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Kally Lou

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A better friend there could never be

Kally Lou lived to be ten years old. She was loyal, smart, and tough to the end. I got her from Virginia (hence the southern name) and she would've died for me. The worst night of my life was when she did die.

She was sluggish and wouldn't eat or drink. I took her to the vet on an emergency visit. He felt up and down her back (common Doxie problem) and she turned and bit him. He ran out of the room swearing and came back with a muzzle. He muzzled her then left the room again. As soon as he left, she looked up at me, let out a big breath, and died.

The vet ran out of the room with her and tried to revive her. He got her heart going again but she couldn't breathe on her own. She had had an aneurysm.

Because she bit the vet, I couldn't take her home. He had to take a brain sample for a rabies test. And because it was January, and the ground was frozen, I couldn't bury her. She had to be cremated after he took out her brain sample.

The last time I saw her was when she let out that big breath and all I got back was her collar. I wrote a bad check to pick up her ashes.

She was by far the greatest dog I've ever had. You couldn't ask for a better friend and I cry every time I think about her. Ten years just wasn't long enough for me.
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2098x1444px 1006.77 KB
Make
SONY
Model
DSC-W55
Shutter Speed
10/500 second
Aperture
F/5.2
Focal Length
19 mm
ISO Speed
320
Date Taken
Feb 21, 2008, 12:31:56 PM
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onlyone7's avatar
So sad, poor baby. Rest in peace Kally Lou.