My best friend is fading away.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

4. How ironic that I am probably the first one to read this

I’ve lost my Roxanne four days ago. She was also born 2008. But her 16th birthday was August 26 so she did make it to that. Which amazed me because she was diagnosed with kidney disease that was untreatable three years ago. I thought I was losing her several times lately because she also had develop heart problems and was so weak that her legs would splay out when she tried walking on the slippery tile. She was so thin her hip bones just were like two pointy things, and the terrible coughing she had developed from the heart problems, and her breathing was very rabid and shallow. Tragically, this time she seem to lose her joy and interest in anything all so I decided to let her go. I never expected that she would make it to her 16th birthday, so I feel I got a big bonus.

I have three others of the same breed, Coton de Tulear, between the ages of 11 and 14. I’ll just say that it’s probably a lot easier for me than it’s going to be for you and I’m sorry for that but of course it’s still hurts. Right at this moment she would be snuggled right up next to me if she were still here.