How do you part with your bestfriend?
We had an unexpected thing happen early yesterday. But before I get into that, let me give a little more background. A few months ago my sheltie puppy, Cerwyn, had some neuralogical problems. She couldn’t stand at one point, but with treatment she eventually becamse more of a normal puppy. Her temperment has never been a normal for a sheltie. She’s always been a “touch me not” when it’s come to being held, and I’ve rarely known an inside dog that was like this.
Ok, so Tuesday began the latest ordeal. Cerwyn was ok until after she’d had her evening meal, when she started acting like she was dizzy. She eventually vomitted up everything she’d eaten until nothing but bile was coming out. Wednesday I took her to the vet, and he started treating her for Gastritis, and sold us some meds to go along with it. Not only that, but he setup an appointment for yesterday. What comes next just sucks….
Yesterday (Thursday) Cerwyn fell and kind of flopped a bit. We figured it was because she was dizzy and was having problems getting up. It turns out that she has started having seizures. My girlfriend takes her to the vet, and it happened during the appointment. Now the vet thinks it’s an auto-immune problem causing both the gastritis and seisures. He says that any treatment he gives her would be a temporary fix, and there’s not much that can be done. We talked about it when I got up this evening, and I think we’ve both resolved to ourselves that the only answer to end Cerwyn’s suffering will be to have her put to sleep. 
We called the breeder and told her of the situation. She said she has a new 4 week old sheltie litter by a different set of parents, with Champion ancestory, and that we could have first pick of this litter at no charge. Honestly, I think we may get one, but we’re still debating. If we don’t get one, there will be a void in our lives. If we do get one of these puppies, it may be too soon. We’ve invited a friend who’s been raising shelties for a long time to come help us pick out a puppy, when the time comes.
In a way, I feel bad already making plans to replace Cerwyn. In another way, I don’t feel we will be completly replacing her, but filling a void where she once filled. This is, in whole, will be better for all of us. We won’t have to watch her suffer, but most important of all, she won’t be suffering anymore. It makes me cry inside each time I think about losing her, but it makes me more sad to know that she’s suffering. It has to end, and it doesn’t look like there’s anything more we can do for her.
I need to go now…. Maybe more later….
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