This is a memorial to my beautiful proud cavalier Georgie who had to be pts in Jan. I just want to say that she was the best dog, loving loyal and she asked nothing back in return. She had an accident when she was 18 mths she fell off her bean bag of all things and yelped in pain when picked up, the vet presribed painkillers and rest which she had and recovered. However this was not an accident it was the start of a then little known condition syryngomyelia, but of course we didn't know this , she was one of the 'lucky' ones and she had many good years before it really took hold and ravaged my baby girl. Whenever she started yelping and crying we thought it was her back problem and she would get painkillers, I thought the 'air scratching' was her recurrent ear infections, it only became apparent when I watched that programme about pedigree dogs, i sat with tears streaming down my face as they are now when i recognised that yelping and the turning in circles she had every symptom each one on its own I had explained away as something else but together meant something devastating. My husband came home to find me in floods and soon understood when he saw the video. The vet confirmed it and suggested that she be pts, I asked for more time and strong painkillers, she had mostly good days and I fooled myself she would be ok, but after christmas she had a terrible week and I knew it as time. I carried her to the vets about 10 mins walk as I wanted it to be just her and me, she sat on the vets table all trusting looking up at me with those big eyes as I let them end her life, I will never fogive myself even though I had to do it for her. So Georgie run free my baby girl, we love you and will be together again some day, you will never be forgotton the kids still ask where you are , they don't fully understand, please forgive me...mum
