2 days before my edd w/dd#2 (edd=4/10) our 9yo yorkie napoleon wasnt acting himself. diarrhea, vomiting...at one point he was vomiting and dry heaving and fell over. i knew something was horribly wrong. took him to the ER vet (even tho we had an appt with his regular vet the next day at a different hosp) and the not-very-confidence-inspiring vet told us that he had lymphoma or leukemia - end stage. suggested we euthanize him. long story short, he was shady and not our regular vet and we didnt trust his diagnosis so we took him home.
that day and night i was having signs of early labor and was beyond stressed. i think it stalled my labor...
the next day (4/9) we got confirmation. our little poley was dying. we decided for many reasons to have him put down. it was the most horrible thing i have ever done in my life. gut wrenching. all along having contractions.
at 1am the next morning, labor really kicked in. Riley Grace was born on 4/10 at noon.almost 24hrs after losing poley.
i tell you all that to relay today's events. we were cleaning out a bunch of things from our attic today and thinking of him often. we opened up a box of old xmas ornaments we haven't seen in YEARS and there was a little yorkie ornament with wings and a halo on it. we both were absolutely shocked, neither of us remember ever having one like that.
and we both know it was little napoleon just saying hello...letting us know he's ok...and that he left us when he knew we'd need more time and energy to devote to our growing family. i miss him so much, but i feel his presence around us every day.
just wanted to share.
that day and night i was having signs of early labor and was beyond stressed. i think it stalled my labor...
the next day (4/9) we got confirmation. our little poley was dying. we decided for many reasons to have him put down. it was the most horrible thing i have ever done in my life. gut wrenching. all along having contractions.
at 1am the next morning, labor really kicked in. Riley Grace was born on 4/10 at noon.almost 24hrs after losing poley.
i tell you all that to relay today's events. we were cleaning out a bunch of things from our attic today and thinking of him often. we opened up a box of old xmas ornaments we haven't seen in YEARS and there was a little yorkie ornament with wings and a halo on it. we both were absolutely shocked, neither of us remember ever having one like that.
and we both know it was little napoleon just saying hello...letting us know he's ok...and that he left us when he knew we'd need more time and energy to devote to our growing family. i miss him so much, but i feel his presence around us every day.
just wanted to share.
