Final Update
It is with a very heavy heart that I post this final update on Quinn. This weekend she was a bit slower than usual but still eating, going out and bossing the two younger dogs. Saturday morning she ate breakfast, went out, came back in a laid down in my wife’s office. At noon, she did not eat. She did not eat supper. She would not move from the bed she laid on. We had an appointment with her vet for today and we realized she would not be coming home. Deb and I alternated time laying with her. She was not in pain but not comfortable. She was panting, but not from being hot. All day Mothers Day, the same thing. We spent Sunday night on the floor with her. She enjoyed being petted and if we stopped she would nudge us. I could rest my hand on her and she would be okay but if I removed my hand, she was nudging one of us.
She probably knew she had a Vet appointment, so she chose to die at home. This morning, at 5:45 am, Quinn took her last breath. She was in the arms of my wife and myself and her two younger dogs were also with her.
She was only with us a little more than 2 years. I hope that we enriched her last two years as much as she enriched ours.
We learned a lot about caring for Senior dogs by those we had prior to Quinn but they aged into their seniority. We are now back to two dogs, our limit, but when the time is right, we will become adopted by another Senior.
Today was a rough day, picking up toys, making arrangements for her, taking her to the vet and leaving her there. She will come home in a week or two and rest with the other four under the Pink Dogwood tree.
Thank you, all, for your thoughts and good wishes in the past. We, and Quinn really appreciated them.
Kevin
