Hi Maylissa, Thank you so very much for your kind and heartfelt words. It is so nice to commune with others that love their furbabies as if they gave birth to them. Trust me, when I first got my babygirl I was off work injured for 9months. When I went back to work I cried like a woman that leaves her baby for the 1st time. I am happy to say that my strong girl bounced back from this last episode. She had a vaccination that she reacted poorly to. I have read a book since then that said never vaccinate a dog fighting cancer, due to their weakend immune system. Thank goodness I picked something fairly benign. Bordetella. From now on I will only vaccinate her for the only required vaccination in the state. Rabies. I won't have to cross that bridge until next year. Meanwhile she celebrated her 11th birthday last night. We had her split a steak with her brother and had a small sliver of white cake. We showered her with love ,kisses and toys. She really enjoyed it. We feel so blessed that she saw her birthday and we will be leaving on a vacation to visit family for a week. I am grateful she dodged this bullet. I still get weepy, but I am learning to enjoy every extra minute and experience with her. I pray for you fellow traveler. We love these wonderful spiritual beings with full abandon, that is why we are so heartbroken when they leave us so soon. May God be with you in your journey with your baby. It will be very hard for you because she is the last. Hang on and love that ball of fur everyday! Much oxoxoxo to your furbaby. You are a very loving and compassionate pet parent and the reason we are hurting so badly is because we love them so strongly. A double edged sword for sure. I wouldn't have it any other way, however. The gifts and love she has shown us has been worth all the heartache and grief. Even though our hearts are heavy and breaking at the impending passing of our kids the love and joy will be worth it. Loving them has been the most precious gift of a lifetime. Best wishes to you and hang in there. God Bless, Wyo.