Goodbye Bailey
Sadly, we had to say goodbye to Bailey, our 11 year old cocker spaniel, yesterday afternoon. She was diagnosed with blastomycosis pneumonia, a very rare and horrible disease that dogs can be susceptible to in this area of the country. The treatment for blasto is harsh and doesn’t have a huge survival rate, so we chose to put her down yesterday afternoon instead of putting her through an expensive and painful treatment that could possibly not even work (and also can have a high level of reoccurence). It was a tough decision as it was very unexpected, but we didn’t want her to suffer. She had stopped eating and was having trouble breathing, so we knew it was time. It is weird at home without her and the small things are what seem to bother me the most since she has gone, but at least we have Dakota, Murphy and Jake to keep us busy… Rest in peace, Bailey, you were loved more than you could ever know and will be missed.