Life has been busy. I haven't blogged in the past month but I didn't want to pass on sharing my thoughts and heart on the recent passing of our little dog, Belle. I want to "pen" my heart while it is fresh if only for myself to remember... This is the story of my little Belle. We had never chose to have Belle spayed. She began her cycle and it seemed worse to me than normal. Little did I know, that wasn't the underlying problem. With this cycle being different, I decided to see if spaying was still an option for her. And then she wouldn't have to deal with this issue anymore. I set an appt. for Monday for her. Monday, I dropped her off at 8 am. When they checked her in, they noticed some pus discharge and the staff was pretty sure she had pyometra. Which was an infection of the uterus. They said they would have to do the surgery right away. I, of course, consented. I was grateful that for whatever rea...