SunQuest
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Please help me say goodbye to a grand ol lady and my Aunt's (known on this forum as Aunt_SunQuest) best friend.
Bailey was originally my sister's dog until my sister went through a divorce and moved in with my Aunt Karen. Karen would puppy sit Bailey as a little puppy while my sister was at work. While in her young puppy times, Bailey caught Parvo and was very fortunate to have survived the ordeal. Our vet said the only reason she survived was that she was current on her Parvo vaccine, but because she was a puppy, she was not fully protected against Parvo. So we have always thought that Bailey was a strong dog and a very lucky dog as well. Bailey recovered from Parvo, but I honestly think there were side effects from it. She would get excited and then start to tremble and shake uncontrollably. Never happend before, but we were so able to overlook this as we were so glad to have her in our lives.
Bailey was ever present at the farm. Where ever Karen went, so did Bailey. She was the perfect co-pilot for Karen and always stayed in the passanger seat when Karen and her were driving around. And Bailey loved everyone that she met be it dog or human. Rarely did I ever see Bailey get tough with any animal or person. Nothing but a heart of gold.
Well, the past several years have been harder on her. She was almost 12 and her liver had been giving her problems for 4 years. Due to Karen's supurb care, the issues were somewhat under control being on a special diet that Karen made her every day along with pills to help. Then last spring she got really ill and none of us knew what was wrong with her and the vet suspected some kind of virus or something. She couldn't eat or drink really without getting sick. The vet treated her and the antibiotics seemed to do the trick. Back to the happy gal that she was. That was until late last week.
I found out on Saterday evening that Bailey was very ill again. She hadn't been able to eat a thing or even drink without getting ill. She was on antinausia medicine and antibiotics, but neither were helping much. She was thirsty, and if she drank it would not stay down.
I called Bfogg and bless Bonnie's heart, she fit Bailey and my Karen into her schedule immediately. Bailey told Bonnie that she has lived a grand life and that she would be ok if Karen had to make the decision to let her cross the rainbow bridge and Bonnie also told Karen that she would know when it was time by looking into Bailey's eyes. THANK YOU BONNIE! I KNOW YOU HELPED KAREN AND BAILEY!
Well, Karen told me that she spent all of yesterday crying. She knew it was time yesterday. Bailey could do nothing but lie around and she couldn't get up if she was on a slick surface. So this morning at Bailey's followup, Karen and the vet made the choice to let Bailey pass.
Things will not be the same without the antics of Bailey. No more filling in holes under the steps. No more yelling at her to get her to go home and having her pretend to not hear us just to make us search for her. The dogs at the farm all have a set place at the table when we play cards. Now the spot will be empty....
Good bye little one. We will miss you!
Bluewater Bailey
05/16/1996 - 01/21/2008
(((hugs Karen)))
Bailey was originally my sister's dog until my sister went through a divorce and moved in with my Aunt Karen. Karen would puppy sit Bailey as a little puppy while my sister was at work. While in her young puppy times, Bailey caught Parvo and was very fortunate to have survived the ordeal. Our vet said the only reason she survived was that she was current on her Parvo vaccine, but because she was a puppy, she was not fully protected against Parvo. So we have always thought that Bailey was a strong dog and a very lucky dog as well. Bailey recovered from Parvo, but I honestly think there were side effects from it. She would get excited and then start to tremble and shake uncontrollably. Never happend before, but we were so able to overlook this as we were so glad to have her in our lives.
Bailey was ever present at the farm. Where ever Karen went, so did Bailey. She was the perfect co-pilot for Karen and always stayed in the passanger seat when Karen and her were driving around. And Bailey loved everyone that she met be it dog or human. Rarely did I ever see Bailey get tough with any animal or person. Nothing but a heart of gold.
Well, the past several years have been harder on her. She was almost 12 and her liver had been giving her problems for 4 years. Due to Karen's supurb care, the issues were somewhat under control being on a special diet that Karen made her every day along with pills to help. Then last spring she got really ill and none of us knew what was wrong with her and the vet suspected some kind of virus or something. She couldn't eat or drink really without getting sick. The vet treated her and the antibiotics seemed to do the trick. Back to the happy gal that she was. That was until late last week.
I found out on Saterday evening that Bailey was very ill again. She hadn't been able to eat a thing or even drink without getting ill. She was on antinausia medicine and antibiotics, but neither were helping much. She was thirsty, and if she drank it would not stay down.
I called Bfogg and bless Bonnie's heart, she fit Bailey and my Karen into her schedule immediately. Bailey told Bonnie that she has lived a grand life and that she would be ok if Karen had to make the decision to let her cross the rainbow bridge and Bonnie also told Karen that she would know when it was time by looking into Bailey's eyes. THANK YOU BONNIE! I KNOW YOU HELPED KAREN AND BAILEY!
Well, Karen told me that she spent all of yesterday crying. She knew it was time yesterday. Bailey could do nothing but lie around and she couldn't get up if she was on a slick surface. So this morning at Bailey's followup, Karen and the vet made the choice to let Bailey pass.
Things will not be the same without the antics of Bailey. No more filling in holes under the steps. No more yelling at her to get her to go home and having her pretend to not hear us just to make us search for her. The dogs at the farm all have a set place at the table when we play cards. Now the spot will be empty....
Good bye little one. We will miss you!
Bluewater Bailey
05/16/1996 - 01/21/2008
(((hugs Karen)))
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