There was an empty crate in my kitchen this morning.

Quietly, during the Steeler game, Janie slipped-off  to join Amber at Rainbow Bridge.  She's probably chasing birds right now.

It's been a week and I've been thinking about what might have happened.

Janie was 15+ and in pretty good shape for an old lady.  She had, for many years, a slight heart valve noise and I had her on Ananapril.  Other than that she got around well and had a voracious appetite.

On Thursday evening she seemed a little slow going up the stairs.  She also had that "scared-look" like she might be in pain.  Friday AM she had thrown up a bit of food and she refused her morning meal and just stood in her run, a little limp to one leg.  In the afternoon she was the same; wouldn't drink either so I took her to my vet.  He thought she may have pulled a muscle or maybe slipped a disc and put her on the new doggy Viox.  I took her with me to a trial on Saturday and she was not improved.  I got her to eat a little N/F and some chicken soup, but she later threw it up.  Sunday morning she was still going down hill and very listless.  She went to sleep during the game in the afternoon and finally only some very shallow respiration and then gone.

I still miss her.