It's dog roulette at our house. Last night it was Dash who threw up. He seemed fine when we all went to bed, but around 3 AM I woke up...

If you are a regular reader, you are probably wondering how long things are going to go on like this. Is Dot getting better? Is she gettin...

I'm running on empty. Dot has become nocturnal. She sleeps during the day and becomes restless at night when I'm trying to sleep. ...

I talked with two vets today. One was very pessimistic about Dot's future while the other was slightly optimistic. I guess the differe...

Today was rough. Dot wouldn't eat anything for most of the day. I tried everything we had, but she just wasn't interested. I could...

I've never spent so much time focused on eating. It takes an entire day to feed Dot. She eats tiny amounts and then turns away. An hou...

Dash threw up again today. I'm pretty sure that Dash's problem is that there are seven different brands of dog food in the house n...

The only time I go to the mall anymore is when I get a haircut. The place used to seem normal to me, but now it seems increasingly alien. ...

I didn't get any sleep last night, but today went reasonably well. I actually had time to run down to the hipster restaurant and pick ...

I'm having trouble with schedules. Dot has a schedule. Janet has a schedule. And Dash has a schedule. All these schedules are differen...

Dot didn't want to be hand fed today. She wanted to stand up and eat dry food out of her bowl. She was still slow as molasses, but she...

Dot has eaten for three days now without throwing up. Ordinarily, this wouldn't be a big deal, but considering the condition Dot was i...

I've decided that you can't schedule death. It's not right. I canceled the appointment for 5 PM today and the tentative one fo...

Dot bought herself another day. She was very reluctant to get up this morning and didn't want to eat. When I did get her up and took h...

Long goodbyes are the worst. Dot sleeps a little longer every day and eats a little less. She still has her moments though, and during tho...

I was so convinced this morning that Dot was telling me it was time that I called the vet and made an appointment to have her euthanized t...

There's nothing kind or convenient about death. I went to bed last night trying to prepare myself for the inevitable, but Dot woke up ...