Sad Day!

With a very sad heart I write that I had to put ~my~ dog Tabitha to sleep this morning! About a month ago Kyle noticed a pretty big growth on her neck, I checked it out and 2 days later it ruptured. I brought her to the vet and they of course wanted to remove it for 800.00. Said more then likely would grow back, they just didn't know how long it would take. Well why spend 800.00 dollars to get it removed if it is just going to grow back in a month? So I opted to give antibiotics and keep it bandaged. I became very good at bandaging it. Last week it started bleeding pretty bad, so I was taking extra care of it. It got to the point where it was so smelly and really bothering her cause she could not stop scratching at it, so I took her to a different vet this morning for a second opinion, they said they too could remove it for 1,000 and said that it looks like it is cancer, they have seen it before and it was not just a fatty tumor. I opted to put her down and the vet was very supportive and told me that she thinks I made the best decision! That helped cause I was feeling horrible not spending the money to see what if, but she was 10 and a half years old. I am very very sad! Luke and Blake were with me, Luke got tears in his eyes and said ~you remember Great grandma died~. I told him that Tabitha was going to go live with great grandma and be her doggy now, he smiled and said ~maybe Tabitha will kiss her face and she will say NO DOG DON'T LICK MY FACE!~. The other kids are still at school and don't know yet. We got her when we were engaged and she truly was my dog, followed me everywhere when she was a inside dog (before we bought a brand new house) and when we would go in the motor home she'd sit on my lap while we drove and sleep with me at night! I miss her already! I love you Tabitha!



Tomorrow is also the 1 year anniversary of my grandma's death! I miss you Grandma and wish you were still here to meet baby Blake!!