Dear Jade

Although we posted it in the timeline, we hadn't felt like posting the update about poor, sweet Jade yet. Our darling girl fell desperately ill on August 25th and had to be rushed to the emergency animal hospital where she was found to be critically ill, having trouble breathing, definitely suffering from a pneumonia of unknown source (though possibly from aspiration) in conjunction with an upper respiratory illness and a GI illness as well. The doctors were not able to tell us with certainty what caused it, but they felt certain it was not something that would effect the other puppies for various reasons. Jade was suffering without much hope of recovery and we elected to have her euthanized in my arms that morning.

She was Jason's favorite, and it was very difficult for us. But we wanted to let everyone know what happened.