My poor little baby has to have surgery! *sob*

The night of December 5th, Chi Chi (age: 4 years) injured herself somehow, and the best way to fix her is with an expensive operation. The vet says she has a slipped disc in her back and it has paralyzed her from the waist down. The surgery should have her up and walking again, but who knows... we just have to wait and see.

Below, I will keep a diary of sorts so you can keep up with what is going on and how she is doing.
Please say a little prayer for her and hope all goes well. Thank you so much!

December 8th: My play date cancelled on me. *in tears* Chi Chi died this morning... before we got to see her. She was all alone... and I never got to say goodbye. I feel lost and alone right now. This was never supposed to happen. She was supposed to be here for years and years and years... and now I will never see her again. I miss her so much! I know she is in a better place and not in any pain, but I'm hurting. I'm glad she's okay now, though. She's probably up there running around like she's crazy and chasing her fuschia man. She loved her fuschia man. The other dogs still seem confused. They keep looking around for her... expecting her to come through the door any minute. I used to take her out a lot. Her and Peanut. The girls don't like to travel. So, I think that's what they believe is going on. She should come home any minute now. My poor little babies. I don't have anything else to say right now. Everytime I think about her I cry, and everytime I look at something in the house I think of her. *sob* I need to lay down... that's all I want to do.
December 7th: I know it is actually 2:00am on the 8th, but I am going to let you know what happened. I got a little bit of sleep last night knowing my baby was in the clinic and not in pain. Well, we had to wait for the vet to call today and give us some news... and it wasn't the news we were expecting. He injected dye into her back to see exactly where he would need to operate, and that's when he found out the damage was greater than he had expected. He said there is no point in doing the surgery because it will not help. *sob* Her spinal cord is bruised and it is moving to her lungs. She didn't wake up from the anesthesia until mid-afternoon. At one point, we didn't think she was going to wake up. He wants to keep her and watch her for a few days. There is still a chance that she may be able to come home and go through physical therapy... we don't know yet. I cried for almost seven hours straight today... my baby was sitting up there dying and there was nothing anyone could do about it. When she woke up he told us that she was deteriorating. The bruise on her spinal cord is spreading and if it gets to her lungs it can affect her breathing and she will most definitely die. After a few more hours of crying over that, we get another call and he says that she is stable right now... not better, but stable. Stable is good enough for me right now! If she remains stable throughout the night, we will be able to visit her in the morning. He doesn't want us to see her just yet... he doesn't want to upset her because her condition could get worse. So, now we wait and pray we do not receive a phone call in the middle of the night. I am so excited! I can't wait to see her! I miss her so much!! Please pray with me... we need all the support we can get. I refuse to give up on her... she is my baby... The other dogs are running around the house like they're lost. They don't know what to do without her here. I don't either. She is the only dog that will play fetch with me... I tried playing fetch with the others earlier and it didn't work. They just looked at me like I was stupid. :) So when Chi Chi does come home, she will need a wheelchair of sorts. I think the vet said he had something for her to use... wonder how much it will cost... but that's the last thing we are worried about right now. I just want her to make it through the night and improve some tomorrow. You know, the vet said this is a unique case. He has only had ONE case similar to this in the past five years. Well, I need to get some sleep... I have a very important "play date" in the morning, as well as finals for school to prepare for. Thanks for taking the time to read this. It means so much to all of us! Thank you so much for caring! :D
December 6th: Cheech had x-rays done this morning at a local clinic. Slipped disc... poor thing. We took her to an out-of-town clinic this afternoon and the vet recommended surgery. So, they are keeping her overnight and prepping her. She was in tremendous pain, so they are doping her up. They will operate on her in the morning and we should hear something by early afternoon. Not sure how we are going to pay for this yet... we have to do something, though. We can't just let her lay around and suffer. Anyway, I'll check in tomorrow and let you know what's going on and how the operation went. Please pray for my baby! She will be gone at least three to five days and I don't know what I am going to do without her here... I'm hoping for the best!