Over the years I have had the opportunity to be involved with many, many different patients and occasionally some of them pass on and are no longer with us. It is a sad time for the owners of these family members, but I would like to take this opportunity to thank the owners for bringing and sharing such wonderful dogs into my life.

In the past few months I have had the opportunity to share my care and treatment to two dogs that I will always remember and they have both passed -

(owners names withheld for privacy)

Filly - you will be missed for your enthusiastic, hyper-energetic greetings and visits. It is amazing what shape you were in for an old(er) Labrador. No one ever guessed you were that old. Unfortunately your big heart (in more ways than one) got the better of you and you will be sorely missed.

Huey - you will be missed for your unsure of what I am doing to you look. To your owners amazement you would let me do what I had to even though it seemed like you were not quite sure. It was a shame that you had to contract the horrible degenerative myelopathy that German Shephards are prone to contracting. It was great to see the smile on your owners face when she talked about you “walking, actually walking” on the underwater treadmill.

If I missed any others I am sorry. Please inform me and I will put up a memorial to your dog.

I have a future post coming up on another one of my clients dogs, a success story about degenerative myelopathy - wait till you hear the story about Bear!