Oh Lily!

The outlook for Lily is grim. She has an anemia that has decreased her red blood cell count from 25 on June 30 to 22 on July 23, to 11 on August 4. She is exhausted, however she still tries. She gets up to greet me, she has eaten a little and drunk some water. The Vet has told us that we need to take her to Memphis for a transfusion, right away, it is critical. The Animal Hospital in Memphis wants $1500 to 2000 up front to treat her. The transfusion is a treatment that will buy us some time for further diagnosis. We are not going to opt for that treatment.

Lily is a sweet dog. We cannot replace her. Terry and I have been in tears today and will be in the near future. Lily is not in pain, just tired. We will continue to give her the treatments we have from our local vet. No one has a clue as what is wrong or what is the cause. Perhaps her body will take over and a recovery achieved, but our hopes are dim.

So for right now our household is sad. Our hearts heavy as Lily seemingly is fading from our midst.