Rainbow Bridge

My dear pup has gone onto the Rainbow Bridge. I'll see her again one day. I know she's in a better place and she's happier. I wish I could have been there when she left this world but she'll always be in my heart. I hope she knew she was loved and didn't think we abandoned her there. I miss her so much already. It's just not the same without her here.

More dog drama

Dh decided to shave Bandit this morning. It's just easier to clean her up if she has an accident (which she did at 5:30am). So he brought her back in after shaving her and called me over. She has what looks and feels like a HUGE cyst/lump/tumor on the inside hip area of the leg that's working the worst. She also has a sore on her side which may be from her chewing on herself or worse. I'd love if it was treatable but at this point she's so old and I think the damage is so far gone, I don't think it will be. I'm not sure where we'd find the money to treat her either unless we borrowed it. Ugh.

Sad Day

Dh and I have come to the conclusion that we will more than likely be putting one of our dogs down. Our poor baby has been having some hip problems and in the past few days it's gotten bad, today being the worst. She can't stand up at all, she's whining because she needs to go out and can't. She's soiling herself. It's heartbreaking to see her like that. She's the sweetest dog ever and I don't want her to live like that. She's still eating and drinking but what kind of life is it when you can't move. I can't physically pick her up, she's just too heavy. She really doesn't even wag her tail very much anymore. So please pray for us because this is one of the hardest things to do. Unless the vet has a shred of hope, I think this is the last weekend we'll have her. We'll miss her greatly. I've had her since she was born. Her sister will miss her too. They are lifelong friends. I know she'll be in a better place though.

Right now we have her outside in the shade. Dh has to rinse her off out there since she keeps having accidents. There is a beautiful yellow/black butterfly that landed on her and has stuck around- until we brought her back in and it left. When we put her out the second time, it came back. I think it's God's way of letting us know she'll be okay- whatever we do. Dh took pics of it. I'll upload them later.

The butterfly-

My doggie

Has a degenerative hip disease apparently. :( She's no young pup although she likes to act like she is and she's been having a lot of problems getting up and walking. I think it's partly because her nails are long so she slips on the tile but she's also having difficulty when she's outside. Dh took her to the vet on Saturday. He said had it been something treatable like arthritis, she'd appear to be in pain and she isn't. He gave us a RX for Prednisone (steroid) so cross your fingers it will help. Her poor sister was beside herself while she was gone. She even left the confines of the kitchen (which she knows she isn't supposed to) to go look for her and whined to go outside to do the same. They are busom buddies. I don't want to imagine having to let her go....

So much to do!

I have so many errands to run this weekend. I technically could have done them with Ian in tow but I'd prefer not to!

Next week is Teacher Appreciation week and Monday is flower day so I need to find a flower(s) for Logan's teachers. I'm hoping fake is okay otherwise it may die before Monday! So off to Joann's I'm going. I think I'm going to try to find some fabric/fur that will make a good set up for pictures for Bella too. We also have an Indulgence Day next week so I bought the teachers some Ghirardelli Toffee chocolate bars. Those suckers are huge and I'm betting super delish! They are also having a school supply day(I've got a bunch of books to give), breakfast day and lunch day along with getting a gift card. Nice!

Logan also has a birthday party to go to on Sunday at the skating rink so I need a gift for that little boy. I think I'm sending dh with him with the camera to catch all the falling. LOL

I was thinking about checking out Chuck's Natural Foods but now I'm thinking no to that. We're trying to cut our budget a bit and trying a new snack food is not the way to do it. I found about these on another blog I check. They got a good review!

Dh is taking our eldest dog to the vet tomorrow morning. She's having hip issues and can barely walk to get out the back door without crashing down. Partly because she slips and slides on the tile and partly because of her hips. We're hoping a simple Cortisone shot will help. After that, I'm guessing he'll be working on Bella's room for the rest of the day. I'm ready for it to be done!!

Oh and I'd really like to get to the Disney store. They have an adorable outfit I'd like to buy Bella but I don't want to pay for shipping online. Cross your fingers!