27/08/2026
We found out Teddy had cancer after his January biopsy. Mast cell tumor. He had cells extracted from his spleen, liver and lymph nodes end of February to confirm that cells were rapidly dividing everywhere.
Followup to get stitches out Friday the 13th. March. How long? Who knows. Kids birthday party two weeks later. I told everyone it was my surprise pregnancy/ Teddy’s going away party. I didn’t think 2 weeks later we would be spending his final day taking a photoshoot with the kids after we tried all weekend to get him to eat. Bananas, peanut butter, steak, ice cream… he turned his nose at all his favorites.
We called and made the appointment for the next day. But he passed in the living room while I slept on the couch next to him, April 14th at 3:14AM. I pet him as his heart took its final beats.
I have cried everyday thinking about him. The 8 years I had with him. Everything we went through together. Everything he must’ve went through before I got him. A mangey mutt from the east side. I cried in his fur so many times and now I cry as I post these photos for because another dog will never give me as much love, stress, anxiety and laughter. He let us foster 24 dogs during covid even though he guarded food and was psychotic on walks when he would see another dog (before we met Tom and he changed our life Sit Means Sit Buffalo ) We brought home 2 babies and were 3 weeks away from evening out the pack with a 3rd👧👦👶🐕🐕🦺🦮
Hug your pets a little tighter. Teddy Roosevelt I will love you forever. I’m sorry you look so sick on your last day. Thanks for one last sunset together.
