Today was a pretty rough day. We had to take Abby to the vet because she's been breathing pretty hard all weekend. I've not slept well because I've been really worried about her. So, this morning I called the vet and got her an appointment for late morning.
The vet listened to her and decided to do a chest x-ray. Her cancer has moved to her lungs already. There are several lesions on her lungs. There isn't any fluid yet. So, we are losing her even faster than I thought we would.
For now she's at home. We are to watch for signs of her breathing getting worse, not being able to lay on her side, not wanting to eat, a lot of coughing, etc. I have to take her back next Monday to see how she is at that time.
The kids are pretty upset, of course. We cried in the van on the way home. I told them to cry as hard as they could on the way home and then to try to get it dried up. I told them I want them to enjoy her as much as they can while we can.
She is such a wonderful dog. She is everything a family could want in a pet. We all love her completely. We've been very lucky to have her with us for so long. She just is the most loving dog in the world. Michael has always been her favorite, but she adores all of us. She always finds a way to be around each of us during the day. She is definitely most happy when we are all home with her. I love my Abby so much and it's going to hurt really bad when it's time to let her go.
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