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.