after almost a year of vet appointments, surgery and medication on top of medication it seems we are about to lose the most important battle of my life. my little baby Ruby has an appointment with my vet tomorrow to be put to sleep. over the last few days she has gotten progressively worse and it seems in spite of all the fight in her that her body has finally given up on her. cancer is an evil foe and it's about to claim yet another of the greatest souls on this planet. everyone keeps telling me that she has lived a great life, and at almost 16 (Halloween would have been her birthday) I guess there right. but that really doesn't make it any easier. for years she was my only family and losing her will forever leave a hole in my heart that no one will ever fill. dogs really should live as long or longer than people, and the fact that they don’t is one of the cruelest realities on earth. many of you out there unfortunately know what I mean.
beautiful miss Ruby at 9 weeks

and at 15


Ruby Cohen Ladouceur
10/31/1995 - 09/15/2011