Toby

Saturday, September 1, 2012, our sweet, little dog Toby passed away.  On Thursday, I noticed he was lethargic. It was 11:30 and he was still in bed. I went in to get him and brought him into the living room to get some water and when I put him down, he staggered while walking.  I called the vet and made an appointment for the next morning. The rest of the day he didn't eat or drink, use the bathroom or really walk.  Then, at 1:30 A.M., Toby threw up and had a seizure.  It was so hard to watch him be in so much pain. The next morning Cory took him to the vet.  They ran blood work which came back abnormal and had an x-ray done but the didn't really show anything.  He was sent home with medication and told we should go see a specialist because it was serious.  The rest of the day he laid around and we gave him his medicine. We thought he was starting to get a little better because he got up and walked around and drank water. Well around the same time, 1:30 A.M., he threw up again and had another seizure.  He was laying in our bed and around 5 A.M. Cory woke up and turned on the light and Toby was gone.

I wish I would have taken him to the vet Thursday when I noticed him not being his spunky self. I never thought it would be this hard losing a pet.  Kipper looks everywhere for him and is pretty depressed right now. I'm trying to take him on more walks, he goes everywhere with us now, and try to give him more attention.  Him and Toby were the best of buds.

I am trying to think of what could have happened but I just don't know. I think he got poisoned somehow because there is no explanation. I think that is the hardest part is not knowing why. Brody doesn't quite understand. He says, "Toby's died." But then he will also say, "Toby's at the doctor to get better."

We miss and love you Toby. 

He was very protective of Brody when he was a baby but once he started moving and getting bigger not so much!

His favorite...popcorn

I know some people will think I am crazy for feeling so bad about losing a pet but he was very much apart of our family. I just wish I would have acted sooner and know what took our Toby from us.