Good morning Phoebe and Angela. I think we can dismiss a B12 deficiency, it would not have such a sudden impact. The pinched nerve and/or mini-stroke both fit the bill but just like with humans they are hard to diagnose, harder yet when you can't talk back. I've had both, a pinched nerve is painful and depending on the severity Phoebe could have gone from a whimper to howling in pain. Was there any of that? Good news is that eventually the nerve will find it's place and go back to normal unless it's something like a crushed disk but then you'd know it. The stroke, don't get freaked by the words. It has an old school sound like Grandpa going face first into a bowl of soup. That is NOT what happens. If it's in the brain, like me, there's a headache (pressure on the brain) and then it gets complicated because every part of Phoebe's brain controls a different part of her body and her mind. If she knows who you are and responds to affection that is a huge sigh of relief. My stroke was from an aneurysm that bled and then stopped bleeding. This is the big unknown because CT and MRI do not detect blood flow so diagnosis is complicated.
Angela, you know how much we all love the both of you. I do not think this is that time. It's only been a short while and at 2:30 AM you said she was resting. But she's resting, not flopped over in your arms. Does she have bowel control? Has she expressed an interest in food? Have you slept yet? I'll be thinking really hard about this all day, my way of praying. You don't need to cry Angela, it's not time.
could one shot make a difference?
