The Right Decision
You don’t have to LIKE the right decision. You just have to MAKE the right decision.
For those of you who follow me, you know I have four incredible Goldens. Rosie, who turns three on September 3, is next up to be a Mommy. She is everything I want to breed. All health clearances and genetic testing are perfect. She is intelligent, empathetic, and beautiful with a fun sense of humor verging on totally goofy.
All systems go! We bred her and could not wait for the ultrasound. She was acting so pregnant! The ultrasound showed no puppies. Ugh.Instead it showed she had fluid in her uterus. (not good) So we crossed our fingers and hoped the fluid would disappear by the next ultrasound in seven weeks.
The next ultrasound showed even more fluid with an area of concern. We had two choices. We could contact a breeding specialist since one of the best in the country lives an hour away, or we could put Rosie’s health first and have her spayed. I knew what I had to do although I fought it emotionally. I just was not ready to say “no more puppies”…possibly ever. We could have spent thousands (and could be up to 20 K) to try to have a litter of pups with an at risk mother. That made no sense. Rosie matters more than a litter of puppies, so we scheduled the spaying for August 30 and began the emotional mourning of how this would change my life.
However the Universe helped me realize we made the right decision. On the 27th she began leaking blood. I knew that meant her hydrometra had morphed into pyrometra. Pyrometra is nothing to sneeze at since it is fatal if left untreated. The uterus is filled with pus and bacteria.
So that meant an emergency spaying by our favorite vet, Josephine McGrane, on the 28th. Rosie is recovering well. This was not a decision I ever wanted to make, but I knew it was the right one for our dear fur daughter.
Her purpose will not be as a mama dog,but because she has such a colorful personality I have already begun to write a series of Rosie books, so I hope she gets to accompany me on book tours. Life really does work out. And puppies in the future? Never say never!!