17/09/2025
Overnight Parker made his journey over the bridge 🌈💔
Devastating doesn’t even begin to describe how today feels.
He went in for a routine dental yesterday morning but on admission our vet discovered a heart murmur. He was otherwise well and given his dental condition we decided to go ahead with the procedure. The boy needed to eat!
While the dental itself was okay, the anaesthetic proved tricky. While under, Parker aspirated, struggled to maintain temp, and also lost colour at one stage. In recovery, he ate well but his breathing was up and down. Our vet team did a brilliant job. He was monitored closely, put on heat and oxygen, he had medication to help with aspiration and likely fluid build up around the lungs and heart.
The plan was to go ahead with an echo this morning and make decisions from there. But, in true Parker style, he made that decision for himself.
I know I’m not supposed to have favourites, but he was mine. He was pretty bloody special. I think everyone would agree with that.
Looking after Parker was equal parts stressful and amazing. He was loud, full of sass and not particularly resilient 😅 I’ve lost count of the amount of dentals he’s had, but also the hugs, treats given and head scratches. He was a party at all times. And that’s how we’re going to remember him.
We’re going to miss our emo kid with the biggest personality and vampire teeth to match a heck of a lot. Today is hard, it will be for a while. But I’m proud of him and I hope he’s having fun up there. 🌈
We’ll look after Mia for you, Parker. Go eat a mountain of grass and flirt with some ladies ❤️
