Thursday, February 23, 2023

RIP Little Jack

About a month ago we had to make the hard decision to say goodbye to Jack and have him put to sleep. It was a very sad day. He had been for his normal walk with Bill, sitting up in his pram, but when Bill brought him in he started to cough, and he just couldn't stop and was struggling to breathe. A phone call to the vet and they said to bring him in and they would triage him and see what could be done. Jack was 13 and had a heart murmur. It turns out Jack had fluid on his lungs, his heart was enlarged and he was struggling to breathe on his own. They put him in an oxygen tent and monitored him, the medication they gave him helped him but he was still unable to breathe on his own outside of the tent. Another dose of medication was given but with a similar result, so we made the decision to say goodbye. We let Lachlan know what was happening and he came up to the vet that afternoon at 5:30pm. We were all with him, when he peacefully left this world.

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