Rough

The past couple of days have been rough. Actually, the last week has been rough. We thought long and hard about what decision was best for Chloe and we still had not completely made our minds up as we were walking into the vets office on Friday morning. We wanted to make sure that there wasn't anything that could be done before we decided to put her down. Unfortunately, her health rapidly deteriorated by Friday morning. She was having a hard time getting up the stairs, the tumor that we could not really see on Tuesday was very visible by Friday morning, her gums started to become pale, and she still wasn't eating. When we got to the vet on Friday, we asked him some questions about what we could do to see if it had spread and asked him about her gums. Once he looked at them, he said that she had already started to bleed internally. He didn't think that the tumor had burst, but the spleen may have torn and she was beginning to bleed. Right then and there, I knew what had to be done, for Chloe, but my heart was telling me not to do it. We were with her until she took her last breath and I have to say that was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. Walking out with just her collar and leash was painful and this house is lonely without her. I miss her like crazy but I am sure she is reaking havoc wherever she is! :)