Today is one of the hardest days of my life as I had to say goodbye to my best friend of almost 11 years. We came together when she was 5 weeks old and she would have had her 11th birthday this October.
Bryg (pronounced BREE) has been by my side through thick and thin. I could not have asked for a better companion to spend almost 11 years with. She showed me responsibility at a young age and has been my crutch through many life events making sure to be my protector every step of the way. The hole that is left in my heart with her gone is going to be very painful for a long time. I’ve grown so much with her that it’s difficult to even think of her not being by my side in the future.
Her health was on this strange awkward decline this past couple weeks that started with regurgitating water and progressed vomiting dark brown liquid then into loss of appetite then no appetite. She lost about 8 pounds since her last vet check 2 weeks ago. Last night she was hospitalized for severe dehydration and this morning was vomiting blood. After doing bloodwork and X-rays with everything looking good, we decided to do exploratory surgery thinking she had an obstruction of some kind. When the vet cut her open it was discovered she had stomach cancer with perforations that we’re getting ready to tear. I had to rush from work to say my goodbyes and it’s probably been the hardest thing I’ve had to do after spending such s significant amount of time with her.
My girl has always been strong and resilient. She did not start to show signs of weakness until the last few days. I’ll probably be out about 1300 dollars or more total plus my dog but at least I tried. Even though my heart is shattered into a million little pieces, I know she has had nothing but the best spoiled life she could have had. That makes me happy. She never knew abuse, neglect or mistreatment. Bryg had almost 11 years full of unconditional love, endless amounts of toys, learning tricks, snuggling in bed under the blankets, trips to Starbucks (a common interest) dog friends, cat friends, chasing squirrels, fostering kittens, climbing trees, going to the dog beach, going for walks in Venice Beach, tons of people that loved her and of course me, her guardian.
Just know that I’ll be around daily checking out all the beautiful new sets that come out but I may be dormant with posting for a few days or longer while I grieve but as always, am open to chatting with all you lovely folks ❤️
