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We had seven wonderful years with Koda (Formerly known as Pepper). She was bonded with Barbara, Sheba (our cat) Bronco (our male GSD) and me. We lost Bronco 1-1/2 years ago and we adopted Sunny (also a MAGSD grad). She quietly but firmly showed Sunny the ropes. She stayed so fit that we lost track of her age.
Three weeks ago she started having problems with incontinence. It was then that I realized that Koda was 11 years old. The regular vet put her on Proin time release. It initially worked immediately. We took her to Dr. Kocen, a holistic vet, to add herbal remedies. Things were looking up but she began rejecting her meals. After about 4 days of barely eating, I fingered the sides of her belly and she let out a cry of pain. I immediately took her to Southpaws Medical Emergency. A few hours later the Vet called and told me that she had a massive growth in her stomach and was bleeding internally.
So that night Barbara and I went to Southpaws and she greeted us with love and enthusiasm. She was almost purring as we stroked her head and back for almost an hour. She closed her eyes as she went to sleep and we bid her farewell.
Tom & Barbara Walczykowski
