[Dailydrool] Countess Penny of Indiana ATB

[Kathie Maffitt]

I know it is small comfort, but you were there, and I know she heard you. I am sure of it. Bless you and dear Penny!

> Two weeks ago Penny
> went to the rainbow bridge. She like being an only dog after Mandy
> the Cocker Spaniel & her Aunt Pwincess Sadie went to the bridge.
> Penny was anti-social but obedient only to me. Her cancer came back
> in her heart. The vet said she will either have a heart attack or
> bleed out. She lived longer than anticipated. Usually its 3 months,
> 6 if you are a lucky one & Penny went to over 10 months. They said
> keep looking at her gums & they were extremely pale & would not eat
> anything. She started to vomit but nothing was coming out but foam
> & you could tell she was in distress & her stomach kept getting
> bigger (thinking she's bleeding out). A girl from the vet's office
> came & we took Penny to the emergency vet (a place I hate) After I
> was done signing papers & bent down to tell Pe...nny to hold on,
> she wagged her tail & left me. The girl from the vet's office yells
> into the back room - she's gone. The emergency vet came in & said
> her heart is not beating & I'm crying - I'm so sorry. The vet said
> don't be sorry, you were here with her. I told Penny I loved her
> but it was too late, she was already gone. They cleaned her up &
> the vet said she died from bloat. I said she hasn't eaten in a few
> days & when she did eat I made it a point to soften her hard food
> with water & feed it to her 12 hours later. The emergency vet said
> she inhaled all that air & she bloated from that. She also said
> this might have been painful for Penny to go thru but it might have
> been the easiest way since the vet didn't think she would have
> found a vein with her loss of blood & pale gums. Now I go to work
> and have no one to tell - I love you, guard the house. With Penny
> being in
> remission - I did not want to stress her out so I never left her
> with anyone. It would be a major problem. I know how she is. Now I
> need to focus on myself since I'm been ill & these doctors here
> need to find out what is wrong with me. She was not happy when we
> had to spend the night somewhere else after that plane crashed into
> the house down the street.