She's coming home!

Okie Doke is being discharged from critical care tomorrow! We can't wait :o!

She will go straight to Dr. Holland's office for an examination and the doc will determine whether or not she needs the endoscopy. We are hoping that she doesn't so she can come straight home.

He healing has been quite miraculous, she was in pretty bad shape. Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers!

Coming Home Soon!

Talked to the vet this morning. He said Okie Doke is doing great! She is eating all on her own and very active. He said her blood work is so perfect that they are not even going to check it again! She is still not back to 100% as the doc says though. I asked him when she might come home, and he said if she didn't have the endoscopy scheduled for tomorrow, he would probably release her tonight! We have to talk to Dr. Holland tomorrow and see if she still needs the procedure, and maybe she can come home tomorrow! We can't wait! We have been missing her like crazy!

She's Eating!

Guess what? Okie Doke IS EATING ON HER OWN!!! We are so excited!!! They gave her a special food that is already partially digested, but as of our last visit she had eaten real food and kept it down for quite a few hours! It is step 1 for coming home. They said the might even take her G-tube out tomorrow if everything is still going well. YAY!

A Good Day!

Okie Doke is doing much the same. Her personality is becoming more and more normal by the day! Today she was her usual sweet, but bossy, self demanding tummy petting every second of our visit (which she received of course)! She also stood up on her own outside! So, she is stable and waiting. Thanks to everyone who has been praying for her and for us, keep it up!

Here are some photos from today's visit. You can probably see how much better she is looking!


Petting please!


Relaxing outside.




Sitting up on my own!

Some Encouraging News

She pooped! I have never been so excited about a bowel movement! What is mundane and gross for the rest of us is a good sign for Okie Doke. They told us tonight at the clinic that she stood up on her own outside and went numbers 1 & 2! Unfortunately though, she did vomit once today, even though they have been suctioning her stomach out regularly. They told me she is "stable" though she cannot eat yet. So, now it is just a waiting game. We are hoping she will get stronger and stronger over the weekend in preparation for her endoscopy!

More pictures!

Okie Doke is doing well, acting more dog-like by the day. When we arrived today they were giving her plasma. Made me wonder where the doggy plasma stations are located, and how ethical sharing dog plasma could possibly be (honestly, I have no clue where they get it). The doc this afternoon said there just must be some kind of hole in her system somewhere. Hopefully, with the endoscopy, we can find it! We took some more pictures with the camera on David's phone today. They let us take her outside again! She had a great time sitting in the sun. In all of these pictures her eyes are closed, but she was very alert while we were there (eyes open and looking around a lot), but was closing her eyes to bask and rest in the sun. She was so cute and pitiful, she kept raising up her little IVed leg for us to rub her tummy. They also said she was growling today, which I would say is a good sign--she's a feisty one!

Keep praying!

The Endoscopy

Okie Doke needs the endoscopy. Dr. Holland said she wants to wait until Monday though, when OKD will hopefully be more stable. So, for now we are shooting for Monday morning!

Pray for Okie Doke's health and for us too, we are stressed out in more ways than one!

Thanks Everyone :)!