Our lab mix Shady has passed away

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Dogs, pet loss

She had an autoimmune disease that destroyed her own red blood cells. We worked with Drs Killian and Peters at Prescott Animal Hospital to treat this since September, but Shady was not able to recover.

We adopted her from the Yavapai Humane Society in the summer of 2016 when she was 5 years old. She spent 3 1/2 years with us. Not enough time.

Here are some of my favorite photos of Shady.

Shady and Gary at the dog park

 

Shady running though the snow in our yard last winter

 

Shady being goofy, she liked to roll in the grass

 

One of my first photos of Shady. When we introduced her to rat terrier Suzie Lightning, Suzie showed her feelings by growling and flashing teeth.

The shelter dogs like Gary

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dog adoption, Dogs

Today we were doing adoption photos for dogs at the Yavapai Humane Society in Prescott. Many of todays dogs wanted to climb on Gary (my husband).

Action photos from the dog park

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dog park, Dogs, prescott az

These were taken at the Willow Creek Dog Park in Prescott, Az.

Photos from the Prescott Valley, Az dog park

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dog park, Dogs, Prescott Valley Az

 

Shady. Waiting again …

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black lab, dog veterinary issue, Dogs

The dirty T-shirt is not her Halloween costume. She’s wearing it to prevent her from scratching or licking her stitches, which are on the front of her right shoulder. She had a sample of her bone marrow taken for a cytology test. For this procedure the vet drills into a large bone and takes a bit of marrow, so she was under general anesthesia.
She had no problems with the procedure and recovered from the anesthesia quickly. She ate a small dinner last night, and her normal morning meal today.
And now, again, we are waiting for test results. 3 to 5 days. There are 2 classes of results: 1) she has an autoimmune disease, or 2) she has an infection of some type.
Waiting …