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Sheba’s Farewell

It is with a heavy heart that we write this passage to inform the tripawd community of Sheba’s passing. Sheba got her angel wings on June 25, 2017 with her pawrents by her side.

On June 10th, we noticed an oddity to Sheba’s behaviour–she no longer wanted to perform select movements for her treats. Two days later she started to exhibit some possible symptoms of pain/nausea (lip smacking, swallowing, panting) which were worse in the evenings. A visit to the vet and some tests revealed no abnormalities; chest x-rays were clear and blood tests all normal. We went home with some pain medication in the case that it was a soft tissue injury that escaped our observation. However, her condition did not improve and a week after we went in for further x-rays along her spine as she was exhibiting some back pain symptoms as well as slight back leg gait abnormality. Sadly the xray revealed an aggressive tumour along one of the vertebrae in her lower back, likely a metastatic lesion from her original cancer (or another primary lesion).

On June 24, Sheba was still more lethargic than her normal self and her back leg mobility was deteriorating, however she had a memorable day with her pawrents filled with park romps and good eats. The evening passed uneventfully as well as overnight.

On the morning of June 25, Sheba’s condition rapidly deteriorated and culminated to a painful condition, possibly due to spinal cord compression. As there was no cure for her condition, we did what we vowed to do two years ago–to not let her suffer. Sheba passed away peacefully after having delicious baked chicken, all the while being surrounded by her loving pawrents.

Sheba’s life was extraordinary, just as she was. Although life threw some pretty nasty hits at her, she took them all like a trooper. She never lost her zest for life. She was such a special little girl, sweet in demeanor yet tough as steel. She touched the hearts of many in her hoppy three-legged happy-go-lucky way. She will always be a beacon of light reminding us of what’s good and important in life. She lived each day to the fullest.

Altogether Sheba lived 737 days post-amputation, of which 723 were symptom free and SOME OF THE BEST OF HER LIFE! Although we did not receive the miracle that we had hoped for, Sheba was a true statement to the fact that there is life after amputation and a cancer diagnosis–and a good one at that!

We’d like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the tripawd community for all the support over the last two years. Her pawrents weren’t very good at keeping up with this blog after month 7, but we were just too busy having fun with our Sheebs. We hope Sheba’s story/pictures/videos can be of help and inspiration to others. For all those out there, keep up the good fight!

Here are some pictures and videos of Sheba enjoying life on three:

Sheba in her office chair
Looking for cats
Running on the pier weeeeee
On the top of the mountain
Beach ruuuunnnn
Enjoying the view
So happy to be the flower girl at my pawrents’ wedding!
nap time zzzzzzzzzz
Cruisin, Sheba style
Snow is pawesome!
Small town girl in the big city
A peaceful Saturday
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