11/28/2025
🌈💔 Our sweet Opie boy has been added to my memorial page.
Yesterday, Thanksgiving morning, he was his normal, bouncy crazy boy self. Until he wasn't. He laid down and couldn't control his bladder and let out a cry we've never heard.
We rushed him to Orchard Park ER and they got him in immediately. Within a short period of time, we found out that he had a tumor in his spleen that ruptured so he had a lot of internal bleeding. We could have opted for surgery but the outcome would not have guaranteed anything so we had to make the devastating decision to let him go.
He gave us 10 full years of laughter and memories since we adopted him from Mastiffs to Mutts Rescue.
He was with us through milestones of having our 8 year old son, moving, building a house, job changes, graduations, etc.
He was the subject that changed the entire trajectory of my photography career when one day, he sat so willingly in front of my camera and caught cheese balls and cheerios.
The staff at Orchard Park Veterinary Medical Center were absolutely incredible. This was the first time my husband and I have ever had to have an animal euthanized.
We were allowed the opportunity to go into a cozy, private room with a homey feel, with a couple couches, a rug and a jar of Hershey kisses that were quite a few short when we left.
We got to spend some private time with him and when all was said and done, they allowed us to go outside while they prepared to send him home with us so we could have him in our yard.
A piece of us is missing without your D***y Opie presence but we will forever be grateful for the 10 years we had with you 💔
