[Gpdd] Bridge: My Butterscotch is gone :-(

[Leah McNeil]

Hello Slaves,
I am at a loss for words right now. :-(
I had to help my Butterscotch over the
Bridge yesterday. I am so numb right
now. Ya'll know how BS started wheezing
a little right before Brownie Bear
died, right? So, Dr. Griffin put him on
Bactrim for 14 days. And that didn't
seem to do the trick, so he put BS on
Baytril (which he was still on).

BS's front teefie was all fixed up
and it grew back normally and all was
well, so I thought. Well, after BB
passed on, Butterscotch just wasn't
the same. I know he was depressed, so
I gave him extra cuddles like all of
the time, thinking that would do the
trick. But, it didn't. And he just
couldn't seem to 'snap' out of it,
ya know.

So, last wheekend, I went out of
town for a Bachelorette Party and
Blaine stayed home with the boy.
And when I got back, Butterscotch
looked very unhappy. And his poops
were tiny and strangely-shaped. So,
I immediately started Critical Care
(CC) feedings and giving him extra
water. Blaine tried to syringe him,
but he is not very good at it, so
he did the best he could. Well, by
Tuesday, BS's poops were back to
normal and although, he wasn't
eating his pellets or drinking
water on his own, he was still
eating his hay.

So, on Wednesday, his breathing
got worse and when I was cuddling
him, I noticed that his heart was
racing. It scared me terribly,
because Brownie Bear's heart did
the same thing the day before she
died. So, I took him back to the
Vet on Thursday and Dr. G also
found a 'mass' under BS's chin.
He took a needle-sample and sent
it off for testing.

Well, Friday, BS stopped eating
at all. No hay, no pellets, no
water, nothing. I continued his CC
feedings, Mylicon, Baytril, Lasix, etc.
But, on Saturday, I knew that the End
was near. Dr. G's office was closed,
but both Dr. Griffin and April were
kind enough to come in and see my
boy. They did x-rays and we saw
how my poor, little boy's body
was gassy and his trachea was
smaller than normal, which is why
he was struggling so much to breath.

So, we talked about what to do for
a while. And I decided that I wanted
to end his pain and suffering. It
was breaking my Heart to see him like
that. His eyes were no longer Bright
and Happy, but instead they were Weepy
and Crusty, and I truly believe that
they were telling me that he was
Tired and that he wanted to just go
to sleep and that everything would
be Okay.

I can't write anymore. The tears have
taken over my sight.

Rest in Peace my Sweet Butterscotch...

I will write a proper Tribute to my
boy when I am feeling a little better.

  Love 'n Wheeeeeeeeeeeps... 


 
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