A Sad Loss

We had a great vacation last week, but the day we left we had to have Miss Madeline put to sleep. We knew it was coming, but didn't know when.

She was 12, and had Cushing's Disease and we're fairly certain she had cancer, so we just wanted to make her as comfortable as possible during her last days, instead of putting her through chemo. We knew we had to take her to the vet when she couldn't breathe right and stopped eating. Our girl didn't pass up a meal before in her life :)

So we are moving on, and miss her terribly, horribly, everyday. We have her with us, though, her ashes and a framed pawprint, so she's never really that far away.

Although we think we gave her a great 12 years here on earth, we're sure she's got all the t-bones, sunspots, and naps she can handle in the great beyond. Plus, most of her brothers and sisters (the other 9 of them!) are probably with her too :)