Hi there everyone,
On Thursday night of this last week, our 10 year old Boxer boy Tyson had some tumors inside of him that ruptured. We didn't know that at the time, but we could tell, by the way he was acting on Thursday night and Friday morning that he wasn't doing well. We took him to our local vet on Friday morning and to a Veterinary surgical center in Sacramento Friday afternoon and they told us that because the initial tumor in his abdomen had metastasized, the outlook was grim.
After some soul searching, we decided it was time to remove Tysons pain and put him to sleep. This was not an easy decision for us, but we knew, based on the breed, that his future was not looking good.
We realize that most of you may feel that the following decision might have been reached as a spur of the moment, but it was one we had also considered for some time. Today, we adopted a dog from our local shelter. Her name, is Riley, though we have changed it to Rosie. She is a very sweet Boston Terrier/Pit bull mix. She is a real sweetheart and is getting along with Lilly and Roxy just fine. She doesn't seem to fear anything about her new home, she just seems to be making herself comfortable.
We miss Tyson dearly, but we are glad that we are able to give a sweet dog from the shelter a new forever home.
Happy camping! Eric and Carol
1 comment:
I am so sorry to read about Tyson. These "dumb" animals just burrow their way right into our hearts and it is so hard to say good bye. When we lost our beagle, I said no more dogs because my heart couldn't take it. Well, we now have two more heart stealers. I've said when they go we're done with pets but then I look at all the shelter dogs and my heart opens up once again. Thank you for giving this pretty girl a loving home.
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