It pains me very much to announce this, but today we let Polly pass onto 'rainbow bridge'.
As you all will know she has been quite unwell for some time now-even before i joined DW, but she allways remained 'stable'. This year she has deteriorated (sp) somewhat...and about a month or so ago (i forget exactlly when), our dear vet advised us to let the old girl go as she was at a point where it was known she could not imrpove healthwise-supposedlly due to the pain and discomfort she was experiencing, and the fact she wasn't "all there" upstairs had lead to her becoming somewhat viscious towards people and other animals. She had accute heart failiure (if i recall correctlly-ad crippling arthritus, and a few other things but i can't remember them at present). None would improve but the medication could keep her soldiering on. Selfishlly, we demanded more tests done...didn't really show us anything new-but the vet said if we really wished to, he would try her on some new stronger meds for various things and change her dosage of what she was already on, it seeminglly worked-but today she was most unwell-she had a sorta convulsing episode i guess you would describe it as, and once she had laid down she couldn't get back up...and she was heavily panting (most distressing to see).
So i rang my godmother (as ma and everyone else has gone on holiday this week-typical!) and then rnag the vet..both of whom came ASAP to the house. Our vet simply told us Polly's heart was failing and....this was it. Polly was eased from her pain at 2 oclock, lying on the rug with Clementine next to her cleaning her nose...and Florrie and Ralph looking on from a distance....within a few moments, she was gone.
It was very peacefull and very dignified and exactlly how i would have wanted my old lady to have gone....however, she had to be the infamous nasty piece of work she was and decided to bite me when i sat down next to her just before she was let go
typical Polly-had to go out with a boom. And now forever more, whenever i hear 'Be My baby-The Ronettes' i shall probably burst into tears...as that was playing on the radio in the car as me godma and i took Polly 'to her last resting place'.
We are very sad, and although we knew that, even with her *new meds* and such, she wouldn't be with us forever more...it just doesn't make things any easier-does it?
We took Polly to the vets surgery to be cremated-i stated i didn't wish for her ashes back-sounds heartless, but i really wouldn't think it would help.
So....its the end of an era-she has gone on to more than this..where she won't be in pain any further. The house is very quiet...Florrie has retreated to her bed and Ralph n Clementine are just sitting very patientlly on the bottom step...as if waiting for her to come home.
Our vet was very compasionate and really helped things not seem so hard.
I would like to thank everyone on CP who has been so very supportive to me of late concerning Polly.
My favourite picture of my old girl from a while back...she looked so healthy and happy then!
See-so full of life, but even then the pain was starting to creep into those soulful eyes...
Next thing is a video montage...that sums up the ol' girl pretty well. I was searching for some truly old photos (pre digital) of ehr with the old staffie mob...and some of me n her, but bleedin scanner wouldn't work! So only a few "oldies" from when i scanned them for posting on here ages ago....very fitting song too i think!
(Please note-how in some of these pics how she had truly changed in appearence...terrible)
http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...lymontage1.flv
So...guess it's time to rap it up? Otherwise i shall be rambling all night..
Rest In Peace Polly-you were there through thick and thin, the good and the bad...allways there to cheer me up, usually stuck to my side! I shall miss you terribly..but it wasn't fair to keep you here anymore, and you really weren't yourself lately...so i hope you are now in a better place, and until we meet again-farewell my old friend.
My apologies for a long post, and for the post being a bit "all over the place", but just feel...well, as to be expected i guess
