Good-Bye

As many of you know, we lost an important member of our family Wednesday night. Chewie has been with us for eight years and has literally been the best dog imaginable! He's always been loving and tender with the girls. He was always there when we needed him and he knew just the right moment to come lick our faces or to just snuggle. A week ago he started having some problems with anemia and a low blood platelet count. The vet put him on steroids and sent him home. Wednesday he wouldn't eat, drink and he could hardly move. Brett took him to the vet to see what was wrong. After some x-rays we found out he had cancer on his liver, spleen, stomach and intestines. The surgery would only give us a few months to a year and the quality of life would not be good. We made the hardest decision possible. We had to put him down. We brought him home for one last night of snuggles and love. After snapping a few photos we realized he probably wouldn't make it through the night. He was breathing so hard and wasn't able to stand. HE got worse so fast, our hearts were hurting for him. We took him in that night while the kids went to bed. Five seconds after the doctor injected him, he was gone. He was surely ready to go and I know he is doing awesome now, I just miss him more than anything! Here's the photos of Wednesday night, the poor guy! We love you for always Chewie! good-bye