I am so sorry. Could hardly believe it when I checked on the boards today. Yes, life goes by way to fast. He had a wonderful companion in you and I know he is waiting for you.
First off...I am so sorry. That is such a scary, painful and horrible situation for everyone.
I second everyone's attitude when they tell you for you to work on yourself and keep routines (as much as possible).
Having said that...I had a little Chi attacked by a pit and the damage was surprisingly minimal due to quick interventions. But regardless...she was super traumatized. It took the dog that would not be deterred off me weeks to let me even pet her.
It just took some time. But she was very much the same dog as before with time.
I raised two that were within a month of each other but not littermates. No matter how hard I tried, despite all the things mentioned above, one always got less work. That is the next problem I ran into.
I also cherish my old ones. They are so special. It is hard to watch them at times. But a blessing as well. She is a lucky girl to have you looking out for her.
My old gal Blimpie did well on it.
I don't.
Nothing super serious but I had some weird hallucinations type dreams on it. I have only ever taken a tiny amount in case of severe pain to get some sleep.