Goodbye, my friend.....

I haven't posted in a while...had some sad happenings going on here. I feel like I posted it everywhere (facebook, storknet, and now here). I guess I am thinking if I get it typed out, then it won't hurt so much.

Thursday, November 13th...my dog Daisy had to be put to sleep. In a short period of time she went from peppy and happy to lethargic and in liver failure. I am still shaking my head on how fast this transpired. Daisy was being treated for ear infection and an urinary tract infection. When her urine was tested it showed high levels (3x the normal amount) of sugar. We thought we were looking at diabetes. The vet decided to look at her liver enzymes too...that test came back high. He was really perplexed to what was causing her enzymes to go up because we carefully monitor her medications. A few days later, Daisy stopped eating. HUGE red flag. This pup loved to eat...I tried chicken, roast beef and turkey, but she was not interested. On the 3rd day, I called the vet and we brought her in. I left her for the morning so he could re-run the blood work. I got a call that afternoon and that is when I got the bad news. Her sugar levels were in the 400's and her enzymes were very very high. Daisy was in complete liver failure. Unfortunately there was nothing more we could do for her.

We decided to put Daisy to sleep...it was the humane thing to do. She was suffering and deteriorating quickly. We picked up Meghan at school and had to explain to her that Daisy was going to become an angel. Meghan kinda understood, but then got upset. We all went to the vet to say goodbye. They brought her in and she jumped up and gave me kisses and then collapsed in my arms. She was so weak. We spent an hour or so with her to say our goodbyes. Mark did not want to see her put to sleep so he took the kids to the large waiting room. I stayed with her and the vet. It was quick and peaceful. I had been crying all day...but I really lost it when he checked her heartbeat and could not find one...she was gone.

Daisy was my wonderful companion. She was also our "practice baby" we got her before we had kids. She kept me company when Mark was at sea and she was absolutely wonderful with the kids. The house is very quiet without here here.

I picked up her ashes today...we had her cremated. She was in a little tin with daisies all over it. So fitting. They also had her paw imprinted in clay with her name on it. Its such a nice memory that I have of her.

So Daisy, this post is for you. You will always be in our hears forever. We miss you so much.