Miss Kate will celebrate her 8th birthday on Monday. Your comment has me in tears. this is so damn hard. but I'm working best as I can to make sure Katey gets better. She's a border terrier schnauzer mix - and I could expect she'd live to 12 or 13 or so. She is my sidekick - and I'll do anything to get her better. but I'm also a big boy - and know that if she were in an irreversible situation - I wouldn't want her in pain or discomfort. I'm hoping with the doc's help - I can get her back up on all fours ASAP!