Well after a real bad night last night with Oscar whining and feverish we took him straight into the Vet this am and he did give him a shot of pain killer and one of antibiotic and some antibiotic pills. He cked him over carefully, temp and lungs and legs and said "what we have here is an 84 year old man in a nursing home" and that he really felt surgery or other interventions would not help. I then spoke to an understanding surgeon in Colorado Springs who reinforced this saying that with no deep pain reflexes since the moment he became suddenly paralyzed and also no control of bowel and bladder, that his prognosis was really poor. Even if we could get him a little cart, he would leave a trail of urine and feces.Oscar acted very agitated today and not feeling well, drinking but not eating. We have made the decision to let him go to the Rainbow Bridge. My husband who loves Oscar more than me even, is having a difficult time and holding Oscar tonight and tomorrow, but when it comes time to take him I will do it. I have been his "mama" 12 years, he can even say "mama". A sad thing, we have two other dachsies and Vern is young but too fat, he is now on a twice a day feed and the other is not overweight but will also eat twice a day. The smorgasbord is gone. Thanks for listening.