Last night, Kane was in considerable distress. He initially slept on his mat near the couch and rested reasonably well. Before midnight, he moved to his usual spot in the hall way but began panting heavily, alternating with heavy breathing while laying down. His head was going up and down constantly, hitting the floor with a thud. I was up every hour or so to console him to try and get him to relax. He was also very thirsty and I carried water to him. As he was already on a high dosage of the Desmopressin for his diabetes inspidus, something else was happening.
This morning, Kane didn't move at all, although his breathing was more relaxed. I had to make the difficult phone call to the vet.
The vet came in the early afternoon (without phoning first) to prepare Kane and Margie came soon after.
The vet then gave Kane an injection to put him to sleep. The vet took Kane for cremation by Pets At Peace. It was good to have Margie here and she was also very upset.
I shall miss Kane very much. We had a great (nearly) two years together. He was an incredible canine companion with the sweetest disposition.
Kane lived life to the fullest with every opportunity for a walk taken, made many great canine friends in the neighbourhood and had a wide assortment of food (he was a food hound).
I shall miss him terribly.
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