many good thoughts for Annie from me and Bear The Orange Menace.

And for you, too, SC- I know how horrible and helpless it feels to see your furry friend hurt and not be able to do much past the frantic rush to the vet.

All my good wishes for a speedy recovery for Annie.

mellytu74 · #30 Post by **mellytu74** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:47 am

OMG! My stomach dropped when I saw the subject line.

We love our Annie and she isn't going anywhere until that opera is done!

She has to teach Lizbit to read!

Good thoughts coming from here.

silvercamaro · #31 Post by **silvercamaro** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:01 am

Annie Update:

Her surgery lasted four hours, approximately four times as long as originally projected, but she came through it all right. She has been moved to the vet clinic, which was a bit of a painful nightmare, but it's done for now. She's been injected with morphine for fast relief, which produced a most attractive silly smile, and she's on a longer-lasting, slow-relief pain killer, too. She's hooked up to an IV. From this point, infection is the big enemy, so she will get a round-the-clock watch for at least a couple of days.

To make that 24-hour care possible, she may have to get moved again tonight. I'll find out after 6 p.m.

Coincidental footnote: The young man who was the early-morning vet tech at the emergency center realized, when he looked up her records, that he had been on duty at the Oklahoma City emergency clinic the day she was brought in there in 2005 or whenever the heck that was.)

PlacentiaSoccerMom · #32 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:04 am

I am so happy that she is doing so well! I hope that she gets to come home soon.

VAdame · #33 Post by **VAdame** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:05 am

Awwww, poor Annie! Hugs & prayers & meows going out from our family. We know she's a tough gal but enough is enough

peacock2121 · #34 Post by **peacock2121** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:21 am

So glad she came through the surgery so well.

I also know that if, in fact, it was some altercation with Rusty, you have what it takes to handle all of that.

I want to be your four-footer.

SportsFan68 · #35 Post by **SportsFan68** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:21 am

Whew! I hope this means the worst is over.

Still sending good vibes....

ne1410s · #36 Post by **ne1410s** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:27 am

SC, this just too much! Best vibes ever going Annie and you.

mrkelley23 · #37 Post by **mrkelley23** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:30 am

Still vibing for you and yours, jusy....

a1mamacat · #38 Post by **a1mamacat** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:46 pm

Glad to hear the good report. I hope is was not what you surmise.

Sending more hugs and warmth to all of you.

tlynn78 · #39 Post by **tlynn78** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:55 pm

Oh, Judy. A big, warm hug to you, and soft, gentle scritches to Annie. Poor baby.

t.

ontellen · #40 Post by **ontellen** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 1:03 pm

Just saw this Judy and i feel so bad. Annie has already had enough to deal with in her life. Enough already!

Prayers and good wishes from Ed the Cat and I. (He far prefers dogs to other cats anyway).

Buffacuse · #41 Post by **Buffacuse** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 2:21 pm

Really, really glad to hear it went well.

herjosie · #42 Post by **herjosie** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 2:54 pm

i am so happy to hear that miss annie is doing bettr today. my mommie told me she was hurted last night and i was very worried. i have been sending good thots to miss annie and reelly want her to get all well so we can meet and play on a sunny day this summr.

rayxtwo · #43 Post by **rayxtwo** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:05 pm

Hope things are much better real soon. Many good vibes sent your way.

Leaving my computer to go hug my dog now.

Ray

ghostjmf · #44 Post by **ghostjmf** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:51 pm

Facto doesn't have his own account, but he & the rest of family ghost say "hang in there Annie".

ghostjmf · #45 Post by **ghostjmf** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:52 pm

and strictly from me, do they do dog-injury forensics? I know they can, but do the vet clinic people have any opinions on the nature of the injuries?

T_Bone0806 · #46 Post by **T_Bone0806** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:55 pm

I honestly felt the color drain from my face when I saw this. I am so happy, so very happy to see that the outlook is better than it was at first. Poor Annie has been through so much..it's just not fair. I just know that she will be alright.

Tell Ms. Annie that I'm sure this experience will give her more inspiration for her opera, as most operas have sad parts, but I don't want to see her taking the phrase "suffering for her art" so literally anymore. We all love her too much.

An endless supply of head scritches from me to her. And sincere hopes upon hopes that there is another explanation for this incident besides the one you fear.

themanintheseersuckersuit · #47 Post by **themanintheseersuckersuit** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:57 pm

The young man who was the early-morning vet tech at the emergency center realized, when he looked up her records, that he had been on duty at the Oklahoma City emergency clinic the day she was brought in there in 2005 or whenever the heck that was.)

Isn't that sweet Annie has her own angel. Perhaps a part in the opera is due.

silvercamaro · #48 Post by **silvercamaro** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:30 pm

ghostjmf wrote:and strictly from me, do they do dog-injury forensics? I know they can, but do the vet clinic people have any opinions on the nature of the injuries?

I was hoping that the surgeon would be able to say that Annie's wounds were or weren't consistent with, say, the bite of an animal of a certain size, or perhaps she noticed hair fibers from a grizzly bear that no one had noticed hiding behind the couch, or she found the tip of a broken knife blade. She could not, or wouldn't, and didn't. She took the more direct position that damage was extensive and it needed to be fixed, period.

Nobody wants to create an innocent martyr, in which life would imitate Annie's art. At worst, at this point, Rusty may have to become an only dog for a while until he can get some kind of professional evaluation. I still find it impossible to believe that the same gentle dog who became the 27-year-old cat's protector and the puppy's nanny could possess the ferocity of whatever or whoever attacked Annie.

silvercamaro · #49 Post by **silvercamaro** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:32 pm

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:
Isn't that sweet Annie has her own angel. Perhaps a part in the opera is due.

That's a nice thought. Appropriately for this time of year, his name is Chris, too.

otherindigo · #50 Post by **otherindigo** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:10 pm

I know I'm quite late in sending this message. I do hope for a very speedy recovery.

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