Prayers For Hope Options

[Jem]

Please say a prayer for my german shepherd Hope. She is in desperate need of prayer. She is 14.8 years old, which I know is old for a german shepherd, but of course we want them to live forever. She was having some slow down in movement due to arthritis. She had acupuncture in August which didn't help all that much. This past Thursday I took her for her first laser treatment along with an injection of Adequan (glucosamine). By the next day she was almost completely paralyzed in her hind legs. She could not walk without us supporting her. I called the vet they said to bring her in for her next laser treatment yesterday because it might help. When the vet reexamined her she said that she was completely paralyzed in her hind legs and was feeling me out to see if I wanted to have her euthanized (although she did not come right out and say that). I said I was not ready to let her go as long as she was otherwise healthy. I tried putting her in a doggie wheelchair today but she wasn't too happy with it. I'm sure it will take some time for her to get used to it. She has always been a very independent, stubborn girl. She also has not eaten yesterday or today. I'm hoping that she is just too exhausted from the evaluation on Thursday where I'm sure they had to manipulate her limbs and the two laser treatments. I'm making sure she's urinating, but she is drinking quite a bit. I'm so worried about her. I don't want to lose her yet. This is such a hard week. Yesterday was my husband's birthday, Thursday is my son's 21st birthday and Tuesday is the anniversary of my father's death. Emotional week??? You bet! I have put her on all the prayer chains for pets I could find and I have been praying all weekend for her to St. Rochus (patron saint of dogs) and St. Francis. Please add your prayers for Hope so that she can walk again. I'm not ready to lose her. Thank YOu. JEM