sasha_feather | My dog Abbie passed away (Reply)

I would just like to mark the day. Abbie, my greyhound dog, passed away peacefully on Decemeber 10. She was nearly 13 years old and was with me for 10 years. She was a quiet, sensitive dog, who mostly liked to lay on her bed, but also enjoyed the dog park where we spent many a lovely hour and where she made friends.

It went about as well as one could expect. On Friday night she fell down and couldn't get back up, but that has happened before and she recovered (a year ago). I called first thing on Monday and got an appointment for her, knowing that it would be a likely euthanasia. She has been losing weight for a few months.

Dad and I drove her to the vet mid-day and they were ready to put her down, when she died on her own. Isn't that strange? I told her she could go and that we loved her.

I had this nervous energy and used it to run a couple of errands: Kwik Trip, the Good Will for a drop-off, and the bank. When I came home my head hit the pillow and I slept very hard until Sally, the other dog, woke me up.

I was very glad to have Dad with me and we talked about it a bit. The vets were very kind.