...for pixie. :( brave little pixie-doodle, who tragically lost her hind leg, two toes on her front foot and part of her tail last october; she who so many here generously gave support to help with her surgery. my other half found her cold and mostly unresponsive in the bottom of the cage tonight while i was at work. she'd soiled herself, her breathing was wet and labored. he drove her to my work, and we then drove the short distance to the emergency vet (sadly, the same one we took her old cagemate, max, last year in april to cross), where we helped her cross. upon arriving home, i looked where she'd soiled the cage, it was black. i'll be taking her body to her regular vet tomorrow, the same vet who so valiantly saved her life last october. the necropsy should hopefully tell the story of the foe that was finally able to bring her down. she'd had adrenal disease for a couple years and had responded wonderfully to melatonin implants up until january, when they stopped working. i was considering looking in deslorelin, but i guess that's moot. :( so, please bridgegreeters, make sure pixie makes it over the bridge with the swiffer-mop she would still try and drag away on her 3 legs...my fierce tough little pixie-doodle, my doodle-bug. indomitable. make sure she finds max, her old cagemate. and all the others who have gone before her. like shay, who left us so suddenly late february, he'll know her. and sascha and monty-boo. i told her she'll get to see them all again, will have her leg, toes, and tail back, and best of all, beautiful new wings. broken-hearted once more, ~sherrie, aka daoine o', the ferret queen and now, just the dooktastic duo, burleigh and pandora. waiting over the bridge, ~shay-shay mcweasel, max, sascha-beanhead, monty-boo, razzle, jezebel, loki, sylvi, natasha the stranger, and dweezil...my first, my one small star. [Posted in FML 6698]