SHE'S HOME!

Kayleigh is home!!!!
she jumped into my arms and gave tons of kisses soon as i saw her!!!

poor thing hadn't ate or drank too much while there - she had wires all over her during her stay since she was on constant monitor - you can see below the bandage from where her IV was .. when we got home she had to GO potty bad and then she ate and drank like a fish - so her belly isn't as expanded now as it looks in the picture below - she's weak but getting stronger!!

(on car ride home)

meet with all the doctors (Dr. Goodwin is a saint, i swear the nicest doctor EVER!) .. they still don't know what's causing her heart not to pump correctly (arrhythmias) - she's on meds - her liquid form is in the mail and awaiting its arrival today!

they said with the heart, it's usually something else that causes the heart not to pump normally - diseases like pancreatitis, necrotic tissue or sepsis - which are causing the arrhythmias - hopefully the cardiac medicine will work until further testing in 1-2 weeks! - but from her last ultrasound everything looked good .. so *fingers crossed* meds work and no more episodes!

(she was so thirsty she was drinking out of my water bottle, tried to get the shot, didn't work out too well)

did you know when you give CPR only 5% of the times it works in humans and only 1% in dogs?! - I KNOW, me neither! - i learned that yesterday from the doctor!! .. so we have to keep a watchful eye on her for further 'callapse episodes' -- which mean her heart isn't pumping normally, so blood doesn't go in or out, the brain doesn't get its oxygen and blood supply, so the brains shuts everything down to conserve energy, and the rest is history ..

Facts about Kayleigh:

(she is a VERY pampered pet, we consider her 100% part of the family, not a 'pet')

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  favorite toy is her 'frontline' snowman - she got it from the breeder, was her first and now her favorite toy (but has an array and abundance of toys to say the least)
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  she wears a Coach collar
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  wardrobe of only designer clothes, Gap being the 'lowest' end and Juicy being her favorite
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  favorite food is shell fish (especially crabs, lobster, shrimp, clams), followed by chicken
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  she gets homemade meals made for her every day - she doesn't eat dog food, even tho it's there for her picking
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  favorite treats are greenies, chicken jerky, and denta bones
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  she has 1 favorite bed that she likes to go in during the day, she also "hides" treats/food in it, and when she's in it she thinks she "invisible" and no one can 'get her' (playing)
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  she sleeps with one of us every night, usually on the same pillow as us, right next to our heads
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  she uses pee-pee pads normally, but does go outside too
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  if she is at a 'strangers' house - she will go in their bathroom to 'go' to the bathroom
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  when she walks straight her body is actually sideways
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  she loves 'beating up' her brother and her brother Rusty let's her
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  she is a kisser - she will kiss and kiss and kiss until no end, she can never give anyone enough kisses!
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  she knows when we say "shore house" and "home" where she is going and is very excited to go in the car!
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  she only likes being held on the left side
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  she's scared of big dogs, but behind walls, fences, or enough distance - she will act very tough (but loved her cousin Burton, who is no longer with us, he was a Tibetan Terrier)
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  she and Peanut (my squirrel) get along great! - Kayleigh actually steals his biscuits all the time and eats em'
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  when no one is home, she sits at the top of the chair and looks out the window waiting for someone to get back home, then jumps and barks in circles with excitement
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  she always greats people with a treat for them - meaning she will grab whatever is around her (card, paper, treat, sock, toy, shoe) and give it to the person coming in
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   if i take a day off work, she will come and kiss me like crazy thinking i didn't wake up in time for work, so she's my personal alarm clock too
• the cutest thing is when she carries her purse around the house, by the strap and all
• one of her favotie spots to sit/lay and relax is on top of Pop-Pop's chair
• she likes to sun bathe

i can go on for days with this 'list' - but those are a few FIY's about Kayleigh

** THANK YOU ALL **

for support and prayers for her!