Goodbye Scott

Scottie, our Canadian Husky spent his last day with us today. After 2 weeks of a gradual deterioration in health, he said goodbye.

I arrived early Maundy Thursday morning and he was on his bed wagging. But I didn't notice he was unable to get up. I'd spent Thursday and Friday, watching over him, feeding him, giving him meds, carrying him in and out of the house. But, late Friday night he took his last breathe with all of us around him. His suffering ended on Good Friday.

He was always a loyal companion to my mom who often was alone at home. We think it was just complications as he wasn't a young dog anymore. But there wasn't any clear indication he was really sick though. He just started losing his appetite but still loved walking around the house. Then he started getting weaker this last week. The vet gave him some meds and took urine samples on Thursday since she too was unsure what was wrong with Scot. She was also optimistic he could recover because he still looked so healthy. But Friday was a different story. He seemed weaker, he ate a bit, drank a bit, but lost appetite for everything by the early evening. Then, before 10pm, he was gone.

Thanks for all the good times Scott!