Thanks ladies. I had a good cry last night you know the wheezing, alligator tear popping kind. I still feel really bummed for the little bear and anxious. We have fur children not the human kiddos, it is amazing how much emotional value you invest in your pets. My husband the eternal optimist says she will pull through, hope is all we got. I wish I could bottle his enthusiam. He was diagnosed with crohns and put on IV therapy indefinitely, his response to me saying I felt bad for him "I just play with the hand I am dealt, all you can do." One of the most profound things anyone has ever said to me. So we will let Maggie play her hand.

The vet said if he thought it wasn't worth a shot he wouldn't have offered it but we got a fighter and if we can afford it we should let her try. So we are. He compared the way she feels to the flu, she feels awful but she isn't in physical pain. Like you can hold her and cuddle her without her wimpering. I really worried we weren't doing right by Maggie by keeping trying but the vet thinks that is the best thing to do if we can.