[Magdalen] Milo again

[Grace Cangialosi]

Oh, Sally, this made me cry. How fortunate Milo was to have you for his people right up to the end. And what a gentle and loving end it was. 
You'll have good memories, and you share them with Gryffin as a good example for him as he grows up.
Blessings,
Grace

> On Dec 23, 2014, at 3:31 PM, Sally Davies <sally.davies at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> All over... Milo passed away, right here at home. I'm so glad that I didn't
> leave him at the animal hospital to be on a drip; it wouldn't have helped
> him or even eased his suffering, and he would not have been with us at the
> end.
> 
> We managed to keep him hydrated overnight with little squirts of water from
> a syringe, and the injection stopped the vomiting. This morning he was
> worse (weaker)  so I just sat with him, then as the sun warmed up outside,
> took him out for a last sunbathe - his favourite "activity". Evan had got
> up by then and sat with him, talking to him and stroking him...He got up,
> walked a few shaky steps, wagged his tail, and then keeled over.  We
> brought him back inside and made him comfortable, about 10 minutes after
> that he was gone.
> 
> A dear little dog and considerate to the last, even last night he still
> made it outside to pee.
> 
> Our puppy Gryffin is settling beautifully and even managed to sleep outside
> last night, allowing Milo the space he needed inside.
> 
> We are sad but not as sad as we were yesterday. The timing of everything
> had much of grace in it; that it didn't happen when our house sitters were
> here, that we could be with him, and that the children are on holiday from
> school. Also that Gryffin is here to keep Chipo company and to comfort us
> with puppy love.
> 
> It's time to go and make a donation to Animal Welfare...we found Milo there
> seven and a half years ago and today he went back there to be cremated. I
> hope it's been a better life than he would have had if we hadn't chanced to
> go in that day and found him there.
> 
> Thank you all for your prayers...
> 
> Sally D
> 
>> On Tuesday, 23 December 2014, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Sally, when my Gracie was sick a couple of weeks ago and not eating or
>> drinking, I had some success giving her small pieces of ice.
>> 
>>>> On Dec 22, 2014, at 5:08 PM, Sally Davies <sally.davies at gmail.com
>>> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Poor little Milo is back in the wars again...
>>> 
>>> We came back from a lovely weekend away, no reports of problems from our
>>> house sitters and Milo came out to greet us. But he was off his food this
>>> evening and then started vomiting bloody stuff. It settled briefly then
>>> started again, by which time I was worried enough to call the emergency
>>> vet.
>>> 
>>> We now have him home after an antibiotic injection and an anti-nausea
>>> injection...not the vet's first preference which would have been for
>>> hospitalisation on a drip and running blood tests in the morning. The
>> cost
>>> of that is prohibitive so I've opted for symptomatic treatment and will
>> try
>>> to get some fluid into him with a syringe, hoping it will stay down. We
>>> have to call the vet tomorrow and re-assess. If better, Milo can try some
>>> boiled chicken and rice, if not better, I'm not sure what comes next.
>>> 
>>> The trouble is we don't know the cause of the bleeding - could be a
>> gastric
>>> ulcer, an infection, or even a tumour. He's in a lot of discomfort and
>>> fussing constantly so we have him in his box inside.
>>> 
>>> Off to try some vetinerary night nursing....
>>> 
>>> Sally D
>>