Please pray for Josi

[RoxiesEcho]

Staci - GruntsMom is the one that gave Josi the warrior name. She lost her sweet Warrior's Pride in February.

As always, our thoughts are with Josi and your family.

 

[liamsmom]

what a beautiful urn!!!!
the figurine really looks like josi!!!!! how wonderful.
so glad to hear that you have found a great place to bring her for cremation! that, in itself, helps put our mind at ease during a time like this. i know it's hard when people are blatanly honest sometimes but at the same time it's easier when you know all there is to know about something.
glad miss josi is eating.
i know the bruising looks terrible but if it's any consolation, dakota's bruising didn't seem to be painful. like you, it amazed us that he really didn't seem to be in pain. i never understood it myself. and judging by what you are describing and saying about miss josi....maybe we will never understand that part. josi has taught us a tremendous amount about the fight for life but i guess that's the one thing neither she nor dakota were able to explain.
take a nap.....and rest.

 

[msjosi]

Caroline~Was Dakota alert and eating/drinking to the very end? I know she is iminent and I know she has been a heart beat away for years with her cardiomyopathy, it is just so hard to get my hands around the fact that she can possibly feel so well at a time like this. Don't get me wrong, I am so glad she is this way...I'm just hoping you can give me more of a timeline through your experience.

Thank Roxiesecho and Butlersmom for reminding me that Gruntsmom blessed Josi with her wonderful board given name, I really knew that but my brain is so scattered these days. I am honered that you so shortly after lossing your baby boy, you were willing to bestow part of Grunt's name on Josi~who knows they could be a match made in heaven

 

[SweetCody]

The urn is beautiful, a fitting tribute to a wonderful friend.
I just have to say you are handling this with such grace, I'm sure at times you just want to scream and cry, and there is no shame in that either. Hugs to you all, take a wonderful nap with your girl. There is nothing better than snuggling with a boxer lovicon .

 

[DiverDiva]

So glad to read that Josi, Warrior Princess had a good morning. In the midst of all this sadness, you have to give her credit for giving us a little giggle with her attempt to steal another dog's food on her way out of the vet office. Josi girl, that chicken your mom had for you was probably WAY better than anything else there.
Staci, the urn is perfect. Good job, thinking ahead. It has to be very difficult, but you're doing it.
More <<<<hugs>>>> and feel good vibes for the Warrior Princess heading your way.

 

[liamsmom]

it's so hard so say and put a time line on any of it. i hate that the vet can't say you have ___ number of days or hours. and i know you do too.
dakota did eat and drink to the very end. his last bleed started in the middle of the night and he had already eaten dinner that evening and was drinking.
ultimately, we had to make the decision to help him to the Bridge. he was experiencing another bleed and he gave me "the look". i'm so glad he did let me know because i really couldn't bear to watch him pant thru another bleed. he was breaking my heart a little more every second.
as i said, his last bleed started in the middle of the night. his legs were already swollen from the previous bleed. i was up with him all night and on the phone with hubby (he was on a business trip in Savanah,GA that he couldn't possibly get out of). before hubby went away he made me promise that i would not prolong anything while he was away. so we were on the phone all night both praying that Dakota would go on his own. but he didn't.
i was at the vet's office that morning by 8am. the vet gave him a shot of some sort of really strong pain meds (he compared it to an opiate; don't remember the name; only know it was strong). i loaded Dakota back into the truck and by the time i was home (less than 10 minutes), he was pretty drugged up and out of it. he was resting comfortably from the medication but he seemed to be lingering and i couldn't bear to watch him. i called the vet and he came to the house at 8pm and we helped Dakota to the Bridge. i really wanted Dakota to pass on his own but i was scared and alone (hubby was away) and i just really had to get thru it all the best i knew how.
my biggest fear was that i would have to bring him back to the vet's office to help him to the Bridge for some unforseen complication so hubby convinced me to have the vet come to the house before it became an emergent situation. Dakota DID NOT like the vet's office and i was trying to do everything in my power to keep him at home and more relaxed than having to bring him to vet's where he would be stressed out at the sight of the parking lot.
is josi still actively bleeding? could her bleeding be somewhat stabilized at this point? I would tend to think that if she was still bleeding significantly that she would be more weak and lethargic but i'm only guessing based on what you're sharing in your posts. but i'm not really sure.
were they able to give you any type of specific at all? i know they really can't give specifics but i wish they could. did the vet say if/how the blood transfusion may have "patched" or "masked" her symtoms temporarily???? did they say what type of symtoms to watch for??? sorry to answer your question with so many questions.
is she up and around or pretty much just resting and vegging out? from what you said...she seems to be somewhat alert but Boxers can be so stoic and are good at hiding sypmtoms.
are you in contact with the vet or did he say to call him when/if there are changes and/or new developments in her condition? are you basically at a "watch & wait" stage?
i wish i could give you a better answer!!!! I'm sorry i can't. i feel so bad that i don't have a more definitive time line for you. but if it's any consolation.....I know how anxious you feel while you are waiting to see some sort of a sign from Josi.
i have to leave work now to go to dog training tonight and won't have an opportunity to be online until after 7:30 tonight. i will try my hardest to check in again tonight.
in the meantime.......we'll still have you in our thoughts and keep praying!
by the way...don't know if you usually look for my avatar....i changed it today in honor of Josi... my new avatar is our three babies looking right at you. maybe it will give you a tinge of a smile during this difficult time!
hang in there.

 

[msjosi]

Her trying to steal that poor sick dogs food was the best laugh all day and continues to bring me giggles I will never forget what the tech said to us when her and Josi came out...she said "now feed this ferioush animal she is starving, she just tried to steal her sick dog neighbor's food!" First of all she is lucky she didn't get her head bit off b/c none of the dogs in ICU are feeling good and most are high on meds, secondly you are right~the meal could not have been close to what Josi has come accustom to in the food department, and lastly her divaish act reminds me of the first time I met her when I went to pick her out of a litter of eight. All the pups were nursing on the mom when Josi (her name was Sarah at the time named after some dinosaur cartoon) came tumbling through and said beep beep brothers and sisters no milk for you b/c it is all for me. I knew we wanted a fawn girl so my selection was already down to three, but after this divaish act of personality I just knew she was all mine. Almost 9 1/2yrs. later the circle of life is almost complete now...ok I'm crying, will post again later.

 

[ForeverMama]

Don't have a computer at home, so I haven't gotten to catch up on Miss Josi since Friday until today. So sorry that things are not going well right now. Please know that the three of you are in my every prayer. Spend every possible minute you can with "our (BW)" Warrior Princess. I've never known one dog that was so loved by so many.

I'll check back in first thing in the morning. Hope you all have a good night.

 

[msjosi]

I actually did notice the avatar change and I love it...your babies are beautiful and thank you for showering their love down on us

 

[Cainsmommy]

That's such a cute story. Ms Josi Diva Warrior Princess. Enjoy every moment you have with her. She sounds like such a special lady. Sending out lots of love...