When we had our Dolly put to “sleep” the traveling Vet read a Prayer she carries and then she read the Prayer Lady Bender prepared and then Dolly was at Peace...
This was a shock to us because we were sure until the very end that we’d find the perfect food for him that he could hold down. The disease had been so mysterious — did not show up on the blood tests, the ultra sound, and barely showed on the x-rays. Even the vet wasn’t sure. That is why he offered to do a post mortem for free — he needed to know for himself what was wrong. THe inflamed and hardened Pancreas was pressing on the exit sphincter of the stomach which did not allow the stomach contents to empty regularly — thus no nutrition getting into his system. I’m just glad that he didn’t suffer any longer because he was not going to get better, no matter what we fed him.
This dog had so many good qualities — didn’t bark, never counter surfed, did not sit on the furniture, begged only by looking at you (no whimpering), etc. He was just a happy, bouncy, sweet Golden. He was a big dog, but he was graceful. Did not knock over the furniture, no matter how crowded the room was.
The house is empty and our hearts are heavy.