Donate to Honor Skyy's Last Moments with Love

Hello everyone. Most of you know my dog, Skyy, because when you see me, you see her. She came into my life on Thanksgiving, November 22, 2012, & she’s been by my side for the last 12.5yrs. She will be 13 on August 13th.. her golden birthday. Unfortunately, I don’t think she will make it to her birthday.

On Wednesday night, she was really out of it, seemed confused, back legs collapsing under her, belly looked bloated, gums extremely pale. Went to the ER & spent about 5hrs & almost $1,000 there. Did X-rays & blood work. X-rays showed that 75% of her spine was fusing together & she has severe arthritis. Bloodwork showed all her organs appeared to be functioning as they should. Bloodwork showed extremely low red blood cell count, extremely low hematocrit, as well as a few other worrying things. They said she was very anemic. Gave her fluids under the skin, gave me some antibiotics & pain medication.

First thing this morning we went to a regular vet for a follow up from last night. They did an ultrasound, & well, the results were not good. On the ultrasound, there was a large black area, which he said is fluid, he believes to be blood, in her abdomen. He said the word “hemangiosarcoma” & my heart dropped.

Hemangiosarcoma (HSA) is a highly malignant and aggressive cancer that originates from blood vessel cells. It's a common and deadly cancer in older, large breed dogs, affecting the spleen or heart most often.

Cancer. My sweet baby Angel, Skyy, has cancer in her spleen.

The doctor was such a nice man. He was honest with me, told me that the surgery to remove the spleen is risky & a lot of dogs don’t make it. & even if she does make it, what is her quality of life going to be? Will she heal okay? Risk of infection. Her spine is still fusing. She’s still a geriatric canine. He explained that it could also be much worse than they thought when they open her up, & by that point they would have to euthanize her before she wakes up from anesthesia. I wouldn’t get to say goodbye, she wouldn’t know that when her eyes closed, it would be for the last time, & I wasn’t there.

I don’t want to send her off to surgery where the likelihood of her surviving isn’t great. I also don’t want her to suffer. So I need to not be selfish & unfortunately make the decision to put her down. The doctor said without the surgery & doing nothing, she’s got maybe a month. She’s currently on antibiotics & pain medication, so I’ll continue that until it runs out & monitor her, see how she’s doing. & when I notice a decline where I feel like she’s suffering, I’m going to have to put her down.

I’ve already spent about $1500 in the last 14hrs, & I would do it all over again, but life doesn’t stop for anyone, & neither do my bills.

I want to cremate Skyy afterwards, & I want to make sure she’s in a beautiful urn or box with a name plate. I want to hire someone to do a photoshoot of her, so I can get some more forever lasting memories of her before she passes. I’ll more than likely send off some of her ashes to a company that can make some kind of necklace or bracelet or ring with her ashes in it.

She has been the absolute best thing to ever happen to me, & I cannot fathom a life without her in it. I’m completely & utterly heartbroken & my world is shattered.

If you’re able to donate, or share, I would greatly appreciate it. I’m gonna be listing my motorcycle for sale, also, to try & generate some funds. Thank you to everyone who took the time to read this, donate or share. ❤️