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I know this is a Dog thread, but this is apparently my new best friend...(My cousins 17 yo rescue cat)
What a bonnie face!
I know this is a Dog thread, but this is apparently my new best friend...(My cousins 17 yo rescue cat)
"You're playing that... again!?" - Wally (11 y/o Bichon-Maltese mix)
To which I replied..."at least I've still got my b@lls""Dude, I get more chicks talking to you than those guitars ever did."
My sweet Dixie girl is gone.
Yesterday morning she started throwing up grass. Not unlike her. She didn't eat breakfast, which is very unlike her. She was still sick, then she threw up a decent chunk of a rope pull toy, so we thought that was perhaps it. She didn't eat dinner, and was vomiting more through the evening, and she was clearly miserable all night, waking us up frequently to take her outside.
We called our vet at 8 am and had her scheduled for 11. Dixie couldn't even get up to walk to the car, we carried her in a blanket. The vet came out to the car to meet us, and she felt a mass in Dixie's abdomen. She said it was either an obstruction or cancer. She could have done exploratory surgery, as x-rays won't show soft obstructions like socks, but she said at Dixie's age it was 50/50 at best for her survival of the surgery. She also said the recovery would be long and painful for her. So, we made the call no one wants to make. We stayed with Dixie til the end, and it was very peaceful.
Run free, sweet Dixie, and say hi to Rosie for me.
That's sad, what a beautiful dog. How old was she?
So sorry for your loss. She will have a special place in the hereafter, waiting for you to meet again.My sweet Dixie girl is gone.
Yesterday morning she started throwing up grass. Not unlike her. She didn't eat breakfast, which is very unlike her. She was still sick, then she threw up a decent chunk of a rope pull toy, so we thought that was perhaps it. She didn't eat dinner, and was vomiting more through the evening, and she was clearly miserable all night, waking us up frequently to take her outside.
We called our vet at 8 am and had her scheduled for 11. Dixie couldn't even get up to walk to the car, we carried her in a blanket. The vet came out to the car to meet us, and she felt a mass in Dixie's abdomen. She said it was either an obstruction or cancer. She could have done exploratory surgery, as x-rays won't show soft obstructions like socks, but she said at Dixie's age it was 50/50 at best for her survival of the surgery. She also said the recovery would be long and painful for her. So, we made the call no one wants to make. We stayed with Dixie til the end, and it was very peaceful.
Run free, sweet Dixie, and say hi to Rosie for me.
That's sad, what a beautiful dog. How old was she?