“In Loving Memory of Bailey”
Bailey was a fun loving Bichon. He was only 5 yrs old when he suddenly became ill a few days before Christmas. By Christmas Eve I had to rush him to the Animal Emergency Clinic because he started having multiple seizures. The vet said he had a severe case of epilepsy so they kept him overnight for observation and treatment.
Come Christmas morning I received a phone call from the vet saying Bailey had another seizure and that they would have to keep him overnight again. We’ll this was the worse Christmas I ever
had. I lost my dad 4 months prior to this. Bailey
was helping me get thru it. I was calling the emergency Clinic ever 3 hours to see how Bailey was doing and they said so far good, he wasn’t having any more seizures.
By Christmas night the vet called me and said I could come and get him in the morning. I was so happy and relieved that I couldn’t even sleep, I just wanted to bring him home with me. Shortly after Bailey came home, he started having multiple seizure again and couldn’t come out of it this time. I had to take him back to the Emergency Clinic that night.
The vet told me he had a 10 to 20% chance of coming out of this seizure. Even though his chances were slim I wouldn’t give up hope. I took Bailey aside in one of the rooms and told him how much I love him then I told the vet to continue treating him.
Shortly after I went home and prayed for a miracle, after a few hours I called the vet to get his prognosis. She said he would have no quality of life and gave me my options. So I knew what I had to do. I went back up to the clinic to be with him. I held him so tightly in my arms until I knew he safely reached the sky. It was really hard to let him go, but I know is would have been harder to watch him suffer. I’m glad I got to be there for him up until his very last breath. I know I made him feel safe before he left me.
He will always be in my heart.
“Good Bye Bailey”
As long as my heart is beating It will always love you. I miss going to sleep with you at night and waking up to you in the sunlight. Not a day will go by that I won’t think of you.
Thank you for those lovely 5 years and a life time full of wonderful memories. I know the day will come when we will meet again. So wait by the
gait just like you did by the window for mommy to
come home to you.
I will always Love you,
| Bailey |
| 27, Dec 2004 |
| Molly Malloy |