Our beloved Mattie

by Lisa M. Whitley
(Cataula, Georgia, US)

In August 2008, a local rescue group contacted us regarding Mattie, who was to have been euthanized the same day. We had Mattie for 7 wonderful years until she became ill with kidney disease in the fall of 2013. We syringe fed her from this time until she took a turn for the worse on April 10, 2015. She was fed every 4 hours all day and all night from 2013 to 2015. She also had to have subcutaneous fluids twice a week. I was able to do this at home until she made a loud yelp. I was so afraid of hurting her, so we took her to the vet twice a week. She fought so hard to stay with us, but her little body was tired. I told her that she could rest until my mother and I meet her at the Rainbow Bridge. I told her that she could run and play with her other furbrothers and fursisters without pain or weakness. I think she knew what was going to happen, but she stayed as long as she could to comfort us. I seriously thought about ending my own life because the pain of losing her was unbearable. I knew I had to continue with my life in order to take care of her adopted sister, a Chiweenie named Taci.

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