Such a Sad Sad Day...

Today, we had to watch as poor Zeus, our gentle giant, was to be put to sleep....

My parents took him to the vet this morning. And after taking a look at blood work, the Vet said that it is most likely Cancer. And sadly, there isn't much you can do at that point. So my parents had to decide to try and treat him or put him to sleep. He also did recommend that putting him to sleep would be best for him because it will keep him from suffering more than he already has. And since trying to treat him would probably end in the same results, but with thousands of dollars spent, my parents decided that it as best as well.

So they called me and my brothers to let us know. We all took off work. There was no way we were going to stay at work without saying goodbye.

We all met up at OC Animal Care, near my parent's house. And that's where we got to say our goodbyes. Jeric and Ivon both couldn't miss work, but I know they both would've been there to say goodbye as well.


We're all really going to miss you Zeus, but at least now, you're reunited with Sleepy in doggy heaven!

ER for Dogs :(

After our Mother's Day dinner, we went to my parent's house to hang out. That's when my Dad told us about Zeus. Apparently, he hasn't been eating lately and he's been losing a ton of weight.

We all felt so bad for him, he looked sooo skinny!

That's when we convinced my Dad to take him to the ER. He just didn't want to hear it if it was bad news.

We all went because he is like a brother to us!

We waited for a good hour and at first, the Vet said there's a chance that it could be just an infection, which can easily be taken care of with meds. But then, to become more conclusive, they wanted to draw his blood and check samples.

So, we waited around some more, and then the Vet came back with bad news. She said that it seemed like his levels were way off and that he may have Cancer. They wanted to do more extensive blood work and start him on treatments and keep him on an IV and in the ER. But that would've cost my parent's thousands of dollars, which they didn't have to spare.

My Dad, with all of us agreeing, decided to take him home and then bring him to another Vet in the morning. At least he got an IV in and looked a bit healthier. We really hoped he was going to be okay.