Wife and I had to say goodbye to our two beloved Beagles within 24 hours of each other. Both were 15 and 16 years old respectively and had been together for 13 years. Both were in declining health but until recently were fairly comfortable. The 15 year old developed pretty bad arthritis and since the freeze a couple weeks ago has been largely non-mobile. We thought it was something worse but noticed the way he was carrying his weight when he would walk. We decided last Tuesday to get him looked at by our vet to see if we could treat him. Unfortunately, that night his sister 16years old who had advanced mast cell cancer had a seizure and didn't recover, completely out of it and having issues breathing for a couple hours so we decided to put her down.
the next day we took Rocky to see the vet as planned. She found several issues that she was concerned with, then I informed her of the loss of his sister, since they had been together for 13 years she was concerned that we would be dealing with extreme grief on top of trying to treat his ailments.
We have been a mess the entire weekend as these dogs had been with us through every milestone of our relationship. I got Lily(16year old) my Zip year in the band and she may have lived in the dorm and attended class with me... We adopted Rocky when we moved in together and Rocky and Lily have been together ever since.
the next day we took Rocky to see the vet as planned. She found several issues that she was concerned with, then I informed her of the loss of his sister, since they had been together for 13 years she was concerned that we would be dealing with extreme grief on top of trying to treat his ailments.
We have been a mess the entire weekend as these dogs had been with us through every milestone of our relationship. I got Lily(16year old) my Zip year in the band and she may have lived in the dorm and attended class with me... We adopted Rocky when we moved in together and Rocky and Lily have been together ever since.
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