Many of you are all aware of the HELL I have been through over the past couple years. Well life keeps kicking me in the nuts.
Over the past week things haven't been great with my dog Iggy. After a few blood tests and finally an x-ray it was confirmed he had cancer and a shot-put sized tumor in his abdomen. This tumor was putting so much pressure on his colon that he was not really able to relieve himself any longer. He was fine as far as we knew only a week and a half ago. There was an option to have the Vet completely clean him out then only feed him mush so he could pass this. Then we would have to take him in daily (or weekly) for Chemo, this would not cure him it would only extent his life a bit. It was breaking my heart seeing my dog as a shell of his former self. We did our best to comfort him but I couldn't put him though making him sicker and not having a great quality of life just se we can have him around a bit longer.
So yesterday I had to make one of life's hardest decisions and had Iggy put to sleep. I loved my buddy as much as my son. I can't believe how much I miss him already. The house is so empty, everywhere I look reminds me of him. Some people may think "it's only a dog" but he was much more to me than that. He absolutely worshipped me and it was always comforting to have him near. He was my "Flames Buddy", Iggy laid on the coach with me and sat through more Flames games in the last 9 years than probably 90% of CP.
"FML" doesn't quite sum everything up lately.
RIP Iggy (2002-2011).
