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03/18/2011: "Joey Misses His Sister"

Her stomach had turned over then she had 5 seizures within an hour. I told my vet I'd better call my daughter so she could be there but he said there wasn't time. He said she was in so much stress something had to be done right away. He said she probably wouldn't survive the anesthetic while they surgically had to go in and turn the stomach around and then staple it in place. I told him to go ahead and end her suffering. He said he thought that was the best thing to do under the circumstances. I'm surprised she lived as long as she did with all the breathing problems she had all her life.
I had an old friend who came to see the babies when she was born. She picked her up and had her up in her face and heard her gurggling breathing and told me I shouldn't keep her because of it, but I told her that if she has health problems then I should keep her instead of passing her off to someone else. She lived ten years with her bad breathing problems and many vet visits. I just wish that my daughter had the decision of whether or not she wanted to be there.
He gave her a shot to relax her while he went to get the lethal dose. He struggled to find a vein and when he did he was only able to get a few drops in before it collapsed. He chose her other leg but I said she had stopped breathing. He listened for her heart beat and said there was a very faint one so he gave her the rest of it and then listened again and said she was gone.
Joey kept looking around the living room after eating his breakfast. He was used to cleaning up her food if she didn't eat it fast enough.
I'll miss dancing with you Little Lily but I hear "Heaven is Real" so "Let's All Dance!"