Saturday Night Seizure

Ed and I were at the grocery store in town buying light bulbs when the frantic call came in from the kids.  They were hysterical and the only thing i could understand through the screaming garble was "Leah's dying!!!"  We were just setting the bulbs down to pay for them as i hung up the phone.  I told Ed i couldn't understand anything they were saying except that Leah was dying and for him to call the house while i paid for the bulbs.  Last time a tearful call came from Ty that Leah was dying she had eaten 1, ONE, cocoa puff that had fallen on the floor and Ty was a complete wreck asking if she was going to die, so i was hoping it was something along that line, but my gut said it was worse.  I wasn't even sure who i had even spoken to on the phone....they were all screaming!  Ed called, somehow got someone to speak clearly and determined that he thought Leah was having a seizure.  While we raced home i sent an urgent prayer request up and i called the after hours emergency number, it was Saturday night, and i got thru.  I explained the symptoms, asked their hours and location as our Vet was closed and told them i would call them back after we got home and physically assessed the situation.  Than i lost it and just started sobbing.  Leah is Ty's dog technically, but i was the one she was left with all day long while the kids were in school and Ed was in Afghanistan.  She was my little buddy.  I was the one constantly pulling her out of Jasper's mouth, he thought she was his new chew toy!  She slept with me, sat on my lap while i read, i bought all her cute outfits, potty trained her, everything! She was MY little fur ball of a friend while Ed was gone, my only friend....other than Jasper and Tank.....Than my stronger half reminded me that i had to pull it together before we got home, for the kids.  After one last great big giant sob, i did.  We came home to find Leah on the floor by the front door with the kids gathered around her crying their eye balls out.  They said they had been praying for her to get better.  I silently sent up another prayer for THEIR prayers to be answered!  Their panicked expressions showed their worst fears.  I managed not to fall apart and of course, Ed never does fall apart....i took Leah's head in my hands and her face and neck were all soaking wet and there was a bowl of water on the floor.  I asked if she had been drooling excessively....Vicki quickly explained that she had the boys bring her a bowl of water and every time she thought Leah was going to go unconscious she would splash water in her face to keep her awake.  Poor Leah.....she's having a seizure while being water boarded by Vicki!  BUT, in Vicki's defense we have always told her to not let the boys go unconscious if they hit their heads or something, so i understood the logic....and Vicki said she was NOT going to let Leah die on her watch!!!  Leah was now pulling out of the seizure and wanting to stand up and walk around.  She was beginning to act like herself again.  She had this look on her face that said "What just happened?!!"  We had a family prayer in thanks that Leah didn't die and asking for her to be all better.  Ed told Ryan to take her outside on the leash for a walk to see how she did and that she also might need to go to the bathroom or throw up.  We let Jasper out of my room.  He had been going crazy with his little girl apparently dying and was absolutely no help at the time of the crisis!  Stepping all over her and nudging her head with his snout was NOT what any Doctor would order and Vicki had screamed for the boys to lock him up!  I heard that when i was on the phone with them at the store!  Ryan brought her back in and with a shaky voice said, "she isn't right, she can't walk straight, I think she is going to die again."  I called the emergency vet and told them we were on our way.  Ed carried her out to the jeep while i jumped in the backseat where he put her on my lap.  Ryan jumped in the front seat and firmly stated while buckling up, "I'm going!"  It was in another town, not too far away.  Leah seemed to be doing well and was looking back and forth between out the window and to me while licking my hand.  I silently prayed the whole way there that the kids prayers would be answered and that they wouldn't loose their friend, and that i wouldn't loose her either.  She is very possessive of me and is my constant shadow.  I trip over her endlessly in the kitchen as she plops herself right next to my feet while i am cooking.  Every morning when Ed gets up, his alarm goes off at 4 mine at 4:45, she jumps right up on the bed, pins me down with her paws and licks my face before squishing herself onto my pillow and cuddling up with me until my phone starts dinging at 4:45.  She gets up with me and plops herself on the rug in front of the shower while i am in there.  She licks my feet while i dry off, which is good since she is on the rug!  She literally shadows my every move, except for when she is outside!  Than she is wild and free!  I was just not ready to loose her yet, but than, i don't think we are ever ready to say goodbye to anyone that we love!  We were the only ones at the vet, so she was able to go right in.  They did all kinds of labs.  The Vet asked Ryan what exactly happened.  I almost cried listening to him as his voice shook and bottom lip quivered while he gave her a play by play of what happened.  It was concurred that Ed was right, she had had a seizure.  Everything else was fine aside from her cholesterol, it was a little high!  I think it is because she is constantly eating rodents in the back yard!  Apparently seizures are common for Huskies, did not know that.....they told us she might have more and might never have another one again, we are hoping for the latter! We were given instructions on what to do if it happens again and that they would send all of her lab work to her Vet and to just monitor her for now.  Well, it is 12 days later and I couldn't be happier that she has been her normal crazy self!   

Giving Jasper his lovins...



In my face...




Running crazy all over the backyard...



glaring at me when she is mad...



Winking at me because she is silly like that....




grumbling at me....




Posing for me and my camera...




howling at me, she is always howling...!!!



back to her fighting/playing with Jasper.....



playing hard like nothing ever happened....

I just HOPE she didn't make a deal with the Devil in her darkest moments!!!