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Got It!

Patricia — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:56:32 +0000

Matthew brought down sweet Ms Yuki on his last visit, which of course pleased both Jerry and I. Before and after her walk she loved playing in the back yard. We usually throw one of her balls, this time though she had been carrying around her toy I call baby. That in fact worked just as good as a ball to play catch with. She loves these cheap $2.00 canvas dog toys from Wal Mart more than she loves her tennis ball. How she has energy to play catch after a 2 mile walk I’ll never know! We certainly love it when you visit Ms Yuki! xoxoxoxo

A Family Visit

Patricia — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:38:55 +0000

Matthew and Ms Yuki came for a visit this last Saturday, which is always nice. Yuki is on strict bedrest due to her recent back re-injury, and she’s not too happy about it. Matt brought his bike down and went for a short ride so I took Yuki outside for a few photos. She has gotten pretty used to using the doggy door that the Bennets wonderfully donated from their dog Anna’s belongings. Whenever she goes outside with any of us we have her use that door instead of coming through the regular people entrance. Once through the door Yuki goes bounding onto the grass looking back with hope in her eyes at me that we will play ball and it breaks my heart.

A few weeks back when Matt and I took her into the vet because she was unable to bring her back legs up and get into a standing position I never expected to hear the him say she should have a sedentary lifestyle from here on out. Xrays of her back showed her discs to be in different states of chaos. Several discs up towards her neck area are fusing together, a result of the trauma she suffered from her being hit by the truck. Almost all the other discs have little to no space in between, are full of degeneration and bone spurs. As a result the vet said he was amazed that she even recovered and could walk after her amputation. Yet despite all this Ms Yuki has a happy heart. She shows such love and enthusiasm when she enters our house which of course makes us happy. Keeping her down will be another story. How do you ask a young puppy, because she still is that, barely 3, to live like a 15 year old dog? We love you Ms Yuki, thank you for bringing such joy to our lives. You are a blessing and a treasure.

Loving Ms Yuki

Patricia — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:18:23 +0000

Being young (Yuki turns 3 in July 2010) and playing hard with her girlfriends Koosh and Queenie is just a part of who Ms Yuki is. Watching her play brings a sense of her she is in full view, her love of life shines bright because she is full of life. Combine Yuki’s love of life and play with the damage her body took from being traumatically hit last year and the end result is she has suffered a relapse.

As of last night Yuki is unable to come to a standing position or support herself once helped to a standing position. Yuki’s hind feet are once again curling under, an indicator her vet has said is a clear sign her spine is involved. An emergency veterinary appointment this morning with Yuki’s father Matt, and I, showed us what was going on. Her vet took several xray’s today of her spine and the results were not good. The xrays of her spine show her disks full of calcifiation, spurs, fusion, & deterioration. The vet was suprised she has been able walk following her accident, amputation, & rehibilition. It appears she probably injured herself by just living a dog’s life. The vet did say that Yuki is not a candidate for surgery as there is too much damage. Instead the focus is on rest coupled with steriods. Yuki will be confined to a crate for 3 weeks, allowed only to leave to use the big outdoors as her bathroom! He is hopeful that within that time frame the swelling will go down and she will be able to walk again. So, after a stop at our local pet store, The PetStop to buy a crate, Matt has taken her home with him to begin the recouperation process. My heart goes out to both of them as once again they are faced with the struggles of Yuki’s injuries. Jerry and I love them very much and will be there for them if needed.

She’s Special

Patricia — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:52:15 +0000

With everything this girl has been through one could easily think she would have a hard time showing love to anyone. In her short 2 .75 years Yuki has seen a lot of abuse, and and escaped death 3 times. But if you spend time with her, be gentle and give her an abundance of love this girl will show you affection 10 fold. And thats why we love her!

She’s Regal

Patricia — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:23:10 +0000

Yuki wants everyone to know that this photo is not showing her in her Halloween costume. Nope. Yuki comes from good stock. She’s had a rough life, her childhood was traumatic to say the least. That’s behind her now though. She’s ready to move on and is working on her issues like every good girl should. She’s regal. Yup. Real Regal.

Look Yuki’s Walking…Almost!

Patricia — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:00:40 +0000

Yuki Walks…Almost

Click on this link to view a video Jerry took last night of Yuki working hard at walking on her own. The video is posted on his youtube account, user name: sfwengineer. Yuki is doing even better today. She hasn’t used the red wagon at all, instead she is running all over the house, following me everywhere! I have some video that I’ll upload when time permits to show how well she’s doing! We’re so excited!

Yuki Goes Home

Patricia — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:26:15 +0000

Yuki was such a good girl Sunday when her dad, and grandparents came to take her home. They had to be taught how to help her go to the bathrm, give her physical therapy and move her so she does not get sores. She was well behaved on the car ride home. Grams held her tight in her arms and she looked out the window, while at every stop light dad turned & said hi to her! She is loved for sure!

Yuki Is A Red Wagon Gal

Patricia — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:57:46 +0000

Knowing Yuki will not be ambulatory at least right away, and knowing she will also need to be lifted, rotated so as not to get bedsores and also has to have physical therapy 4 times a day, Jerry and I bought her a red wagon and made a platform for her bed so I can move her from room to room and work on her at a comfortable height. I also bought plenty of potty training supply pads, and other things I believe she may need during her 6-8 week recouperation period here at her Grandparents place. ha! We must be honest with ourselves too, as the drs have said her outcome does look hopeful for her back legs to regain their use, she will more than likely lose her left front leg, but we are hoping she will be able to regain the strength in her right front leg. Right now Yuki is very weak, and tired. After all this girl was hit by a truck and tossed good!

Read All About Yuki….

Patricia — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:56:31 +0000

I know for a fact that all 4 of the So Cal Fuller’s had a long day, but this one, Pat, got to see Yuki-baby twice today. Her prognosis: Front L shoulder fracture pulled away from body-shoulder can be repaired with surgery but won’t if she never regains feeling. Dr’s may splint L leg to use as peg or may amputate L leg if she regains back leg function. Right now they’ll wait and see.

Matt posted this photo on his facebook account. His comment was worth…well…read for yourselves…”Matt Fuller: This is what a $6,000 smile looks like…”

Matt said to me tonight as we waited with Jerry to see Yuki in the animal hospital waiting room “Have as much of this coffee as you want, I know am, I’m buying!”

I so wanted to have proof positive that Jerry/grandpa was indeed there to visit Yuki. and since I left my camera card at home, I decided to use Jerry’s camera. Of course he dropped it a while ago so it doesn’t always focus correctly. You have to give me credit for trying!

Yuki’s back legs are a different injury – trauma to spinal cord, mid-back region – 1 of the discs hit the spinal cord and caused a trauma/inflammation. There is no compression of the spinal-cord, and often cases such as these get better over time, but we won’t know for sure, it can take 4-8 weeks to recover, and again she may never recover, time will tell. Some dogs with this injury walk again after 2 days, some never recover. Yuki’s bladder is intact, she is on a catheter right now.

During the afternoon visit Yuki seemed more alert, her color was better and she seemed to be moving around a bit more. Her bowel movements are working (grandma is making her blush), although she is not eating on her own. She is syringe fed, and is more aware. The Dr’s are feeling a bit more positive about her re-gaining the use of her hind legs, although they make no promises! We love you Yuk-ster! Please hang in there and continue trying hard baby. We are praying for you!