Sad Day (Abby in Summerland)
Today Abby left us for Summerland.
This is a day I have had nightmares about for year, ever since I found the cancer in her toe just in time.
For 15 years she was my best friend and hiking buddy. She rock hopped and ran across log bridges with glee always keeping watch for me.
The last few month have been hard, watch her fad from my my bright baby girl to a elderly ha-ba dog. We had her on a medical dog food and metacam( pain med ). But over the last 3 weeks she has been fading. She was having trouble getting up and walking, even standing some time. I had been carrying her out to pot and such on and off for 2 weeks but the meds were doing the trick. Then Saturday even after the meds she was having to much trouble. Sunday 10/02/11 we dicided it was time to let her rest.
So Monday I went to work and told the boss in need the rest of the week off and she said do what you have to do. The dogs shared a .5#'s of bacon from the local butcher Abby getting the lions share.
Tuesday I call our vet and they were booked solid, and we were set for today. That night the dogs shared another .5# of bacon but it was from Safeway this time, plus a half of double cheeseburger.
Today was the day and I woke up feeling like I was on the raggedy edge looking out into the the black. I walked out and Abby did not even lift her head she was in pain and I knew it. I pick her up and took her out side as has been becoming more common. Then woke Juliet up and got ready while trying to hold it togather (very poorly). Abby had laid back down. It was time to go 30 mins later it was time to go. I had to carry her, she could not get up. I had to carry her into the vet's office, then she sat on my lap and cuddled entell the vet was ready. One of the Tech had moved the table out of the way and laid a blanket for us. I sat us down and Juliet sat with us. We cuddled and cried while she left on her journey. She went peacefully and quickly and I knew she was no longer in pain. I miss her so much.
This is a day I have had nightmares about for year, ever since I found the cancer in her toe just in time.
For 15 years she was my best friend and hiking buddy. She rock hopped and ran across log bridges with glee always keeping watch for me.
The last few month have been hard, watch her fad from my my bright baby girl to a elderly ha-ba dog. We had her on a medical dog food and metacam( pain med ). But over the last 3 weeks she has been fading. She was having trouble getting up and walking, even standing some time. I had been carrying her out to pot and such on and off for 2 weeks but the meds were doing the trick. Then Saturday even after the meds she was having to much trouble. Sunday 10/02/11 we dicided it was time to let her rest.
So Monday I went to work and told the boss in need the rest of the week off and she said do what you have to do. The dogs shared a .5#'s of bacon from the local butcher Abby getting the lions share.
Tuesday I call our vet and they were booked solid, and we were set for today. That night the dogs shared another .5# of bacon but it was from Safeway this time, plus a half of double cheeseburger.
Today was the day and I woke up feeling like I was on the raggedy edge looking out into the the black. I walked out and Abby did not even lift her head she was in pain and I knew it. I pick her up and took her out side as has been becoming more common. Then woke Juliet up and got ready while trying to hold it togather (very poorly). Abby had laid back down. It was time to go 30 mins later it was time to go. I had to carry her, she could not get up. I had to carry her into the vet's office, then she sat on my lap and cuddled entell the vet was ready. One of the Tech had moved the table out of the way and laid a blanket for us. I sat us down and Juliet sat with us. We cuddled and cried while she left on her journey. She went peacefully and quickly and I knew she was no longer in pain. I miss her so much.