In the blink of an eye she was fine and then she wasn't. In the whirl of the holidays, I keep thinking maybe she had been ill and I missed it. If that is true how awful that she suffered for how many days or weeks!!!
Our sweet little spit fire was a tea cup miniature dachshund. Bright red with chocolate points. OMG how this dog drove us crazy. She was super skittish, always terrified of boots, plastic bags, and clapping. Stubborn as mule, she would only use the potty where she wanted, her favorite spot (my closet) so you'd walk and walk and walk her some more. Then finally she would go. A chronic whiner she would whimper just because.
We had almost lost her twice before. Early in her puppyhood her first playmate Oscar, met his demise by running out into the street. Zoe witnessed this and stopped eating. The vet felt we needed to get her a new companion right away to possibly help with her grief. Faye saved her life but she would forever be smaller than the standard because of it.
Four years ago on an evening walk my husband and the dogs were attacked by a neighbor's dog. It required an emergency trip to Purdue Animal Hospital to save her life. She ended up with a six inch scar on her back.
This past Friday, 2/19/14 we gave our doggies a long overdue bath and toenail trim. If any of you have doxies you know what the corn chip smell of theirs is all about haha. Once they were dry, I walked them and she couldn't seem to get her footing outside. It was if she had dislocated her elbow. I took my concerns to my hubby and let him poo poo me, I am an over worrywart. Then that evening she seemed drunk, crying excessively and she could not stand up As I posted on Facebook later that night "life can change in an instant, One minute I was at the high school watching the game, the next I'm at the emergency vet saying goodbye."
We found out that she had either had a stroke, a slow leaking aneurysm, or a brain tumor. Most likely the stroke. At 11 she could rebound, but she would never be herself again. We conference called our sons, and with our daughter, who picked her out all those years ago, we decided to let her go comfortably to doggie heaven.
Let me tell you these past few days have really really sucked. It was my weekend to work and so I had to be there. The first giant hurdle was calling them out of their kennel and not calling out her name. Then yesterday when I came home and they came running and barking and she wasn't there. We always have the doggies give gifts to the kids. They all have from Zoe, Faye and Wayne on them. It may be a Blue Christmas.
I don't know why it was her time, and I may never but that little girl loved and was loved. She is off the leash, chasing squirrels and hogging the rug in front of the space heater for all time!
Here she is with her little sis and brother Faye and Wayne and the incomparable Zoe.
