Today was by far the hardest day thus far in my adult life because we had to say goodbye to our beloved Weezie. She was the light of our life and brought joy to everyone who met her. She didn’t quite make it to her 4th birthday which seems completely unfair and unreasonable but I keep trying to remind myself that it’s the quality of the time we spent with her not the quantity. Weezie was over bred and thrown in a kill shelter in Alabama when she was less than 2 years old. Luckily some saint of a woman scooped her up and Vermont Dog Rescue took her under their wing. We didn’t even have a chance to meet her before we decided she would be our forever dog but we took a leap of faith and boy did we hit the jackpot. Weezie was the most special dog I have ever met (and I’ve met a lot of dogs). Adam and I would always say she wasn’t a dog, she was a little girl. She had this sensitivity and grace that only people who were lucky enough to meet her really understood. But alas, getting the perfect dog came at a cost, and that cost was a slew of health problems. As soon as we got her, she had what we thought were severe allergies but looking back now we realize were just the beginnings of her kidneys not functioning properly. She went through a year and half dealing with skin issues and us trying every thing in the book to help her. Then in March, her kidneys began to shut down. She’d been getting subcutaneous fluids every day since along with a slew of medicines. Last week things got dire when her body was no longer able to produce enough red blood cells on their own which was accelerating the kidney failure. We tried to do everything we could for her over this last week. We took her on a mini road trip, did some family photos, spoiled her with the foods she loved, spent every waking second by her side. Selfishly I wanted to keep her around longer but I knew I’d be doing it for my benefit not for hers. So, this morning we stayed in bed for an extra hour snuggling and kissing her, then we took her to her favorite park to watch squirrels (which was a new found love affair) and then off to ASEC we went. We’d been living in and out of vets (continued below)
