Wednesday night around 5:15 pm my Mindy passed on.. I took her to the vet to be put down. I loved her dearly. We went thru many things together.. my divorce and years alone .. she was always there for me.

About 6 years ago she had trouble with her knee.. I ended up at the specialist only to find out her hip was bad also.. so the hip was fixed first.. some thousand dollars later.. we went back for the knee.. turns out the dr. noticed her walk was weird.. it took him a few months to figure out she had a very rare disease.. 1 in a million. Its a collagen disorder and has a name but its so long and odd I can never remember it. Basically your body is held together by collagen and hers was breaking down. This means she didn't walk on her feet any longer but her ankles.. and then her knees.. her feet become floppy and had no strength. She did ok for herself though.. could only do the 2 steps on and off the porch.. had to be carried up a flight.. but her body just kept breaking down. Bad kidneys and an enlarged liver and abdomin. She as on meds and pee'd still on the floor. She finally kept getting a skin infection that her body couldn't quite get rid of and we had to have her tested for things, we worried the baby could catch something. It was another sign that her body couldn't fight any longer and we decided it was best to put her down before she went in pain.She went peacefully without even a fight when they had to prick her legs that were already sore. I miss her terribly but know it was best to let her go. She was my first furbaby and I had never gone thru this before. My heart goes out to anyone who has to lose their best friend.

I very much hope to see her there at the Rainbow Bridge.. I just know she'll be there waiting for me.

The Rainbow Bridgeinspired

by a Norse legend

By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill,Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.Where the friends of man and woman do run,When their time on earth is over and done.For here, between this world and the next,Is a place where each beloved creature finds rest.On this golden land, they wait and they play,Till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness,For here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness.Their limbs are restored, their health renewed,Their bodies have healed, with strength imbued.They romp through the grass, without even a care,Until one day they start, and sniff at the air.All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back,Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack.For just at that instant, their eyes have met;Together again, both person and pet.So they run to each other, these friends from long past,The time of their parting is over at last.The sadness they felt while they were apart,Has turned into joy once more in each heart.They embrace with a love that will last forever,And then, side-by-side, they cross over? together.

Thanks for reading about my Mindy.