Socks is Back Home!

We got to pick up our precious little girl Monday afternoon. I'm not sure why but we were both a little nervous and of course excited...it felt like the first time we were picking her up from the airport. I wasn't sure if she would be lothargic or super excited but I could hardly contain myself! She came around the corner and as soon as she saw as her tail went a mile a minute and practically pulled the leash out of the nurses hand! They gave us a run down of how to monitor her and the whole time she just kept jumping back from Neal to me kissing us like there was no tomorrow.

She couldn't get to us any faster!!!

Socks showing Daddy her Boo-Boo :(

Hanging out the car enjoying the fresh air!

This is the best feeling to look over and not seeing her shake!!!

As soon as she got into the car she was all about hugs, kisses and hanging out the window. When we got home it's as if nothing ever happened...she ran up the stairs, sniffed her toys, ran around in circles but oddly enough when she passed the kitchen she stopped and sniffed the exact spot where her seizure happened. It was a good 30 seconds that she took examining that same spot Neal and her laid in. Do you think she remembers???

Getting our hugs and kisses in!

She says "Thanks Dad for saving me...I love you so much!!!"

We were all about reuniting the rest of the day...Neal and I couldn't stop giving her hugs and kisses and she kept hugging and kissing back! She had a very cute pink and purple bandage around her arm where the IVs and needles were inserted.

When we took it off we saw it was all shaved and she was actually embarassed to show it. She kept tucking in under her or putting her head on top of it.

We ended up taking a much needed nap together since I had a massive lingering headache from all the commotions. It was the best feeling in the world to cuddle with her again!

Fell asleep holding on to her teddy bear :)

Rockin' the new 'hairless' arm...

Later that evening we tried to act normal as possible...but she knew something was off with me and neal cause every move she made we were on alert, kept attending to her and kept asking her if she needed anything. It was pretty ridiculous on our end...it was like watching a fragile piece of glass! She knew something was up when Neal gave her a treat we bought before picking her up cause he usually hates treats that are so potent...and there he was presenting it to her. She could've crapped on our face and we would've applauded her...we were just SOOO happy she was back at home. We were pretending to watch TV but we were really watching her...even when she was sleeping!

We got a phone call from the ER Doctor and was told that her blood tests for her liver came in "slightly elevated". He informed us that she might need an ultrasound and maybe even a biopsy to really see what's going on. It didn't settle too well with us that something could be wrong with her but at least it was something we could investigate to try to prevent any future episodes.

Going to bed was the best feeling in the world...she climbed into bed with us and we had a family hug and she nuzzled right in between us and fell right asleep. This morning we were blessed with her good-morning hugs and kisses and wagging body. Neal was lucky enough to work from home and spend more time with her today.

I was on the phone all morning with her Vet Dr. trying to figure out our next moves. I got a better understanding of what possibly could be going on with her. She said that if there is a problem with her liver she may have shunts in it. In the best medically knowledge I could translate...it basically meant that there's a blood vessel of some sort that isn't doing what it's suppose to be doing that is causing her liver not to eliminate or process all toxins. She still couldn't recommend what the best thing was to do until she reviewed all the paperwork and labs from this weekend. I was sad but glad that we could do something about it but disappointed that we might have to cancel our Babymoon trip we were planning in May.

Her emergency bill was insanely high...but hec I was ready to give them my car and jewelry for them to fix her! I asked for a cost estimate of how much an ultrasound would be and can you believe it was $420??? I came up with a great idea that she should just come with me to one of my appointments and they could do an ultrasound there! What's even crazier is that to fix a shunt in her liver was only another $62 bucks! Kinda doesn't make sense. But that didn't include the anesthesia, etc...etc. But it's all worth it for this little girl!

Right before lunch I got another call from the Doctor and she finally could give us recommendations. She spoke to both doctors from the ER and they all agreed that she probably ate something toxic from the outdoors. Normal levels for the liver is from 0-15 and hers was at 46. If there were any signs of long-term damage or shunts in her liver the number is usually in the high 100s. They all agreed that it was a one time fluke and that the best thing to do is to have her re-tested in a couple months just to monitor her liver enzyme levels and we would move foward from there. We just really need to watch her when we take her out to go potty and make sure there aren't any pesticides that landscapers have sprinkled across for her to get into.

In conclusion, it has been a hard couple of days...a nightmare we would like to forget...but many lessons have been learned. We're just glad she's back and healthy...and hopefully we can still go on our family BabyMoon Vacation!!!