John and Linda had to have their lovely, lovely dog, Kimi, put to sleep today.
She wasa bit off colour at the weekend, they took her to the vet yesterday and he found a mass in her abdomen when he Xrayed her. When he operated today, there were other tumours too; he said that, with medication, she'd get another couple of months so John and Linda decided, righly in my opinion, to let her go.
Kimi was the nicest dog. She was a bitsa; Mark, Dan's brother, got her from the pound about 10 years ago, then she went to live with John and Linda, and was best friends with their other dog, Fillan. You could have put her in a pram with a baby, sure in the knowledge that she would never, ever harm it.
The day we moved here, our neighbour's 8 year old son was sitting on the pavement with his arms and legs wrapped round her; she had her head on his shoulder.
Fillan sometimes has fits and becomes disorientated; Kimi would lead him back to the house if he got "lost". He will miss her so much. She was so undemanding but so appreciative of your kindness. Her bed was in front of the cupboard that their food was in - when Linda lifted the bowls, she'd move quietly out of the way. Just no bother at all.
When the vet Xrayed her yesterday, he didn't even have to sedate or anaesthetise her; she just lay calmly on the table. She hadn't had a sick day in the nine years John and Linda have had her. We're all going to miss her so much.
RIP, Kimi dog.
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