Just five months ago I was writing about losing Tera, our longest tenured greyhound in our house. She spent seven and a half years with us. One year before losing Tera we got Ventura, affectionately known as Vee. It would be the first time since we started rescuing these spectacular animals that we had two females. It was risky but it ended up being a great arrangement. They loved each other and got along so well. A year together was hardly enough. When Tera passed away in May we never imagined that Vee would go so soon, but yesterday she died in our living room. Becky was home with her when it happened and it is believed she had a heart attack or an aneurysm that killed her in less than 30 minutes. Fortunately she didn't suffer and went quickly. At six years of age, she went far too quickly for us. It is never easy saying goodbye to these dogs. This was no exception. Vee was special in her own way and will be sorely missed. There is another void in our house that won't go away anytime soon. It is the way it is. It is the catch-22 of rescuing greyhounds. You save their life, and in our case each time it was for so little time. But we take solace in the fact that we are saving these animals even if it is for a little while. And today I can't help but think that Vee has reunited with Tera and the two of them are together once again. Godspeed ladies....you were both very special girls. We miss you dearly.
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