Last night was honestly one of the hardest nights of my life. I had to sit helpless while my FI broke down over the phone because his beloved Beau is most likely going to be put to sleep today, that is if he made it through the night. Beau Prince is only 4 years old - a chocolate lab that my FI loves like his own son. FI called me Tuesday night and said that he thought Beau was acting strange because he didn't run around like usual when let off his leash. I told him to wait another day and see - maybe he was just having a rough day. Then yesterday I get a panicked phone call from FI saying he is rushing Beau to the vet ER. He said that when he went to pee it was pure blood and then moments later Beau just fell over like he fainted. When he got to the vet he was told that he has heartworm bad. From what I understand, when it gets to that point there really isn't anything they can do - for all you dog lovers, is that true? The vet gave him a few shots and kept him over night and told FI that they would see if he made it through the night - he said there was a surgery that could be done but it's quite expensive and usually the dogs don't even make it through. I have a feeling the vet was just trying to prepare FI for Beau dying...
This really made the whole LDR really difficult last night - I wanted so badly to just jump in my car and head down there... But, I am going down this weekend so that makes it a little better...
So, say a little prayer for our little Beau Prince!