We Had To Say Goodbye To Our Sweet Quincy Today Options

[Aaron]

After a nearly four month battle with MUE (auto immune disease), we had to make the painful decision to euthanize our sweet Maltese puppy Quincy. Quincy passed away peacefully surrounded by his mommy and daddy, grand parents, aunt and uncle, brother and three cousins. There was no shortage of tears or love out-poured for you. Our vet was kind enough to come to our home and help ease Quincy's pain. He left us next to the jasmine vines that he loved so much. He is now laid to rest next to one of the gardenias in our backyard garden.

On March 28 he had multiple seizures and we admitted him to the neurologist's clinic where he stayed for 3+ days while they got his seizures under control. We brought him home on April 1 and he was not the same Quincy as before he went in or before his MUE set in. Over the last 3 weeks he progressively got worse despite trying numerous medications to suppress his immune system and in turn the inflammation that was attacking his brain. Quincy was a shell of his former self. He did not respond to his parents or his brother or cousins. When he moved it was without purpose. He had poor muscle strength and poor muscle coordination. His mind was unfortunately damaged and we could not get that back. It was painful to see him like that. He was not truly living, he was only going through the motions. After talking extensively with our primary vet and our neurologist on Saturday, we painfully decided we had to set him free, as much as we still loved hugging and kissing a reduced version of Quincy.

We gave our heart and soul trying to bring him back to health. He had to stay in the living room in an area we blockaded for him to move around, as he could not move about normally. We took turns each night sleeping in the living room to keep an eye on him. We had spent more time and effort with Quincy this last month than normal, which is a lot. It is so painful to exert so much energy and love and not be able to bring Quincy back to health. He was only 2.5 years old, which makes this even more difficult. His life was cut far too short.

I will share pictures and my fondest memories of Quincy over the next few days so you can see who the real Quincy was.

Quincy, your mommy and daddy love you so much and will miss you forever. We know in due time we will be able to accept your passing, but right now this is so hard, especially on your mommy who bathed you, brushed you, fed you, and loved you with every ounce of her being. We loved you so much, maybe more than you know. You helped us heal from the loss of our cat Reggie and we will always be grateful for that. We hope that we can eventually open our hearts to another furball and begin a new love affair. For now we will heal as a family with your brother Woodrow.

[Aaron]

Hey little Q, just wanted to say your Mommy and Daddy and brother think about you every day and we miss you dearly. But you would be so proud of what you have been able to do for other people already. After you said goodbye, I shared your story on a Maltese forum and other people shared their stories about the possible dangers of vaccines, especially in little furballs like you and your brother. While it's only been a few days since you left us, a number of people have already said how grateful they are for us sharing your story so they could make better decisions about how to vaccine their furballs and which vaccines are really necessary. If your loss can save just one little furball and their family from going through the same pain as us, then that will help us accept things a little better. We wish you were with us still, playing with us and your brother, but we know you have left us for heaven and we have to learn to use your passing and turn it into something positive. You always touched the hearts of anyone you met while you were on this Earth and you continue to touch the hearts of people even after you are gone. That shows how special you truly are and always will be.