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Mystique08 · 07-07-2015, 08:43 AM

Hi everyone, I'm new to this board/community (this is my 1st post!), but I was looking online and found this site because I need to grieve.

My beloved little Yorkie Misty died last week suddenly.

I'm still in shock....

I had noticed that she was acting kind of lethargic and was vomitting off and on for about a week, but usually she would get better. She was also acting a little slower than usual, but I just attributed it to older age (she was 8 years old) and maybe stomach upset. When I took her to the vet on Monday last week, the Dr looked at her blood work and suspected that she had Addison's Disease that was undetected.

The vet felt it best to keep her to get her blood levels stabilzed, so I left her there at the vet overnight so that she could get fluids. I even called and spoke with the vet directly after work, and he mentioned that she seemed to be doing much better w/the fluids, she seemed more alert, and was barking. So I left work feeling happy that she would pull through so that the vet could test her again in the morning and see if she had Addison's, and get her prescribed on medication. Anyway, to make a long story short, the next morning (Tuesday) the Dr called me and regrettably told me that she didn't make it. She died right before he came into the office.

As soon as I heard the news, I immediately left work, jumped in my car, and drove to the vet to go see her. I had to see her one last time, even if it was just her dead body.

I was SO distraught that day. I felt like my own child had died. Like someone had stabbed me in the heart. She had been with me for 8 years, I had her since she was a puppy. She was only 4.5/5 lbs. She was my furbaby! Like a member of the family! I still feel so down and depressed. I've been crying off and on since last week. I don't even have the heart to tell her breeder what happened to her smh.....

It's been hard coming home night after night after work not having anyone to greet me. It's been even harder sleeping at night w/out her curled up next to me in the bed. I keep thinking I will see her when I wake up in the morning. Is that weird?? Has anyone else ever gone through this? It's like, I'm halfway expecting to see her sleeping in her bed, or curled up in my bed, or following me around to the bathroom, the living room, the kitchen, etc... I hadn't realized what a huge part of my life she was. I had a regular routine with her.

I've had many dogs that have come and gone while growing up, but she was literally the SWEETEST dog I have ever had. EVERYONE fell in love with her when they looked after her, or spent time w/her. I knew I could trust her with children, adults, anyone...I knew she would never bite anyone, or be mean/aggressive. She was such a sweetheart. She was also very well-trained. I had trained her from a puppy, and our bond was so close. She's been w/me through SO much.....heartbreak, moving out of my parents house to my own place for the first time, through the wedding of my sister, through moving cross country out to the west coast, ALL of it. We had been through SO much together.

I'm going to miss her terribly.... I just had to vent somewhere.....

07-07-2015, 08:43 AM	#1
Mystique08 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: SoCal Posts: 4	My Little Yorkie Died Last Week..... Hi everyone, I'm new to this board/community (this is my 1st post!), but I was looking online and found this site because I need to grieve. My beloved little Yorkie Misty died last week suddenly. I'm still in shock.... I had noticed that she was acting kind of lethargic and was vomitting off and on for about a week, but usually she would get better. She was also acting a little slower than usual, but I just attributed it to older age (she was 8 years old) and maybe stomach upset. When I took her to the vet on Monday last week, the Dr looked at her blood work and suspected that she had Addison's Disease that was undetected. The vet felt it best to keep her to get her blood levels stabilzed, so I left her there at the vet overnight so that she could get fluids. I even called and spoke with the vet directly after work, and he mentioned that she seemed to be doing much better w/the fluids, she seemed more alert, and was barking. So I left work feeling happy that she would pull through so that the vet could test her again in the morning and see if she had Addison's, and get her prescribed on medication. Anyway, to make a long story short, the next morning (Tuesday) the Dr called me and regrettably told me that she didn't make it. She died right before he came into the office. As soon as I heard the news, I immediately left work, jumped in my car, and drove to the vet to go see her. I had to see her one last time, even if it was just her dead body. I was SO distraught that day. I felt like my own child had died. Like someone had stabbed me in the heart. She had been with me for 8 years, I had her since she was a puppy. She was only 4.5/5 lbs. She was my furbaby! Like a member of the family! I still feel so down and depressed. I've been crying off and on since last week. I don't even have the heart to tell her breeder what happened to her smh..... It's been hard coming home night after night after work not having anyone to greet me. It's been even harder sleeping at night w/out her curled up next to me in the bed. I keep thinking I will see her when I wake up in the morning. Is that weird?? Has anyone else ever gone through this? It's like, I'm halfway expecting to see her sleeping in her bed, or curled up in my bed, or following me around to the bathroom, the living room, the kitchen, etc... I hadn't realized what a huge part of my life she was. I had a regular routine with her. I've had many dogs that have come and gone while growing up, but she was literally the SWEETEST dog I have ever had. EVERYONE fell in love with her when they looked after her, or spent time w/her. I knew I could trust her with children, adults, anyone...I knew she would never bite anyone, or be mean/aggressive. She was such a sweetheart. She was also very well-trained. I had trained her from a puppy, and our bond was so close. She's been w/me through SO much.....heartbreak, moving out of my parents house to my own place for the first time, through the wedding of my sister, through moving cross country out to the west coast, ALL of it. We had been through SO much together. I'm going to miss her terribly.... I just had to vent somewhere.....