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Here is another of my three - hoping for a post breakfast snack:
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Patti on our first day (a chilly one) back home from Florida.
tore up the paper towel when I tried to wipe her face serious attitude
Karma (F) & Shaman (M). Two year old siblings:
My wife got me an excellent T shirt for Christmas.
It's her birthday day! 10 years old 
the party is 2 nite
Happy Birthday little girl. Lots of goodies to be had later.
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Sabrina is 15 years old and going downhill kinda fast.
She is showing a lot of neurological issues - she falls down at random and holds herself (and walks) more and more crookedly. Vet found no structural issues and agrees that its' neurological.
I suspect that we'll need to make the difficult decision before too long.
She has always had the very endearing quality of "not minding" - even when she was young, if she jumped up and missed her target (and went, say, face first into the sofa) she'd just pick herself up and carry on - she was never phased by stuff. And even now when she falls, or can't jump up onto a chair (we have to pick her up to put her on her chair now), she's nonplussed. She's also been really stoic as far as pain is concerned, to a degree that's unusual in a small dog.
So... currently she seems relatively comfortable, and seems to not in a lot of pain (hard to really know, given her stoicism). Our vet says we're in early stage hospice.
She's a good little girl. Keep her in your thoughts if you can.
She is showing a lot of neurological issues - she falls down at random and holds herself (and walks) more and more crookedly. Vet found no structural issues and agrees that its' neurological.
I suspect that we'll need to make the difficult decision before too long.
She has always had the very endearing quality of "not minding" - even when she was young, if she jumped up and missed her target (and went, say, face first into the sofa) she'd just pick herself up and carry on - she was never phased by stuff. And even now when she falls, or can't jump up onto a chair (we have to pick her up to put her on her chair now), she's nonplussed. She's also been really stoic as far as pain is concerned, to a degree that's unusual in a small dog.
So... currently she seems relatively comfortable, and seems to not in a lot of pain (hard to really know, given her stoicism). Our vet says we're in early stage hospice.
She's a good little girl. Keep her in your thoughts if you can.
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I am sorry Jonathan, I've got a big lump un my throat as I write this.
I will keep Sabrina and you too in my thoughts.
She is yours and you'll know when it's time and it will be the right thing to do for her obviously.
Wish I could take away the hurt.
So sorry to hear about Sabrina’s condition. One of the hardest things can be discerning the right time. We don’t want them to suffer because we’re not ready to let go, but it can be difficult dealing with feeling of guilt, putting down our dear friend.
I don’t know if Sabrina gets stressed at the vet, but one thing you might consider if you have the option in your area, is to have a vet come to your home. We did this and it was so much less stressful on girl Tessa. I’ll never take my dog to the vet to have them put down again. Whatever you decide best wishes.
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This is from earlier this week. She passed today.
