This past Friday, with the help of Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice, Inc. Sissie crossed the bridge.
This was one of the most challenging decisions I have made as it was truly a quality of life decision as despite all the odds she had stacked against her, medically on paper, she was as good as she could be and we were all stunned when her most recent bloodwork from Pet Medical Center of Boca came back clean.
Sissie was a fighter and would not let anything stop her. She was an IVDD survivor, paralyzed in her back legs, had a never ending string of UTI’s, was incontinent, she had seizures that we had under control with meds although the siezures had made her go blind, and most recently she had started drinking copious amounts of water at the same time her cognition had taken a sharp turn for the worse.
Despite all of that, she was the most loving girl, and truly earned her nickname of “Kissie Sissie”. She loved to nap (and I owe a debt of gratitude to her Purple Pebble Mats for keeping her dry while she did). We had recently discovered Nina Ottonson Puzzles and they were a huge help to keeping her mentally occupied and she did rounds and rounds of each of her puzzles and never missed a treat, Crispix, or cucumber in them.
She crossed the bridge today enjoying a giant kong stuffed with peanut butter and the rest of the McDonalds French Fries from our dinner of cheeseburgers and fries honoring her last night.
My love and thanks to Dachshund Rescue South Florida for trusting me with her care and making it possible for her to keep going as long as she did, and to Dr. Roof and everyone at PMCB who loved her as much as I did and took such wonderful care of her when I was out of town so much over the last year.
Run free little girl on legs that work and eyes that see. Find the guy in the gray fleece who is likely cursing me for how many dogs he has there. He will take very good care of you – He will just probably not mop as often as I did
