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Duffy has gone to the Bridge (Oct. 16, 2017)
I am heartbroken to report that my wonderful Duffy has gone to the Bridge. He had a wonderful report at his last check-up a month ago, and his health failure came on remarkably fast. My sister is visiting from Ohio, and he was happy and playful when we left for dinner yesterday. He had jumped up on the sofa to play with her, and he had jumped up on the chair to sit in my lap shortly before we left. When we returned an hour later, Duffy could not walk. It was Sunday, so the veterinarians in town were closed. We drove to the nearest emergency vet, about 35 miles away. He received a full evaluation, and the news looked bad -- probable thrombosis. I brought him home with 3 medications. One was anti-seizure medication, and I was warned not to be surprised if he had seizures. I took him to his own veterinarian as soon as the clinic opened at 7:30 this morning, and the emergency vet e-mailed copies of his X-rays and the tests that were performed. Duffy could not get on his feet all night. I slept in the room with him, and he moved around the room during the night by pulling himself on his side. TED felt that he had probably suffered a stroke. I made the painful decision to have him put to sleep and not force my wonderful little guy to endure any more pain. I am in pain over his loss, but Duffy is not. I know that Duffy had a happy life and was healthy up to the very last day of his life. Nikki and Selina are obviously disturbed. They stayed close to him last night, and they kept looking for him after I returned home without him this morning. I made arrangements to have Duffy cremated and return his own cremains. When Holly died, I had her ashes scattered around a Mahonia holly outside the sunroom window. Duffy will rest at the base of another Mahonia holly at the other end of the same window. TED said the Duffy was my angel in life and now he in an angel in another life. That is absolutely true. Rest in peace, darling Duffy. MaryL |
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