It is with bitter sweet sadness that I write today. Colby, Fred's best friend...companion...his golden retriever, passed away two days ago....almost two months to the day since he lost his best buddy. As most of you know, Colby had been having problems with his hips for quite some time. Although he seemed to be doing very well here in Utah, his hips continued to give him a trouble. Two days before he passed away, Colby suddenly became immobile. He couldn't even stand up at all. He was fully alert, was able to eat and drink, but just couldn't move.
My parents took him to the vet right away. The vet wanted to keep him for testing and x-rays. A few hours after my parents left him they received a call and found out that Colby has passed. The vet had been able to take x-rays, which explained what Colby was faced with. They found cancer (many tumors) throughout his whole body...including his lungs. They said that is was amazing that Colby survived as long as he did with how much cancer was throughout his body. Like Fred, Colby was a fighter!
We are all very sad, but take comfort in knowing that Colby and Fred are reunited. We can't imagine how much they must have missed each other these past couple of months...but are sure they are elated to be together once again. Like Rev. Phillip Thomason said at Fred's services in Atlanta...Fred wanted to know if dogs went to heaven. Well, I'm sure he knows the answer now.
Like many of you, we are so sad that Colby is no longer with us. My mother said it was like losing Fred all over again. I think we loved having Colby around so much because he was a piece of Fred. Like Fred, Colby LOVED ice cream. Even if Colby was sound asleep in the other room...if my parents scooped some up, he sniffed it out! In that respect, Fred and Colby were much the same. We were so happy to have Colby come back to Salt Lake with us. Although we are sure he missed Fred terribly, he was well taken care of and loved so much. He stayed with my parents and their other two golden retrievers, Lady and Cus. Lady was his litter mate. They enjoyed being together..and spending quality time around the gardens in my parents back yard. We will miss Colby. He was such a good dog.
Love,
Katherine (Fred's baby sis)
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