07/09/2026
Yesterday was a sad day at our home.
Tapanga Marie had started on Sunday/ Monday vomiting liquids (food as well) and at first we thought maybe she ate something (she was always known to eat socks!) then Shelby started on Tuesday throwing up as well which had me nervous so I called the vet. We went in yesterday with both girls. Andrew had to carry Tapanga because she couldn’t balance more than 2 steps on her own. We were so hoping she was dehydrated and just needed fluids.
Tapanga - the doc could feel something in her bowel (not a foreign object) and it was a tumor/growth causing blockage. Her kidney and pancreas numbers were not good at all. We made the decision to let her go to sleep. The hardest thing to do especially when she looks at you with that sweet face.
Things can flip at the drop of a hat and clearly she had been having problems but never showed (other than typical aging). Last week she was running like crazy and playing in the yard and in 48/72 hours everything changed. Dogs know how to show love but aren’t good about showing pain.
Tapanga loved her “baby’s” - toys were her thing and I think every time I turned around molly was buying her more to the point there were always a few in the yard, a dozen throughout the house and in her bed.
Her full sister Shelby is lost today because they were always together in the same room or in our bed. (Molly has a 9 moth pup but it’s not her sister. )
I hope everyone else’s pups are doing well and loving life❤️
