A sad, sad day....

Today is a very sad day in the Larsen home. Our beloved dog Roxy died. She was a Boxer and was only 3 1/2 years old. She had surgery today and never woke up. The vet thought she had a blockage in her intestines. But when they got in there there was nothing blocking. They found a major infection in her tummy. About 8 months ago she was sick and we took her in and they put her on antibiotics and she was good to go. Then a little over a month ago she had the same symptoms. So we took her back in and did the antibiotics again. She felt better but never back to normanl. Then on Christmas Eve she was bad. Wouldn't eat, move or anything. Rapid breathing and fever. So we took her in and they kept her on fluids and steroids and did surgery today... The vet said usually when they see an infection like that it's from trauma. But she hasn't had anything happen to her at all. So since that is the case, it could have been a genetic thing. Whatever it is, she will be missed beyond words. We took her home to live with us when she was just 6 weeks old. But we saw her everyday from the day she was born because she was a puppy of one of our friends (and neighbor)so we would go and visit her every single day. She was such a good dog. Bryce and her had a special relationship from the beginning. For awhile he would be the bigger of the two, but then when she was grown they would wrestle and play soccer and sleep together. There will never be another Roxy for sure. We have all been a non~stop bucket of tears today. It is a very, very sad day indeed. I will always love you Roxy.