Elvira has crossed over the Rainbow Bridge.
Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, 11AM CA time we said goodbye to Elvira. She had been in a rapid decline since Saturday. We even took her to the emergency vets Sunday afternoon because of breathing problems. They put her on oxygen and a large dose of a drug intravenous called Lasix to help her breathe. She was almost 17 YO and has had lots of health problems over the years like pancreatitis for the last 3 years, and arthritis. She also had an enlarged heart. And recently fluid in her lungs.
We choose to wait till her breathing was under control at the emergency vets then take her home. We stayed up with her all night and by morning she was in a partial coma state. Monday we took her to the vet she had been seeing for almost 16 years to give her the final shot. She had not eaten for over 1 ½ days, even when offered chicken and ham. She was always a chow hound and never passed up meat.
I can’t imagine life without her since she has been a big part of our lives for almost 16 years. She was the first thing we took care of at 6AM in the morning and the last at 10PM. She was with us all day, going from room to room, always by our side. She hated to be alone. I will miss her funny antics, she could be such a silly dog. As DH said, "She was the best dog ever."
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