Katisha by M. Parent

My Beautiful little girl Katisha Kayleen not a day goes by that I don’t miss her or think about her. She was always so happy. She always knew when her mommy was sad. She would lay next to me and lick my tears away. One look at her could always put me into a happy mood.

It was a Sunday and Katisha started urinating alot of blood. I rushed her to the vets as we were driving there as weak as she was from losing all that blood she crawled up next to my leg in the truck and layed on me. She was put on I.V. and the doctor took alot of tests. My little girl had a disease called Lupus. I had no idea what this was. The doctor said it was very unusual for a dog to get this disease ( 1 in a million) Why did it have to be her. All I wondered was why did it happen to her she was so loving and kind. They wouldn’t let me stay any longer. They put her on a heating pad and she had several blood transfusions and really needed her rest. I told her I would see her in the morning and to get stronger and that I loved her very much I tried so hard to hold the tears in but I couldn’t and once again with no strength in her she raised her head and watched me walk away. As I said goodbye to her I felt like it would be the last time I saw her I will never forget how she raised her head and watched me walk away. The next morning I called and told the doctor I would be there as soon as visiting hours started and asked how she was doing? He said she was still very weak and they were doing all they could and she did eat a little.

I was so happy and excited I couldn’t wait to see her. An hour later as I was getting ready to go see her the doctor said she was gone. I never felt so much pain in my life. I felt more for her then I did when my own grandmother died. I still feel the pain. My family and myself brought her to our local church to blessed by the priest. I kept thinking she would wake up and it took hours for us to bury her none of us wanted to say goodbye. I felt so much anger and just asked why?

M. Parent