Friday, October 19, 2007

Little Ginger

About a month ago our dog Ginger stopped walking.  The vet said she had a ruptured disk and was paralyzed in her back legs.  It was devastating to us.  We were given several options.  We chose to have the vet keep Ginger there for several days on high doses of steroids.  And we were told we would have to make a decision after 5 days.  My husband and I prayed and fasted.   On the Tuesday before we were supposed to make a decision we still had no clear answer.  My mom called and told me to look at www.dodgerslist.com.   It is Dachshund Orthopedic Disk Group.  We read that there were many options for Ginger.  So we knew our answer.  On Wednesday night we took Ginger home.  We are crating her for 6-8 weeks.  We have to express her bladder several times a day.  It has been difficult at times and have had a lot of sleepless nights.  But God gave Ginger to us to love and protect.  She has now been crated for 4 weeks and has begun to wag her tail again and seems to have regain some feeling in her left side as she can stand up in her crate for brief moments.  Wow!   What progress!  God is so good!  I think Ginger is probably the most prayed over dog.  And it shows.  Thank you Lord!

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Ginger is a sweetie