[Oddsock]

Yesterday we had to help our Border Collie pass. He'd been such a healthy dog all this life, until this past weekend when our two yorkies started going frantic in the middle of the night. (they sleep with me). Ish sleeps down stairs. Caleb and Pip, lead me to the stairs and made it obvious something was wrong.

We thought a fire or something, by the way they were behaving. We found Ishmael's (Ish) bed covered in poop and he'd weed on the floor. Something he never did. We cleared up and he went back to bed.
Next day he was off his food in the morning but ok. We planned a vet visit. But next day he collapsed and we rushed him to the vet. He was put on Epiphen and booked in for blood tests for the Feb 1st. Our daughter came over to see him and love on him.
He never left his bed, looked miserable, and needed help with a blanket under his belly to walk to the garden to go for a pee, so we took him back to vets. There was no hope, he was too ill. So we let him go, in our arms.
Pip adored Ish, she loved on him every chance she got. She's been looking for him then curling in a ball. We have so many routines, that are about him, that hubby and I are a bit lost today.

To top it off, we also needed to take our 15 year old cat Dargo, to the vet yesterday, but couldn't do it at the same time as Ishmael, so he had to go in today. He was given something for constipation...went while at vets. Had his teeth checked as he'd seemed to be having trouble eating. Hopefully constipation meds will fix that.

Ishmael was such a joy to have. Always happy, active and eager to please. No one could believe how old he was, even up to recently, he was confused for a puppy. We're so grateful he was healthy for so long. Grateful to have had him in our lives. He will be sadly missed.

Sorry this is a ramble. Hubby and I are a bit of mess at the moment.