Our precious Farley died very suddenly tonight and there are no words for how broken our hearts are. Today he was 100% happy, bouncing, tail wagging, doing zoomies - loving life the way he always does. On our afternoon walk he was smiling and wanted to carry his own leash home the way he always does.
About 15 minutes after that he started acting funny. Laying down at a place in the house he never lays. His head was hanging low like he need to throw up. My husband took him outside and he laid on the porch in a daze. Farley idolizes my husband and any time he's near, they stare into each others eyes with pure love. He follows him every place he goes. But Farley was non-responsive.
The vet said Farley was in shock, they would give him an IV, take x-rays and try to determine what is wrong. A few minutes later he came back and said his body was shutting down, and asked if we wanted them to give him CPR, but that there was only a 5% chance it would work. We were in complete shock, sobbing and said don't put him through that if it won't work. About 1-2 minutes later he came back and said he was gone. He thinks that Farley must have had a tumor on his heart that ruptured, and the fluid filled inside so he couldn't breathe.
All his life I joked with Farley, "If Jesus could have any dog, he would pick you!" Because Farley was perfect and beautiful and everything anyone could dream a dog to be.
My husband and I couldn't have kids, so we adopted Farley. He was our precious baby boy, the center of our lives for 7-1/2 years and gave us more joy than anything we've experienced in this world. We don't know what we will do without our boy. We love you more than words Farley, and there are no words for how empty this house already feels without you.
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 09:00PM 
