Choza (our Golden Retriever) has not eaten since Wednesday and she’s been in the vet hospital since Thursday morning. She even threw up two tiny ounces of a nutritional liquid by syringe today–and they are only able to keep her hydrated subcutaneously (under the skin). She’s bleeding in her diarrhea and is just so very, very sick. I held her this morning and just cried. Dr. Lain is going to do an exploratory surgery first thing tomorrow morning and try to repair whatever is wrong. But it doesn’t look good. I have to be cheerful now because we’re having friends over in an hour. But I keep crying. Thank God…

Thanks for all of the sweet notes regarding our sick Golden Retriever, Choza. I truly appreciate it! Just to update you all … she’s not doing very well. The vet said that she continued to vomit through the night (not a good sign) and they are hydrating her under her skin and giving her medicine to try to control the nausea. Hopefully she’ll turn a corner–otherwise the next steps are x-rays (not usually good for wood blockages, though) and/or barium (??). I’ll let you know how things progress. Again, thank you for your kindness!   Love to all, Tara B.