The life of Sheba... :-)
The background of Sheba and where we are today!
So we have decided to set up a blog for our beautiful 16 year old Jack Russell; Sheba. we want to record all the amazing things she does to make us smile and laugh on a daily basis, but also the times we have to leave her at the vets and make tough decisions regarding her little life.
So firstly a little bit about how Sheba ended up in our family. We saw an advert on Facebook saying a dog free to a good home; which will later come back to haunt us as there is definitely nothing free about this dog!!! We already had Arthur who was 11 months old at the time and it wasn't an easy decision. We thought this beautiful elderly dog could end up in very incapable hands, so at 11pm on April 1st 2016, little Sheba was dropped off to us and she instantly became our family. From day 1 me and Sheba have had the best bond imaginable and now we are almost inseparable 3 years later. People laugh at us and say where there is a Rebecca there's a Sheba not too far behind!
We quickly got to learn that Sheba hadn't been mistreated but more over loved and had been fed sweets and foods not really suitable for a dog by an elderly gentleman who had dementia and had tried his best for her. Straight away we started her on a more appropriate diet and got her walking up to 3 miles per day. These were the early days and since then her health has declined and she now can walk up to about 3 or 4 miles per week. we are both participating in a charity walk in September which is 6 miles, this will be an incredible achievement for Sheba!
Sheba is a little monster dog who likes to keep us on our toes! She has Kidney disease,
abnormalities in her abdomen, thyroid issues, and just recently started to have seizures amongst many more undetected conditions. Does this stop Sheba from doing anything she likes? it certainly does not! She is the rule setter in our home and what she wants, she gets.
As this is the first post we can not leave out the people who allow us to have Sheba at home with us comfortably. Our vet Laura, there really are no words that describe how much this girl means to our family. She has given us something that no amount of money could ever buy, a dog who is in minimal pain and is managing incredibly well. She has given Sheba back a life that she's possibly never had before and for us that means the absolute world. The diagnostics, the treatments, the comforting words, the ups and the downs, the numerous phone calls and appointments, we are consistently greeted with top class care which makes our life so much happier. The vet team as a whole have taken Sheba's care to a whole new level. We are there so often all the staff are now Sheba's 'Aunties' and she absolutely adores each and everyone of them. Not to mention the fusses and cuddles she gets from her favourite Aunties.. Aunty Rachel and Aunty Danni! Rachel and Danni not only provide Sheba with amazing care and attention but they have been an incredible emotional support when I'm flapping about Sheba, and now I don't see them as a client care co-ordinator, but as a friend. We will never be able to thank them all enough for their hard work each and every day.
This picture is very significant to us as the first picture is on the first day we had Sheba and the second picture is a few weeks ago. We can tell in her eyes how happy she is and what a different dog she has become. We try to give her the best life possible and right up until the end she will always be the centre of our lives.
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