Friday was the day that Razzles had enough. It was a very, very sad day. We had to have our Razzles put to rest. On Tuesday Razzles began to go down hill. She was diagnosed with Canine degenerative disc disease on 06/12. After a gallant effort on her part it was time to end the struggle on her part.
After a month of steroids and showing all sings of being able to live a some what normal life it all became too much for her. She was unable to go upstairs at night to bed and she was not happy about that. Her mobility was limited to just walking outside on a leash. She was eating, sleeping and walking around well. She was excepting everything well until Tuesday July 6th. Everything began to change. She began to have trouble walking and her walks became much shorter. Each day was a little more noticeable. On Friday I took her outside and she was very unsteady. As soon as we were outside she sat down and looked at me. Razzles would make no attempted to move. For the first time through this nightmare Razzles showed signs of pain in her face. Tears came in my eyes and I had the feeling in me that it was time to end this on her part. Through this entire struggle Razzles showed no signs of pain until Friday. It was also the first time she would not attempt to stand. Razzles was very frustrated during this ordeal but seemed to accepting everything. We took Razzles to our veterinary that afternoon and I carried her inside. When all was over it was a big relief to see her with no pain and frustration. As much as I hurt inside I was sure the right decision was made for Razzles.
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