 Sad News
Today I had to have my eldest dog Zack put to sleep. He'd been ill on and off for a while with this and that. He was practically blind and deaf, had diabetes, arthritis He'd had blood tests several times but it only showed a slight raised level for his kidneys nothing that the vet was alarmed about. But he developed a foul smell in his breath very suddenly as his appetite wained a little. I feared kidney problems but he still was eating and was active around the house but he rapidly deteriorated over the weekend and wasn't eating so he had a blood test again and it confirmed he was in kidney failure. I could see it in him he'd given up and knew he'd had enough and the kindest thing I could do for him was to let him go peacefully. I stayed with him while he slipped away and said my goodbyes. I shall bury his ashes in the garden once I get them back.
I miss him terribly and it seems so strange without him here. He was two months short of his sixteenth birthday and I'd had him since he was 10 weeks old. I have many treasured memories of him and I have to remember he had a good life.
Here's a couple of photo's of him.
He is about 10 years old in this first photo - he's the one in the green harness.
He's 14.5 years in this photo and is on the left. |