Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yep, it's hard. We went through it this year also. We'll be thinking of you guys. ric On Dec 7, 2008, at 2:48 AM, Richard Man wrote: > Our Old Lady dog Kiva, is now on "Dogsheimer" pills and she is at > least less agitated. The bladder control is going downhill though so > we will see. We cry buckets, but it is time to say goodbye to the > sweetest dogs we ever have. All dogs are special, but Kiva is > absolutely the sweetest. I will call the Mobile Vet on Monday to > discuss options. > > http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/_C061573.jpg > > She's 15 3/4 years old. Outlived her brother by 2 years and her mom > by 4 months. She lost her eye functions starting when she was 4 > (congenital disease) and totally lost it when she was 8 or so. A > year prior to that she had a back injury (cause unknown) that > necessitated a spinal surgery. After the surgery, the vet said she > may never walk. Of course since Kiva did not understand what he said > so she ignored it. We took her to therapy and bought her a doggie > wheelie, and within half a year, she was running. She was blind then > of course but she trusted us to guide her. > > She loves life but it is time to say goodbye. We have our annual > Solstice Vigil party on the 20th. If she lasts that long, our > friends will get to say goodbye to her too. We love her. > > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, > please use richard at imagecraft.com) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information