girlfriend

Girlfriend

My 14 year old female Labrador, Girlfriend, died today. She had quit

eating for a couple of days. [Well, she would still eat hot dogs, but

not her dog food.] Not a good sign in a Labrador. So I had taken her

to her veterinarian yesterday who discovered that she had a low Hct

and bleeding in her abdomen from a splenic tumor. [She had just had

her yearly exam in mid-July.] So she was scheduled for exploratory

surgery this morning. It was bad. The splenic tumor (Canine

Hemangiosarcoma) had seeded metastasis all over her abdomen. Her liver

was nearly destroyed due to mets. Bill (Dr. Ormsby) called me to give

me the news. I asked if I could come and be with her as he gave her

the euthanasia injection, and that is what we did. I guess it was a

"good death" for her. She was surrounded by people who loved and cared

for her.

All this going on and she had never whimpered, never complained. Even

Monday evening she had wanted to go on our daily walk which I let her

do (though I shortened it and really slowed the pace). She continued

to shadow me as I went from room to room at home doing chores or just

getting something from another room. My husband called her my "six

foot radius" dog, because she hated not being with me. She had such

heart! I really miss her.

My heart-felt thanks to the good folks

at Town and Country Animal Hospital.