Maesfen
Extremely Old Nag!
This morning, we lost Widget after a short illness, she was only eight so not old for a Basset by any means but she had aged badly over the last year after she had had to have that emergency caesarian and spaying which had all gone nastily wrong (she split stitches and everything tumbled out; had to wrap her up and back for more surgery) Three weeks ago we had noticed a small lump by a teat which D said would have to come out in case it spread and he would do it the next week; a few days later she was very lethargic, didn't want to go on walks or eat a lot - very unlike a Basset! She had a raging temperature so was put on Metacam which helped her a lot and she was soon bouncing around again quite happily. Last Tuesday, she went downhill again and I wanted to call it a day but was persuaded to carry on with more Metacam and tablets which did help a bit until Friday. D thought she might be better on other ABs so fetched them Saturday but it was a losing fight and she slowed right down; sleeping for hours or going into the garden where she'd lay under the bushes where she always had her first pups no matter how hard you kept an eye on her! She was peacefully asleep on the sofa when I went to bed early this morning and had died in the same position when David checked her around 4am. She is buried on the old railway line near our other old pets and I was fine until we lifted her into her grave, wrapped in a clean sheet, when I wailed like a baby.
About ten weeks old with Legend who is one year and one day older than her -
leading her first litter of pups around the garden -
Family group! -
With daughter weasel -
With the two men in her life; Legend the Basset and Monty the lurcher; both gave her lovely pups -
Weasel and Widge before whelping! -
Daddy, Mummy and daughter -
With her last litter the day before she had to have an emergency ceaserian and spaying, she was lucky to survive this and we think it's possible, this illness stems from that. -
Finally, where she loved to be most, curled up on the chair with family all over her -
Even with so many others here, I'll miss the old girl, she was a treasure.
God bless, Widget.xx
About ten weeks old with Legend who is one year and one day older than her -
leading her first litter of pups around the garden -
Family group! -
With daughter weasel -
With the two men in her life; Legend the Basset and Monty the lurcher; both gave her lovely pups -
Weasel and Widge before whelping! -
Daddy, Mummy and daughter -
With her last litter the day before she had to have an emergency ceaserian and spaying, she was lucky to survive this and we think it's possible, this illness stems from that. -
Finally, where she loved to be most, curled up on the chair with family all over her -
Even with so many others here, I'll miss the old girl, she was a treasure.
God bless, Widget.xx
