Dogs and Cats!! Living Together!! Mass Hysteria!

We have three dogs now, but who's counting?

Actually, I am counting.

Uno, dos, tres Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.

So, since it has been forever and a day, let me bring you up to speed...

First we had Romi.

Unfortunately, she passed away on June 23, 2012.

She was a sweet soul who had a brief time on Earth. :(
Abdominal cancer... ugh.
 

 I wrote this on my Facebook post:

 

"Rest easy now, Romi, sweet princess. We'll see you again someday in Heaven. Meanwhile, eat all the treats you want and have fun playing and cuddling with Monty, Saber and Tribbles, who are there to meet you. Tell them how much Tabitha and Tara have grown. We love you and miss you terribly. Our hearts ache, but we understand that you were in intense pain while you were here on Earth... We'll always feel you at the foot of our beds and miss the way you would gently nudge us to pet your silky ears... We love you now and forever. "

 

Oh, ya.

So, before Romi there was:

 

Monty

 

 

Saber & Tribbles
 

 

    

 

As far as cats go, we still have:

 

Pandora

 

 

and

 

Charlie Chaplin Moo

As a kitten...

...now all grown up

 

 

 

Anyway, back to the dog timeline.
 

 

Romi passed and we were devastated.

 

 

 

 

Only a couple months later, we acquired:

 

Monet

(Moe)

 

(I just LOVE Tara's photobomb!)

 

and shortly after that

  

Katie

who we lovingly refer to as KatieBug Magee

 

 

 

Just recently, a family at my veterinary clinic decided they couldn't deal with their elderly Cavalier, Biscuit, anymore. The family gave us a little over one week to find her a home
 or they'd euthanize her.

Now, that may sound callous, and it is to some degree, but I understand their desperation.

They kept her in the laundry room all the time because they work full time, have children who are in college and don't have the time to let her outside every couple hours...

They owned Biscuit for almost 12 years. They loved her and gave her everything.

Now that she is an old girl, with all of her old girl issues, they don't have time to give her the appropriate attention and love that she needs.

 

I have known Biscuit for almost 10 years.. I couldn't let her be put down if it wasn't her time. My husband wanted to help, too. So, we decided to take her home for a trial run..

Right away we knew that she adopted us.

Yes, she is mostly deaf and has incontinence issues... maybe even a kidney issue... but she is happy.
We'll just keep on giving her the best quality of life we can give her until the end.

Biscuit and Tabitha

 

 The Three Musketeers.. er.. Cavaliers!

 

 

So far, it has been 3 days since
she has urinated in the house!!!

YAY!!!!

She still urinates overnight
on her bedding in the crate,

but we can cope with that.

She is SO happy!

And we just love her!