Sara Went to the Rainbow Bridge

Deb Dolan writes:

I am very heartbroken to tell everyone that little Sara went to the rainbow bridge tonight.  We would have had her as a foster for five months tomorrow.

She was such a spunky little girl, it's hard to believe she's gone.  She died in my arms.

She had Cushings, which impairs the immune system.  When we first got her, she had kennel cough, then pneumonia.  Then she got better, then she started having trouble breathing again and on antibiotics again.  She finally got spayed several weeks ago, and they found that she had a cancerous ovary, but it look like it had not spread.

Last night she started having shortness of breath again, and I took her to the vet today.  She was having labored breathing, which is what happens when she gets sick.  Sara had a seizure and died shortly afterwards in my arms.

We are so very very sad.  She will be greatly missed.  My favorite picture of her is attached.

Deb, remember the love! She was a lucky pup to have you take such wonderful care of her for all those months. God wanted her journey to end in your arms. Bless you for loving her!
As Beth McFadden writes, "I'm so sorry Deb. We had a 15 yr old foster, Buggs, who we also had for 5 months, that died last April.  They really become one of your own when you know that they aren't going to be leaving you.  I would say he was probably the most rewarding of all the fosters I had.

The sadness will pass but all the nice memories will remain.  Thank you for caring for and loving her when she needed it."