I woke up in the middle of the night to find Gracie not feeling well. She had thrown up, her breathing was labored and she barely wagged her tail when I approached - a telltale sign that something was seriously wrong. Thank goodness Ray made it home from Prague yesterday so that I was able to take her to the vet at 3 am.
I took her to the emergency room where they determined she had fluid around her heart, most likely from a cancerous tumor that had erupted. The pressure on her heart was preventing it from working properly so she was very weak.
The prognosis was not good as there really is no treatment for that type of cancer and they gave her a few weeks at best. Sadly, we decided to end her suffering. I couldn't stand to see my sweet spunky girl so sick.
We love you crazy Grazie and we will miss you terribly.
