Jezzabelle's Mystery Illness Journey

10/01/2018

UPDATE - our vet is out with a family emergency and we’ve rescheduled for the 25th.
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Jezzabelle is going in tomorrow for another dental and several rotten teeth extractions.

I’m scared, but I can’t just ignore it. She’s been on amoxicillin for almost 3 months.

The meningitis infection from the last dental/extraction took such a massive toll on her and I don’t believe she could survive it again.

Please say prayers for her (and me and Moo) that all goes well. Moo needs her - totally dependent.
I’ve put it in God’s hands.

08/12/2017

20/10/2017

Just checking in.
All is well here.
❤️

11/10/2017

Jezzabelle’s blood work is NORMAL!!!

We have another dental coming up to take out several canine teeth, but we’re starting in a good place.
We’ll start heavy antibiotics first.

PRAISE GOD FOR MY MIRACLE GIRL

07/10/2017

Today’s vet visit update:

((sigh, here we go again))
I’ll start with the positive: Doc M was amazed at her progress. He just stared at her and smiled as she bounced around. I told him her new puppy sister, Moo, was therapy you can’t buy.

Meds: CBC results on Monday. He said it’s fine that I’ve cut the pain and pred doses in half as she doesn’t seem bothered. I’m now cutting her pain down to a half once a day and will watch her. She will continue the immune suppressant for a while, but depending on blood work, may be able to do it every other day.

Now for the bad: She really needs a dental (shudder). Several of her back molars are just black/brown rotten and need to come out. First it’s expensive and second, the obvious...

Jezz dental 3/25/2017 = meningitis nightmare began a week later
Snoopy dental 7/3/2017 = what ultimately killed him a week later

But what do you do? You can’t leave it like that. I didn’t have a choice with either of them the first time and now it’s deja vu all over again.

21/09/2017

Beagle Bungalow check-in:

Miss Jezzie is doing so good!🎉🤗
I've cut both her pain pill and steroid in half and so far so good... keep your fingers crossed. I have not stopped the antibiotic. We're just shy of 6 months into the mystery journey.

Moo, the queen of goosing, continues to keep her on her toes. Jezz psychs her out and Moo falls for it every time. I adore watching them play as they are both miracles to me.

God is good.

20/08/2017

Miss Jezza Bezza Belle continues to awe me. She is proof that God exists (like I didn't already know that...).

We are continuing to fight the effects of the meningitis: left rear leg weakness and nerve pain. She has taken to wandering the back yard like an old lady snuffling the grass (like her late sister did).

Enter the Moo:

Her new little twerpy, derpy 9 month old puppy sister, Mollie (The Moo) is having a tremendous positive impact as emotional support for me and challenging Jezz in good ways.

When she gets tired of playing with her squeakies (puppy attention span is so short, lol), she heads straight for Jezz. She zooms around her at warp speed barking like a fool until Jezz suddenly stops and barks back at her. That fires Moo back up and the zoomies continue where they left off.

Yesterday I caught her chasing The Moo back. It was brief, but it happened! I just beamed!! I believe she's strengthening that leg as last night she jumped up on the couch like it was nothing.

Jezzabelle has a history of intolerance, so I wasn't really sure how this would go. Glad it's good as Moo can't go anywhere without her, follows her everywhere, flops on her and ridiculously loves her.