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5/30/2006 Bye SallygirlI had to put Sally down this afternoon. She's been with me all of her 15 1/2 years. She became so confused last night that I had to chase her down to bring her in from pottying out in the backyard. She could no longer see anything & was almost completely deaf. She ran around in circles in the backyard, even through the cholla cactus that grows out there, and I had to put a rug over her head to avoid getting bit while picking her up to bring her in.
Sally has always been a 'fear biter.' With losing her faculties, I think she was even more afraid of things, and confused. I tried to put myself in her place. If I couldn't see or hear and couldn't verbally communicate, I'd be terrified. So I felt it was more stress on her just to stay alive that way than being put down. She'd pretty much stopped eating & I couldn't get a Bufferin down her; normally, when she took one she'd settle down & sleep. But without it, she was constantly walking in circles, restless.
So, she's gone & I'm so sad to lose her but she's better off now. No more fear, no more confusion. I'm gonna miss her forever. TrackbacksThe trackback URL for this entry is: http://cynthus850.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!F962585D80372CC7!531.trak Weblogs that reference this entry
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