Saying Goodbye to my Gabby Girl

On Friday night, after three weeks of being on seizure medicine and in a Zombie like state, Gabby had a seizure to end all. She lost control of all bodily functions and we couldn't get her out of the seizure by using corn syrup or the meds given to us by the vet. When she finally came to she was not herself---worse than I had ever seen her. 

I stayed up with her all night, well the rest of the night as the seizure was at 2 a.m. I would doze off only to hear her still panting, pacing and falling over. At one point I heard her eating and when I came out of my slumber, she was pawing and chewing on a package of Mini Muffins. She had gotten in to my newly organized pantry, grabbed a package from the lower shelf and was chowing down. I wasn't going to yell or patronize her. She was grinning from ear to ear. She loves her food and I wasn't going to deprive her of a last treat. I knew her time was limited as we had all agreed to see what happened when her meds wore off and now we knew. 

On Saturday morning I called the vet and we took her in. She could walk and was our happy girl. The boys said goodbye at home and we all shed some tears. We lifted Gabby into the van as she can no longer jump. She laid in the back munching on dead french fry morsels. She was a good girl at the vet's office. She is always so well behaved. She made me proud up until the end. 

The staff took us into a 'grieving' room where we could say our good-byes. The vet came in and hugged me! She is so kind. She knew this was an extremely difficult decision for our family as we were putting down a member of our family of almost 13 years. Dr. Speed looked at Gabby and said, "Cookie." I took it from there and said, "FOOD?" Gabby did her happy dance as best as she could and walked into the sunset with the vet with the offer of FOOD. Dr. Speed said she went peacefully and ate cookies up until she took her last breath. 

The best way to die if you ask me.....

As a tribute to my girl, DH made me this video. I would like to share it with you as she was an amazing dog who gave me unconditional love. May she rest in peace.