Love & Gratitude

July 8, 2015 {189/365}

To all our dear, sweet friends,

We have an update on Miss Piper: She's home! Her spinal tap today revealed no conclusive signs of meningitis, but the neurologist will take a closer look tomorrow. Her fever is down, she's eating, and wants to play. So rather than keep her in the hospital over night, we elected to take her home. Tomorrow we will have her monitored for the day at our vet's office and get a second opinion, but for now, we wait. We're just so relieved that she's feeling better and with us for the night. Thank you for all your prayers and wishes - keep them coming, they're working! 

Love, Melinda, Eric, and Piper ♥

Hope

Please keep our sweet little Piper in your thoughts tonight. She has been sleeping a lot and hardly eating. Tonight she was shaky and didn't want to play, so we took her to the emergency vet. Her symptoms of lethargy, fever, shaking, decreased appetite, neck and jaw sensitivity all point to Steroid Responsive Meningitis (SRM), also know as Beagle Pain Syndrome. She is receiving IV fluids and pain meds tonight and will undergo blood tests, a spinal tap, and possibly an MRI tomorrow to confirm the diagnosis. We are praying that she is diagnosed early and is responsive to the subsequent steroid treatment so that she can come home to us soon. We love her so much!

July 7, 2015 {188/365} Anchored in Hope

"We have this hope as an anchor for the soul. A hope both sure and steadfast." - Hebrews 6:19

Every little thing...

July 6, 2015 {187/365} 3 Little Birds

"Rise up this mornin'. Smile with the risin' sun. Three little birds each by my doorstep singin' sweet songs of melodies pure and true, sayin', 'This is my message to you: Don't worry 'bout a thing, 'cause every little thing gonna be all right.'"

Tiny

July 5, 2015 {186/365} Prairie Cinquefoil

"Nature is impersonal, awe-inspiring, elegant, eternal. It's geometrically perfect. It's tiny and gigantic. You can travel far to be in a beautiful natural setting, or you can observe it in your backyard...." - Gretchen Rubin