Today is a sad day!
In December 2024 Polly stated to show symptoms of the Constrictive myelopathy coming back. In January 2025 we took her back to the wonderful team at Lumbry Park. Sadly it was discovered that scar tissue had been forming around the original surgery site was now pressing on her spinal cord, there was nothing that could be done.
Since then Polly has found it increasingly difficult to walk and had lost control of her bowl, now most recently, her bladder.
Every red line we drew for her, we walked over, but last Wednesday, 2025-06-18, I took her to vets for a check up and to discuss her current state and confirmed what we already knew, that the decision we had been putting off needed to be taken.
The decision to have Polly put to sleep has been quite frankly one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make. She’s perfectly fine from the middle of her back forward, and because her nerves are being compressed, she is not in any pain. These facts make it easy to fool yourself. Still, the loss of control over her bladder and the fact that she can’t use her back legs at all mean that she is not able to go for walks, and she is very susceptible to secondary infection and a myriad of other complications.
So yes, today is a very sad day but also i’m thankful for the additional two years we had, and the 7 years Polly spent with us. I love her very much and will miss her deeply.
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