On Tuesday morning, less than 24 hours after we got home from the beach, we had to put to sleep our Boston Terrier, Ceasar.
Over the past 2 weeks we noticed that he would have episodes where he became very stiff, barely walked, couldn't move his head & wasn't eating or drinking normally. We took him to the animal hospital where they monitored him for the day, but didn't have a diagnosis & sent us home with muscle relaxers & anti-inflammatory pills. This seemed to work for awhile & we brought him back to the animal hospital to be kenneled for the weekend while we were away at the beach & on our way home they called & said that the meds were no longer effective & asked permission to give him morphine. After consulting with a dog neurologist, he was still somewhat unsure what was wrong & couldn't guarantee a perfect outcome with treatment. This helped us to make our decision. He was in so much pain & we didn't feel like it would be fair to keep him around when he was so uncomfortable.
We're still very sad & miss our little companion since this all seemed to happen so fast.
We adopted him as a 2 year old in 2001 & we were approaching our 7th year with him this fall. He would have turned 9 this summer.
It will take some time to get used to daily life without his pitter-patter across the hardwood floor, greeting us at the door whenever we came home, or his rubbing against our feet to get attention. He was a great little dog & will be missed!
3 comments:
Beautiful pictures...he will be missed.
Yes, Ceaser will be missed. We bonded during his adolescent years when he stole our tooth-brushes and ate our toothpaste. You were a warm, cuddly friend, Ceasar.
Love, Oma & Opa
We are so sorry about your loss and know how much you already miss him. I will miss him lying on my feet and greeting me at the door. He was such a sweet and cuddly companion.
Love,
Christa
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