Goodbye Carmen.... my furry sister...

Rest In Peace

Carmen ...

My Furry Sister...


She passed away on 5/24/09... I found out because my mom sent me a text message. Simply saying she had to put her down.

I don't know the reasons yet.

But I know she was old and had been sick for several years, even having a very large tumor last year (I think it was last year)

She was a good dog, very faithful and loving. She was nippy at times but so is Keya (my furry brother, Calahan named him when he was a couple years old) ... Keya and Carmen may have been years apart in the whole dog age thing, but they were the best of friends, true siblings. They totally ignored each other but you knew they loved each other. Mom left Carmen at the vet on Friday and she told me that she had a severe bladder (or was it UI?) infection... she was on fluids and all that. My step-dad, Russ, was very upset and telling Mom to just put her down now, but she couldn't do it.

She was so faithful. She followed my step-dad around, she was his dog. They had step stools so she could get her round little body up on the couchs and such. She waddled every where she went.

But she had even gotten to the point where she had fallen down the stairs a couple of times, she has been deaf for years... she's been sick off and on, but we were hoping....

..... you can't help but hope THAT day never comes....

..... when you have to say goodbye...

I did text my mom back, I didn't figure she felt like talking or she would have called me in the first place. I'm sure we'll talk tomorrow. We talk practically everyday but I know she is upset and Russ is probably beside himself with grief. They both are. Keya is wandering around the house right now wondering where the heck that other annoying dog is, and missing her.

But she got her doggy wings today... joining their cat who died last year also (well, it was Russ' ex wife's cat but he LIVED at my mom & Russ' place and THEY were the ones who took care of him) ... my mom would never call Tiggers THEIR cat, but he was.

It's a heartbreaking day.