I have a few minutes before I leave. Such a busy day. Remember that dog I decided was mine that I couldn't catch? Well I found her today. Splattered all over the highway. The pound tried to find her yesterday too but..... Damn dog. Made me cry.
Oh dang.... so sorry CindyDawg...
That makes me want to cry. I'm so, so sorry. How heartbreaking.
We made the decision to put our 15 year old Blue Point Siamese boy to sleep today. He had terminal cancer which had spread to his lungs. We couldn't wait til the weekend because although he wasn't in pain it was clearly just a struggle to breathe.
My kids were a real support (even my thinks-he's-a-tough-guy 15 year old son) and went to the vet with me. The vet is an old friend and we all cried . . . he struggled against the initial sedative for just about 30 seconds, I think it started to depress his breathing even more and he panicked a little. We held him and patted him and he calmed down - then it was over really quickly.
We brought him home and built him a beautiful coffin out of birch veneer plywood - put a catnip mouse and a St. Francis holy card in with him, and tucked him under his own rhododendron bush.
Rest in peace, Finn MacCoul, you were a really cool cat.
I'm so sorry about the dog.