Thursday, July 28, 2011

Saying Goodbye

So my Husband has had a dog since she was a puppy. Her name was Bo.  She was going on 11 years old this year.  Any ways after moving from Reno to Tahoe, we discovered this small growth on her tummy.  We thought it was a spider bite, but when it started to grow larger we decided she needed to see a vet.
So once we took her to the vet, they did a biopsy on it and found nothing but infection.  We were calmed a little by this because most infections can be cured with antibiotics.  They also gave her a pain killer because she was wining a lot.
She was on these meds for months, and this thing just kept growing.  It got to the point that it looked like a soft ball.  Now Bo was constantly trying to bite it.  She broke it open one day and was bleeding all over our house.  We called the vet and she said to just keep her on the meds it would take some time to get rid of this because of how intense the infection was.
Well about a week ago she went completely blind. And it was almost over night this happened.  She was given a cone to ware to keep from the biting but that never seemed to stop her.  She would eat and drink like crazy but kept loosing weight fast.  She would drink until you made her stop.
So we called a new vet today to get her in, and she told us as soon as she saw her that is was Caner.  And it was very bad.  Since it was my Husbands dog, he made the decision to put her down because she has been suffering in pain for the past 5 months, thank to the vet who wouldn't take the time to find out the truth.  This place was money hungry.
So this morning we took Bo in.  We weren't there very long.  They took us into a small room, which had blankets on the floor to lay her on.  They hooked an IV up to her and gave her a sedative to make her sleepy, and to lay down.  Shortly after they gave her the meds that was going to take all the pain away.
My Husband and I were crying.  Although he was really bad.  He had to say goodbye to the one best friend that was always there no matter what.  I had to say goodbye to a friend I have known for the past 6 years.  And it wasn't easy.
Bo is in heaven know with our other 3 dogs of the family. Jumbo, Shampain, Piper.  Family.
So this has been an extremely long and painful day.
We miss you baby girl!

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