Gina and Princess

It turns out that my little dog, Gina, does not have a respiratory infection as the vet thought. She is still sick and I am still worried. We returned to the vet who said Gina may have a cold (This has been going on too long to be a cold.) or it could be allergies as it is allergy season. I can guess! I go to the vet for answers. We were sent home wills cough syrup to be taken at night along with ¼ tablet of Benadryl. Fortunately Gina will have her six month comprehensive exam in two weeks. The exam includes blood work. What scares me is the same guess was made about little Princess. Princess was a Miniature Pincher I rescues from the pound. Princess, at age nine, was put in the pound along with two other dogs whose owner could no longer care for them. Her nails were so long we stopped at the groomer before going home. When she was let into the house, Princess inspected everything. Outside she ran along the fence looking for a way out. I plugged every opening she could slip through. Princess was an alpha dog. She took charge of her brother, Eddie, (a Cocker Spaniel) and me. My bedroom was downstairs in a split level house. Princess would come to the top of the stairs and bark to let me know it was bedtime. Then she would return to bed. If I didn’t follow her down she would again stand at the top of the stairs and bark until I relented. When Eddie became blind, Princess stayed close to him, looking after him. I was very touched. Princess took care of her brother. I took Princess to the vet when she started sneezing. The vet said she probably had allergy problems. In the end she became so sick and was suffering so much that I held her as the vet administered the drug that would quietly kill her. As tears poured down my cheeks I watched her soul rise from her body and take to the sky. Now I am told Gina probably has a cold or allergy problems. I am worried.