[Dailydrool] Rocky to the Rainbow Bridge

[Racetrcker at aol.com]

We had to send our wonderful Rocky to the Bridge yesterday  morning.   It 
was time.   We knew it and I believe that he  did too.   He has had so many 
problems over the years - he had surgery  on both front legs as soon as we 
got him at six months, then shortly thereafter  the eyelash surgery on both 
eyes and then a heart murmur, pancreatitis, liver  & kidney problems, 
Cushing's Disease, digestive problems including  bloody diarrhea,  arthritis and the 
worst degeneration of bone in his hind  end.   He was losing weight and 
having trouble getting  around.   Then he mostly lost control of his peeing and 
pooping which  would have humiliated him if he'd know which we don't 
believe he  did.   He was starting to wander around not knowing where he was at  
times and it was so sad.   We had wanted him to stay with us until his  13th 
birthday on New Year's Eve but couldn't make him stay for this.    He had 
been deteriorating rapidly for the past couple of weeks but the last  couple 
of days were really bad.   
 
When he went to the ER the first time for the bloody diarrhea, Maddie who  
is 8 was very mad at me after I took him away and didn't bring him  home.   
She basically ignored me for several days until I was able to  get him home. 
  I think on some level she knew he wasn't doing well  now though because 
she had been especially nice to him the last couple of  days.   Yesterday 
afternoon my husband and I had to leave the house  for a couple of hours and 
when we came back she wasn't glad to see us as usual  but was sniffing around 
us looking for Rocky.   Today she is  alternating between being mad at me 
and being very needy.   
 
He was the sweetest boy ever.   He embodied all the great  qualities of 
bassets - a sweet, loving, happy boy.  He was so good with  kids who visited 
us.  His daddy and I miss him a lot.
 
Carol
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