It broke my heart to see Sadie's health decline. I found out in April her heart was enlarged on a visit to the emergency vet after she passed out. I thought for sure I had lost her that night but I was blessed to have her for two more months. She was on two heart medicines but the last week of her life she stopped wanting to eat. I offered her anything she might like, chicken, rice, bread and cheese, which was her favorite. She refused it all the last two days she was here with me. My vet said the test results were showing her little body was starting to shut down.
I had to decide when it was time to let her go. Her breathing was heavy and she had lost so much weight. I held her all morning and told her how special she was and what joy she had brought to me and the whole family. She already knew how special she was without me telling her. She was the alpha and we all did what Sadie wanted. My son and I brought Sadie to the vet and said our goodbyes. I left a piece of my heart there that day.
Lily, our lab/retriever is still here with us. She's 12 years old and has her own set of problems. Her hips are weak and she has a torn ACL. I will pamper her for as long as I am blessed to have her. We have Charlie the bearded dragon as well. He's not well either so we take one day at a time and count our blessings for the time we have with our animals.
They all have a piece of my heart!
