Jasmine, our sweet puppy, passed away on Sunday evening. She was born with a liver shunt. Basically, she had an extra vein that bypassed her liver. The majority of her blood went through this vein and was not cleaned by her liver. As this blood circulated through her system, it slowly poisoned her. She was on a special diet and was not in pain through out her life. On Sunday she when I came home from dinner at my Parents and Bret came home from Work, we found her in her kennel. Usually, she can't wait for us to let her out. She was unresponsive and when she tried to get up she couldn't. We rushed her into the Pet Hospital. After testing, we found out that her Liver Shunt had caused her pancreas to fail and that she had diabetes,a current blood glucose level of over 1200, and was in a diabetic coma. The doctor told us that with a liver shunt and diabetes, he would not suggest treatment. There was an extremely low chance that it would work and if it did, she would not have a good qualify of life and would be in pain the rest of her short life. At 11:45 pm the doctor injected her with a medicine and within 10 seconds her heart stopped. It was the hardest decision we have had to make. We buried her at Bret's Parents house on Monday evening.
We are going to miss Jasmine very much. I didn't realize how attached I was to her. I have spent almost every day with her for the past year. I work from home and she would spend most of her day on my lap or in my office playing on the floor with Prince. She loved to cuddle in blankets and sit by the heater. Every morning she would come running in the room to cuddle in bed with me. Every time she got in trouble, we would call her Jasmine Marie, and she would get the cutest look on her face. It always made it impossible to be mad at her for very long. She always knew what we needed, and was there as a friend and companion to us her whole life long. Whenever Jaxson (our nephew) came by, she would get so excited. She loved playing with him and occasionally taking napes with him if he fell asleep watching a movie. Jasmine also loved playing with our other dog Prince. It was very unusual for them to be apart. They loved each other. Price misses her so much.
We will never forget her and what a blessing she was to us in a difficult time in our lives. Rest well Jasmine until we meet again.
