Sophia's First Birthday Party - 6/20/2009! Springtime Sophia - May/June 2009     Sophia hasn't been feeling too well. So she comes to work with me on tough days. This is her cuddled in her blanket and Oliver's shirt to keep her warm and comfy! 6-3-09 Sophia's Wishlist Updated 6-15-09 We use only the cleanest and healthiest products for Sophia. All geared towards keeping her infection free.
 Sophia hops in a cab and come to work with me!
2-5-09
Update 2-2-09 Sophia went to see Dr. Solomon with me this past weekend. She is just over 7 mos old and a whopping 5.5 lbs!
We are still on target to get her the surgery when she turns 1 y/o. Dr. Solomon confirmed that we need to get her as healthy and as strong as possible to make her candidacy for surgery that much better.
We are on the right track. Sophia continues to be infection free and is the happy, fireball of a pug puppy that she always has been.
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   AMC Photographs © 2008 Kerrie Merullo
'Original' Saving Sophia Blog
Sophia is a pug puppy who was born with Spinda Bifida. There is not much documented information about Canine Spina Bifida, so we have been relying on using the human experience and research available to help give us insight.
Sophia's biggest threat to survival is infection. With paralysis and her being 100% incontinent, she is prone to recurring UTIs which are more complicated in her case. I didn't think UTIs were that big of a deal when they 1st told me but...... Because of her disease and internal deformity, UTIs can VERY easily spread to her kidneys causing kidney failure. The same type of infection can cause Sepsis which is the following: Sepsis is a serious medical condition with all characterized by a whole-body inflammatory state. The body may develop this inflammatory response to microbes in the blood. The related layman's term is blood poisoning. The bubble on her back is incredibly dangerous because it is prone to bacterial infections. Because that bubble is filled with spinal fluid, an infection there would go straight to her brain, causing Meningitis and effect her Central Nervous System. This would cause soaring fevers, severe pain throughout her little body and she would not likely survive. | Click here: Sophia's Past Videos & Slideshows Sophia's Spring Fever May 2009 February '09 Meet Up at Animal Haven
The words to this song truly speak to me
and my experience with Sophia....and how we are learning new things every day
....Who's to say what's impossible? Upside Down by Jack Johnson - Lyrics Who's to say What's impossible Well they forgot This world keeps spinning And with each new day I can feel a change in everything And as the surface breaks reflections fade But in some ways they remain the same And as my mind begins to spread its wings There's no stoppin' curiosity I wanna turn the whole thing upside down I'll find the things they say just can't be found I'll share this love I find with everyone We'll sing and dance to Mother Nature's song I don't want this feeling to go away Who's to say I can't do everything Well I can try And as I roll along I begin to find Things aren't always just what they seem I wanna turn the whole thing upside down I'll find the things they say just can't be found I'll share this love I find with everyone We'll sing and dance to Mother Nature's song This world keeps spinning and there's no time to waste Will it all keep spinning and spinning round and round and Upside down Who's to say whats impossible and can't be found I don't want this feeling to go away Please Don't go away is this how it's supposed to be |
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