Post by meandmine on Jun 4, 2023 16:40:51 GMT
Thirteen and a half years ago we brought home a little scrap of a puppy weighing under 4k. She had been v poorly and was handed over to the Cavalier rescue who paid all the vet bills and then nursed her back to a reasonable level of health. Then called Ruby we changed her name and brought her to her forever home.....Nutmeg was here to stay.
Nutmeg was found to be deaf before her second birthday.....no one told her( ) and , among other things, she competed successfully at agility - although sometimes did her own courses. The expression " all the right obstacles but not necessarily in the right order" is a good description.
She was never the healthiest of dogs and with every two steps forward she took one step back but with the help of our incredible vet she managed to have a long and happy life. She suffered with colitis and IBD resulting in frequent bouts of diarrhoea and was always a skinny little thing. Four years ago she developed a heart murmur which gradually worsened but, again, with the vets help it never really hindered her until about 12 months ago. She has been up and down since then and last Thursday suddenly became very poorly. She spent Friday afternoon with the vet on oxygen and increased diuretics which stabilised her enough to come home for the night . After an unsettled night she really wasn't happy and her eyes were telling us she was tired and ready to leave us. We took her to the vets one last time and they agreed the time was right. She left us being cuddled and eating cheese which she loved but hadn't been allowed to eat for years due to her digestion problems. As always she made no fuss and was wagging her tail til the end. After her passing she looked so relaxed and calm, we knew we had done the right thing for her but it isn't helping our grief at the moment. Heartbroken doesn't begin to describe how we feel.
She was adored by so many people and had a huge fan club locally. We ve had vet nurses in tears as well as friends and neighbours when we told them.
Nutmeg was such a special little lady and my constant compainion for over thirteen years. She was my little mate and I am going to miss her so much.
Bye bye little Squeak.
Nutmeg was found to be deaf before her second birthday.....no one told her( ) and , among other things, she competed successfully at agility - although sometimes did her own courses. The expression " all the right obstacles but not necessarily in the right order" is a good description.
She was never the healthiest of dogs and with every two steps forward she took one step back but with the help of our incredible vet she managed to have a long and happy life. She suffered with colitis and IBD resulting in frequent bouts of diarrhoea and was always a skinny little thing. Four years ago she developed a heart murmur which gradually worsened but, again, with the vets help it never really hindered her until about 12 months ago. She has been up and down since then and last Thursday suddenly became very poorly. She spent Friday afternoon with the vet on oxygen and increased diuretics which stabilised her enough to come home for the night . After an unsettled night she really wasn't happy and her eyes were telling us she was tired and ready to leave us. We took her to the vets one last time and they agreed the time was right. She left us being cuddled and eating cheese which she loved but hadn't been allowed to eat for years due to her digestion problems. As always she made no fuss and was wagging her tail til the end. After her passing she looked so relaxed and calm, we knew we had done the right thing for her but it isn't helping our grief at the moment. Heartbroken doesn't begin to describe how we feel.
She was adored by so many people and had a huge fan club locally. We ve had vet nurses in tears as well as friends and neighbours when we told them.
Nutmeg was such a special little lady and my constant compainion for over thirteen years. She was my little mate and I am going to miss her so much.
Bye bye little Squeak.