She was scheduled to be spayed on Wednesday but got sick and started not wanting to eat. Thursday we made an emergency vet visit with her because her abdomen was distended. Friday we diagnosed a uterine infection causing fluid build up in her abdomen and lungs, and a spay was scheduled for Monday to give us time to get some antibiotics in her before subjecting her to the stress of a surgery.
Friday night we were back at the vet again after hours. Her cervix had closed and her condition had gotten exponentially worse. We hospitalized her with plans to do surgery Saturday if she made it through the night..
She made it through the night but passed on before we could get her to surgery.
We deal with dogs crossing the bridge on a regular basis as a hospice, but ones like Francie and Tibbs are especially hard. There's always the feeling that, if you had caught it sooner, or if you had treated it more aggressively, you could have changed the outcome. We act on the best judgement we can make but that doesn't preclude second guessing ourselves.
We will miss Francie-pants light in our lives, but we rejoice that she's free of pain and illness now.
We loved you Frances. Rest well.
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