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Thank you for giving me ten years of bratty sass and unconditional love. I'll miss you forever, baby.

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The last few months have been hard, my dog got diagnosed with discosponylitis, a spinal infection that could have caused her to slip a disc and end up paralysed. Fortunately, with 6 weeks rest she showed some improvement. That was only the first hurdle, suddenly, over the course of one week, Beenie went blind. Another vet trip and she was diagnosed with SARDS (sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome). But there was still hope, everything I read suggested that my dog would adjust to her blindness and be able to live a pretty normal life. But with her anxiety, Been just never adjusted. She was basically in a constant state of stress and fear and the only time she was at ease was when she was sleeping beside me. When she got up out of bed she seemed as though she was a little stiff and sore.

Last wednesday I took her back to the vet. He agreed that the best thing for her would be to let her go peacefully, before she got any sadder, and before she was in too much pain.

On thursday, I took her to the beach one last time. She got to feel a little independence because of the open space and nothing to walk into. I had wanted to take her there for weeks but I waited until I knew it was almost the end, because it wasn't good for her spine. She loved every minute, and when we were finished I took her to Petbarn for a bath and bought her pigs ears and doggy donuts. We got home and spent the afternoon in the sun on the grass. It was impossible to get much sleep that night because I just wanted to spend every minute with her.

Friday was probably the hardest day of my life. I don't think I've ever loved anything as much as I loved that dog. My heart hurts so much, but at least she's free now.

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Thank you for giving me ten years of bratty sass and unconditional love. I'll miss you forever, baby.

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The last few months have been hard, my dog got diagnosed with discosponylitis, a spinal infection that could have caused her to slip a disc and end up paralysed. Fortunately, with 6 weeks rest she showed some improvement. That was only the first hurdle, suddenly, over the course of one week, Beenie went blind. Another vet trip and she was diagnosed with SARDS (sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome). But there was still hope, everything I read suggested that my dog would adjust to her blindness and be able to live a pretty normal life. But with her anxiety, Been just never adjusted. She was basically in a constant state of stress and fear and the only time she was at ease was when she was sleeping beside me. When she got up out of bed she seemed as though she was a little stiff and sore.

Last wednesday I took her back to the vet. He agreed that the best thing for her would be to let her go peacefully, before she got any sadder, and before she was in too much pain.

On thursday, I took her to the beach one last time. She got to feel a little independence because of the open space and nothing to walk into. I had wanted to take her there for weeks but I waited until I knew it was almost the end, because it wasn't good for her spine. She loved every minute, and when we were finished I took her to Petbarn for a bath and bought her pigs ears and doggy donuts. We got home and spent the afternoon in the sun on the grass. It was impossible to get much sleep that night because I just wanted to spend every minute with her.

Friday was probably the hardest day of my life. I don't think I've ever loved anything as much as I loved that dog. My heart hurts so much, but at least she's free now.