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No one can truly understand a loss of a furry best friend until it happens to them. My beautiful Angel was my very best friend for 16 years. She cheated death a few times and I had a false sense of security that she would be with me forever. I know our loving pets don't live forever, but when you love your pet so deeply you don't want to think about losing them. I want to bring my story to the attention of anyone who has white cats or dogs. My Angel loved the outdoors and laying in the sun. I would've never known that she would later in life develop skin cancer on her head from soaking up too many rays.
She started to develop a small sore on her head, which I took her to the vet and was told it was only an infection. The Dr. gave me cream and the sore only grew.
The sore actually kept growing and had a horrible odor to it. Thank goodness my family and I moved and I sought a new Dr. to help Angel.
That was when I learned the horrible truth and my worst nightmare. Angel was diagnosed with skin cancer and went into surgery to try to remove it. The surgery worked, but the tumor returned in six months. I couldn't bear to lose her yet, so Angel had one more surgery and had to have her ear and eye amputed. She almost passed away from surgery, but she still had such a strong will to live. I got to spend one more wonderful month with her, then she was unable to eat and I had no choice but to let her go to sleep. I held her to the very end of her loving life. That day will always be the worst day of my life. So, if you have a pet and let them sunbathe, please be aware of the dangerous rays.
I don't want anyone to go through what I had to. It will be a one year on Labor Day that I lost her. There isn't a day that goes bye that I don't think about her. I know she is in a better place now, but she will always be in my heart. |
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