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Originally Posted by magnolia Name: Gabby
Age: Will be 9 on the 12th of February
How long I've owned her (or she's owned me!): Got her when she was 8 weeks old
Health Problems: None
Vitamins: Yes, Pet Tabs
She is my "pretty girl" and "Miss Piggy". I was a little skeptical when I got her, or should I say "reserved" in my feelings towards her as the pain of having lost my Katie the year before was still fresh in my mind. Katie was fine one minute and the next, she developed a cough, took her to the vet, and she went into respiratory failure and died by that afternoon....she was only 8 1/2 years old. When Gabby reached (and passed) the 8 1/2 year mark, we celebrated  I'm really looking forward to several more years with her, God willing |
You know, I understand your reservations when you first got Gabby. When I got Sydney, I had just lost my darling Yorkie, Tiffany, the year before (she was in renal failure at the tender age of 13 years and two months)....my heart was shattered. During Sydney's 1st vet visit, I remember standing in the exam room, holding her, thinking, "Oh my God, what am I doing here? Can I go through this again?"
My Tiffany was diagnosed with a heart condition just before her 9th birthday, and my vet at the time, didn't expect her to see her 9th birthday, much less her 13th. So, when my Sydney hit 9 last year, and was (and is) very healthy, I, too, breathed a sigh of relief. She is more active than my 7 year old Yorkie, Kia.
And, like everyone else, I dread the later years.