Wednesday, November 24, 2010

R.I.P. Kayla
A post I had hoped to make 10 years from now.

Kayla developed an itchy spot which she *loved* to have scratched this spring. It got a little dark in color, and a little larger. She had on-again off-again eating habits, but showed no signs of distress. It wasn't until about 2 weeks ago that I discovered a berry-sized bump in her sinus cavity directly behind said spot. It had never been sensitive before now.

Her symptoms fooled me. She was shedding and brumating and appeared to have a sinus infection/cold. Even her tail faked me out. She would let me rub it and give her a warm bath, after she figured out I was trying to help her. It wasn't until the morning of November 17th...she became very limp, and liquid drained from her left nostril and mouth. Off to the vet, a stay overnight. I called "after nine" like they said, and she had died within the past hour.

We buried her in the backyard underneath where her fountain sits during the other 3 seasons. I'm still not completely over this (obviously) since it was so sudden.

She had gone on a 2.5 week trip w/Dad & me to Clayton New York and then to the Washington DC area. I had plans to get documentation from my pdoc saying that she was officially/legally my therapy pet.

She was my baby, my friend, my partner, and my first dragon. No need for "Rainbow Bridge" postings- I know I'll see her again in Heaven. And that she's no longer in pain. I also now know that the Bearded Dragon is the critter I need to have petwise, and that Beardies need to be listed and accepted as service/therapy animals on par with with seeing-eye dogs/horses and PTSD aids for returning vets.

Love you forever Kayla! All that "Dragon Whispering" has already paid off in multiple dividends...

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