We
are all very lucky to have such marvelous parents. But two of us have
parents who are so marvelous they are downright magical.
Odie
and Scooby are two Great Danes enjoying life in their mid teens. What
makes this amazing is that Great Danes should only live to be eight or
nine. And I think it is the love and care of their two parents that
have kept them healthy so long.
Scooby
spends most of his time on the couch now While his heart and mind are
strong the legs aren’t working too well. His parents have to bring him
outside to pee and move him around the couch when he gets restless but
except for that he is leading a very good life. Scooby gets to go on
walks and see his friends. His parents got him a stroller to push him
through the neighborhood so he can enjoy the outside. They have known
for some time that Scooby is their special needs dog but now his brother
Odie needs your prayers.
He
had been losing weight so his doctor gave him a CAT scan. The CAT
showed that Odie has a tumor. The only way to find out if it is
cancerous is to operate on him.
His
advanced age causes his Mom concern but the doctors assure her he
should be fine. If Odie does not have the operation the tumor then it
could burst and start internal bleeding. There would be little time to
save him after that.
After
the tumor is removed it will be sent out for a biopsy. We are praying
very hard that the tumor is benign. If it is not benign then Odie will
have to have chemotherapy. At his age chemotherapy is a risk but the
greater risk, as always, is to do nothing.
We
have absolute confidence that Odie and Scooby’s Mom and Dad will make
the right decision for him. Like all our parents who are faced with
life altering decisions for their beloved pets Odie’s parents are under
an extreme amount of stress. They are trying to balance the quality and
quantity of Odie’s life. They want him to be with them a long time
but don’t want him to suffer for a minute.
Please
send them prayers so they can make the right decision for their sweet
baby boy and he can come through his ordeal healthy and live a normal
life again.
And never take a normal life for granted. Normal is fleeting while trouble has a way of seeming endless.
Thanks for the prayers.
Love Odie and Scooby. Sending Prayers.
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Mr Bailey, Hazel & Mabel
We are sending prayers for Odie and his family. What a difficult decision they have to make.
ReplyDeleteOdie and Scooby sound like they have lived the wonder years. We pray for a great outcome for Odie. Those decisions are so hard to make. POTP going out to them and their peeps.
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Sweet William The Scot
We are sending POTP to Odie. I have a special place in my heart for dogs like him. I hope that everything goes smoothly and no chemo is needed...
ReplyDeleteOh we hope the news is good, and that they both continue to the wonderful lives that they do, there is power in the prayer that is for sure...stellie rose
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