My babies.

It's been over a year since I lost her.  This is Daisy.  She was born with three strikes against her.  Due to inbreeding, she was born with hip dysplaysia.  I got her when she was around 5 months old.  I had her spayed and she was in so much pain I took her back to the vet.  He watched her walk and told me what was wrong.  After she healed from the spaying, I had her x-rayed.  I was told that I could either do surgery or put her down because she couldn't live like that.  Her hip joint was already at 5 months bone on bone.  So we did the surgery.  It was so bad that the vet had to put a stabilizer bar both inside and outside.  She wore that outside bar for 6 weeks.  She was good when they took it out.  She did well until just before she turned 5.  Then she started having a lot of pain.  When she refused to eat and just looked at me, I knew something was bad wrong.  So at 6:30PM, I called my vet and had him meet me at his office.  He told me it was not going to be good.  I had already made up my mind I would not put her through more surgery.  I didn't have to make that decision.  After the x-rays, he told me she had arthritis in her spine and both hips were gone.  That hurt so bad.  She was a wonderful, wonderful dog.  I held her while he put her to sleep and I cried buckets.  So did he.  And I am crying now.  At least she is at peace and will not hurt anymore.  I love her so much.