Farewell Dear Lilo

Our dog, Lilo passed away last night. It came on so fast and we are truly devastated, we miss her so much. I went to check on her one last time before going to bed and instead of greeting me with bright eyes and a little wag in her tale, she was nothing but lethargic and sad looking. She wouldn't even get up when we called her or coaxed her. We found an Urgent Pet Care and Joe and I carried her on her doggy pillow and placed her in the car. He was gone for about an hour and came home empty handed. The care center did some x-rays and a couple of other little tests but she was basically catatonic by the time Joe had arrived there. All signs were kind of pointing toward anti-freeze consumption. We did not have any in our garage but suspect she may have gotten out of the fence (even though it was secured) and gotten it somewhere. But whatever happened there was nothing we could do for her. Even if they resuscitated her she would be on dialysis and probably be a vegetable. She was smart, loving, silly, obedient, and adored the girls. You always feel like there was more you could have done, I could have played with her more, or been more patient sometimes, or taken her around with me on errands (she loved the minivan). But life comes and goes outside our control, an important lesson to realize that we must do all we can everyday with those we love for we never know when life will go. So goodbye and farewell dear Lilo, 'til we meet again!