Jewel's Last Day

September 1997 - January 2008

Today was a very sad day for me. My best friend Jewel had to be put down because of several health problems. Jewel has been with me since September 1997 and was the best dog anyone could ask for.

Jewel has been fighting valley fever ever since she was 2 years old and has done very well with all the medication that I've given her. However, recently I've spent a lot of money to have some cancerous tumors removed from her leg and on other medications to help control her bladder during her sleep. Unfortunately, things were not getting any better on the medications and our only choice was to put her down. The average life span for a boxer is about 10 years old so I think she has done fairly well considering all the health problems she's had. The hardest thing about it was that she didn't act sick, but had other issues that she couldn't control.

In loving memory...