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I'll lead you in slowly with Papas antics following up with news on Mamas. Took both dogs to the vet this past Saturday. Papas is now at that age that he don't like vets. Just like kids don't like barbers, or dentists. He's got this real pathetic look the whole time he is there. Droopy ears and eyes that look like he's going to cry.
Papas was the first for his annual exam. Got him up on the table and he cowered real bad. When the technician started pulling his tail from between his legs, he got a squirt from the anal glands. His comment of "This is not good. It's going to stay with me all day" didn't mean much until about a minute later. Yep, not good. Anyway, with Papas not being cooperative, they took him into the back for blood work. I even had to lead him out of the room with Mamas so he could go. They came back a few minutes later giving up on doing this stuff. Papas was so uncooperative, they couldn't do anything. So we tried again in the room with a muzzle on him and he behaved pretty good this time.
Mama's turn. Before we really go started I asked about her heavy breathing that she just started doing, so they took her in the back for x-ray's. While back there, Papas was in the middle of the room looking sideways at the doors on each side of the room. Really funny. He'd go back and forth waiting for Mama's to come back. And that sad look was just too much. I wish I had a camera.
Anyways, to finish this long story, the x-rays showed Mamas was either in the late stages of cancer, or had some bronchial problems. Hoping beyond hope, they treated her for the bronchial problems and wanted to bring her back on Monday for additional testing for more positive diagnosis. On Sunday, between 4 and 5:30pm, Mamas passed away. She was breathing just too much (for those that remember Maggie, this was the same style of breathing) and probably hadn't had any sleep in a few days. She ate some cheese that morning, but the rest of the day, just sat around panting. Azucena had company come over at 4 and I left to run some errands and when I was done, went around the back to sit in the hammock and read a book. Saw Mamas lying there and that she wasn't breathing. Azucena's guests were great. They wrapped her up and put her in the truck for us.
Bye Bye Mamas. We'll miss you.