I took Martha to her veterinarian. She has a growth on her stomach and she is having trouble walking with her hind legs. Is it time to say good-bye? When my youngest daughter was two we put our fourteen-year-old dog, Sally to sleep. Her grandmother said to her, "Sally was put to …
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A dog brings sunshine on a cloudy day
Annie, our Golden Retriever, threw up yesterday morning. She had an ovariohysterectomy the day before. Her first night home she slept through the night. Probably because the anesthesia hadn't worn off yet. We put a blanket in the dryer and then put the heated blanket on her dog bed. The …
If tears could keep a pet alive longer
Martha has trouble walking up the stairs now. She takes each step one at a time, slowly. Every night she makes the long walk up the stairs to lay beside our bed. When I got out of bed this morning I stepped on a wet spot. Did I spill a glass of water? No, it was Martha. She peed on the …
