RIP Jock Jock. June 16, 2003 - March 25, 2011. I will love you forever.

[kymbeee]

The very difficult decision was made this evening to allow Jock to pass over the Rainbow Bridge. He was in to see the vet yesterday for a very routine procedure. He came through the procedure well, and seemed fine, but when my mom went to pick him up last night, the vet asked if she minded him staying overnight. This morning, shortly after the first vet tech arrived at work, he had a very bad seizure (he has had seizures for many years now, and had a very complex medical history). He never really came out of the seizure properly, and his state deteriorated rapidly throughout the day. I received the call at 1630, and was there by 1715. At that point, he knew that I was there, but could not see me. His eyes were glazed over, and was breathing with the aid of an oxygen mask. The vet did not feel that he would make it through the night though he said he could keep him overnight. When I expressed that I did not want him to pass alone, he mentioned that we could send him to the 24 hr. hospital in Langley where he would receive around the clock care. I thanked him, but what I meant was that I did not want him to die without the people he loved the most around him.

I don't know the exact time, but it was around 1900. He passed quietly with us surrounding and petting him. My life will never be the same.

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