Tessa 2006-12-01 A Time For Sadness: Let me tell you about my Tessa. Tessa came to Father Natures with more problems than any little fuzzy should endure. We picked her up from the county shelter after some one turned her in as a stray. Tessa was so horribly infested with fleas; she was anemic from the blood loss. Her once beautiful sable coat was thin and patchy. She was also suffering from insulinoma and adrenal cancer.
We put her on Father Natures Duck Soup and she started to put on weight. Her advanced condition and age made her a poor candidate for surgery, but we were determined to try and make whatever time she had left comfortable. We wanted to show her that she was loved. Tessa had the best of everything we could provide. Evelyn provided round the clock feedings every 3 hours but Tessa was just too sick. Early one morning Tessa showed signs of paralysis in her hind legs and was unable to get around to potty. We immediately drove to our 24hour Vet Dr. Michael at Lyndhurst Animal Hospital. After a close exam he concluded that she was now suffering. Evelyn and I could not hold back the tears. I held her close in my arms and asked her what she wanted me to do. Tessa’s eyes told me she was too tired and hurt to go on, she wanted to be whole again, healthy, and to play with others at the Rainbow Bridge.With the Doctors help she passed to the bridge painlessly while I held her warm and comfortable in my arms. |
