Thank you all for your love. My China knew she was very loved by many so I'm sure she's surrounded by all her old friends who went ahead before her.
After rallying yesterday, this morning when it was time for AMPS, she was still in her favorite place behind the couch. I finally coaxed her out and she did eat a few bites, but when she tried to walk away, her rear legs weren't working for her right. She went into the kitchen and they gave out on the linoleum floor. I went in to pick her up and bring her back out on the carpet and she peed all over me. She's never done that before, even when she was so sick after her dental so I knew she was in trouble.
The vet that I sort of trust around here didn't open until 7:45, but I called and left a message and scooped her up and headed that way. The vet called back while we were on the road and said she'd meet me there but it would be about 30 minutes before she could get there.
By the time we got there, she was gone.
When the vet showed up, she took her in to listen for a heartbeat, but of course there wasn't one. I knew she had left me.
Her first thought was that China had gone into DKA.....I told her no....that wasn't it. I discussed my concerns about her possibly being severely constipated and she said she could take an x-ray for $55 so I told her to do it.
Several minutes later she came back and showed me the x-ray. She said there wasn't very much stool, so she wasn't constipated, but she had a very large mass in her abdomen that she felt was most likely cancer. Needless to say I was floored. She had been in great shape until Friday....and she'd been almost 100% China just yesterday.
Due to the holidays, it's going to be close to a month before I get my baby back home. The crematorium picks up on Tuesdays, so no pickup tomorrow or next Tuesday.
That's all I know....and right now, it's all I can do to just report the facts that I know.
Thank you again for your love and support. It means so much right now.
