lassielynn
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- Sep 15, 2016
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- United States
- Bulldog(s) Names
- Rubin
On Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, I lost my Bulldog Rubin. For 12 years 2 months, he gave me such joy. I am still in denial that he is gone. Tonight, I could swear I heard him bark to get in after potty. I even went to the door to see him, but he wasn't there. He was such a good boy. My husband and I were so attached to him and we treated him like he was a human child; even took him to see Santa Clause. Unfortunately, he took a dump right before we lifted him onto Santa's lap. We had to laugh. One for the memory book. He had several surgeries during his life: Prolapse urethra, back surgery for slipped disc, mast cell tumor, and he beat them all. Up until August of this year, he still played soccer with his basketball, pushing it all around the yard. But, after his last go with the ball, we noticed his nose was bleeding. Took him to the vet, but they did nothing. Took him back, they just looked up his nose and that was all. Nose bled more, so we took him to an emergency room for pets and they kept him overnight, did blood test and such, then released him because they couldn't find anything wrong, except they thought that maybe the chemo drug he was on may be the cause of the bleeding. We were instructed to stop it to see. We did, and the bleeding stopped, but Rubin never regained his stamina and he didn't want to eat. After a week or so, we took him back to his oncologist. They took a chest x-ray and didn't find anything there. They then did an abdominal ultra-sound and said his gut and liver was inflamed and that he should be hospitalized. So they started the IV and then I sat with him a moment, told him I loved him and that I'd be back soon. The nurses said they would call me with updates. The doctor called that evening and said Rubin had expired. I nearly lost my mind. To end the story here, I will just say that I miss that dog more than I can say. He was everything to me and to my husband. The house is so quite now without his snoring. I made him a beautiful grave at my home. He has a darling fountain that runs all the time with 2 little cherubs, a bulldog statue, a light and plants. It's only been a week since he died so suffice it to say I am still quite devastated. God bless the bulldog. I hope and pray there is a Heaven where he awaits me.