Millie is our daughter's dog, and they lived with us for two years after Lisa finished college and got her teaching job. Lisa owns her own home now, but we see them often, and Craig "babysits" Millie several times a week during the school year when Lisa has meetings after school, someone to tutor, etc. (He and Millie often have breakfast together - he loves to scramble an egg for her. Needless to say, she usually heads to the kitchen and sits by the stove when she arrives.)
Tuesday, Millie began vomiting a bright yellow bile. After a rough night with more vomiting, Lisa took her to the vet Wednesday morning. The news was not good - tests showed her gallbladder had ruptured.
One thing led to another - more tests, another ultrasound, and a flying emergency run down to Indianapolis to MedVet, an emergency clinic.
Their tests confirmed that Millie's gallbladder had ruptured and, after discussing the quality of life Millie might have post-surgery and then considering the financial implications, Lisa decided to go forward with the operation.
It was a long day of tears for us all, but finding out that there was a good chance of full recovery and good quality of life was heartening. Lisa was so emotionally and physically wiped when we got home that she opted to stay with us overnight.
Millie came through the surgery well and we are hoping she will continue to have a good recovery. Lisa is going down daily to check on her, especially since we do not want her to feel she is back in a shelter and has been abandoned. (Lisa rescued her in 2013. Millie had been found wandering in southern Indiana, taken to a kill shelter, rescued from that and brought to Lafayette, and then spent eight months in a no-kill shelter before being adopted by Lisa.)
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