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It was really not that long ago that I shared the sad news about the loss of our beloved dog, Sam.  Now we are experiencing that sadness again.  Shortly after Sam died, two Cockapoo puppies entered our lives.  We were happy to have furry friends once again.

Rocky has been a fighter since birth, thus his name.  Boy did he live up to it.  As the runt in a litter of 10, weighing only 4 oz. it was touch and go from the beginning to the end.  Would you have ever known it?  Absolutely not!  Rocky was the happiest go-lucky guy I’ve ever seen.  He remained a puppy during all of his two and a half years.

During this time we knew that Rocky had numerous medical problems.  As long as he had no idea he was happy and so were we.  Busy trying to find out how we could help him we explored every avenue.  We thought we were having success until recently.  Last month Rocky began to eat a bit less and drank less water.  The later was especially strange as he had Franconi Syndrome which affected his kidneys and gave him an insatiable thirst.

Rocky

April 14, 2009 – October 25, 2011

One morning Rocky woke up with an eye infection.  We took him to his local vet and got medication for him.  The next morning he was unable to get up.  We immediately took him to Veterinary Referral and Critical Care (VRCCJ) near Richmond.  The care he received there was remarkable.

Unfortunately, to complicate things today a blood clot about an inch wide was found in Rocky’s left ventricle.  He was given Heparin and was to get three injections a day.  While we were on our way down to visit with Rocky we received another call from Dr. Lynn Harpold telling us that one of things that she had told us that could happen did.  A piece of the blot travelled to his legs and he was no longer able to stand.  This was after Rocky had been at VRCC for a full week at this point on IV’s all that time with no interest in eating or drinking.  We knew we had to make the painful decision to let him go.  We went down to see Rocky for one last time together.  We then brought him home to rest in our yard next to Sam down towards the lake.

Rocky’s was a short life but it was full of love.  We are full of memories, painful at the moment but they will bring us joy soon just as Rocky did.

Hearts break.  Fortunately hearts heal.

 

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