Our Sweet Marcie Gained Her Wings Today, Daddy
Today was so hard, Daddy. You once spared me extra pain by sending our sweet lab, Patty, into her Eternal rest. You buried her next to the house so that all I would have to do was grieve. Our sweet little boxer, Marcie, has had a rough year. Since you went to be with Jesus, her back legs started to not work the way they used to. She would try to walk and just stumble. We tried keeping her in her crate for a month with medication and rest. No change. The vet gave us the unfortunate diagnosis: disc deterioration in her back. It was irreversible. Apparently, it is common in some breeds. A year passed and she went from slightly annoyed with her back end not working properly...to not being able to walk. I would have to carry her everywhere...Outside to potty, bring her her food bowl and water, and just watch her become more and more miserable. It was time to end her misery. We did not want to wait UNTIL she was in pain. We wanted for her to have dignity and be as comfortab...