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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 577145" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>This is going to sound strange...........</p><p></p><p>But the Betsy that I saw today was not the Betsy I know. Now she was sweet and loving, don't get me wrong. But there was something "off" and I noticed it immediately. </p><p></p><p>Nichole brought her here first. Maggie was gated into the kitchen and Betsy into the livingroom (across the entire house from each other) because traffic made it so Nichole arrived early. Nichole dropped Betsy off and went to take Oliver to easy child's house so we wouldn't have to take him along with us. </p><p></p><p>This was my lovey time with her........well, mine and Travis. Except for the past year, this was Betsy's only home. Yet her reaction to being home seemed "off" too. She was happy to see both of us, but not her usual self at all, not even close. She was walking oddly......not awful but there was a wrongness with her gait. The way she looked at us was odd. </p><p></p><p>Then I noticed something really strange. Might or might not mean a darn thing, I dunno. Betsy is Rowdy's daughter and although she was pure Black she got his coat.......that super thick dense fur with the undercoat so thick you can't find the skin beneath. I was petting her when it suddenly hit me something was wrong with her fur. It looked as if she'd been shaved. So I inspected it more closely......the only thing there was her undercoat, the outer coat seemed not to be present at all. (the outer coat is much longer than the undercoat, I normally can literally bury my hands in it) I wondered if she'd dropped her coat recently.....but no, I've dealt with too many years of Betsy's shedding to know for certain that even dropping coat her fur is densely thick and long. Today it was very short. So I asked Nichole when she returned from easy child's house if she'd shaved her for some reason?? Nope. She told me it had been that way for as long as she could recall. I corrected her because I just saw Betsy not that long ago and literally buried my hands in her fur. (right before xmas) </p><p></p><p>After dealing with Molly and Rowdy I got the deep gut feeling Betsy was not well. I think I would've gotten that feeling regardless of my experience with the other two because well....it was just so in your face. Nothing obvious except the gait (which could be just old age) and the fur. Just so NOT the dog I played with snuggled at Thanksgiving or right before xmas either. </p><p></p><p>It took about 5 minutes of assessing her before I felt the "rightness" of putting her down beyond the aggression. Maybe without the aggression she could've been allowed to go in her own time, but I think her days were numbered regardless. Nichole said she'd been "off" like that for a while......and I do remember her telling me that from time to time, I just didn't realize this is what she meant. Like she recognized Travis and I but didn't seem to recognize the house....which doesn't make much sense as it looks exactly like it did when she lived here. </p><p></p><p>Vet was very kind. Betsy went very peacefully the same as Molly with both Nichole and I right there with her until the very end. They will be buried together in a special spot in the back yard. Aubrey has asked to be part of that, not surprising when she grew up with all three of them. </p><p></p><p>My heart is extremely heavy today. It has been one hellova week and a half. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 577145, member: 84"] This is going to sound strange........... But the Betsy that I saw today was not the Betsy I know. Now she was sweet and loving, don't get me wrong. But there was something "off" and I noticed it immediately. Nichole brought her here first. Maggie was gated into the kitchen and Betsy into the livingroom (across the entire house from each other) because traffic made it so Nichole arrived early. Nichole dropped Betsy off and went to take Oliver to easy child's house so we wouldn't have to take him along with us. This was my lovey time with her........well, mine and Travis. Except for the past year, this was Betsy's only home. Yet her reaction to being home seemed "off" too. She was happy to see both of us, but not her usual self at all, not even close. She was walking oddly......not awful but there was a wrongness with her gait. The way she looked at us was odd. Then I noticed something really strange. Might or might not mean a darn thing, I dunno. Betsy is Rowdy's daughter and although she was pure Black she got his coat.......that super thick dense fur with the undercoat so thick you can't find the skin beneath. I was petting her when it suddenly hit me something was wrong with her fur. It looked as if she'd been shaved. So I inspected it more closely......the only thing there was her undercoat, the outer coat seemed not to be present at all. (the outer coat is much longer than the undercoat, I normally can literally bury my hands in it) I wondered if she'd dropped her coat recently.....but no, I've dealt with too many years of Betsy's shedding to know for certain that even dropping coat her fur is densely thick and long. Today it was very short. So I asked Nichole when she returned from easy child's house if she'd shaved her for some reason?? Nope. She told me it had been that way for as long as she could recall. I corrected her because I just saw Betsy not that long ago and literally buried my hands in her fur. (right before xmas) After dealing with Molly and Rowdy I got the deep gut feeling Betsy was not well. I think I would've gotten that feeling regardless of my experience with the other two because well....it was just so in your face. Nothing obvious except the gait (which could be just old age) and the fur. Just so NOT the dog I played with snuggled at Thanksgiving or right before xmas either. It took about 5 minutes of assessing her before I felt the "rightness" of putting her down beyond the aggression. Maybe without the aggression she could've been allowed to go in her own time, but I think her days were numbered regardless. Nichole said she'd been "off" like that for a while......and I do remember her telling me that from time to time, I just didn't realize this is what she meant. Like she recognized Travis and I but didn't seem to recognize the house....which doesn't make much sense as it looks exactly like it did when she lived here. Vet was very kind. Betsy went very peacefully the same as Molly with both Nichole and I right there with her until the very end. They will be buried together in a special spot in the back yard. Aubrey has asked to be part of that, not surprising when she grew up with all three of them. My heart is extremely heavy today. It has been one hellova week and a half. :( [/QUOTE]
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