Diva - Sh Ch Blitzan Leahs Stunner JW
9th December 2003 - 31st May 2012
Today I lost my soul mate, my girl; We were so close it has been like losing part of myself.
Diva was always such a happy girl who really enjoyed life and anything you asked of her she did with great enthusiasm. Her personality shone through and she had a lot of admirers in the dog world, she won over several very non doggy people too!!!
As her name suggests she was a stunning girl, so pretty and the loveliest personality. People who knew her knew her by her Christian name, Diva, and not by her show name, she was the sort of girl who grabbed your attention. She did so much to help the breed by travelling to Sweden with me, bringing in new blood lines and widening the breeds gene pool.
Only ten days ago Diva was fit and well, snuggling up at night for cuddles and following me everywhere throughout the day, she was my constant companion and I will be lost without her. Her illness started with an upset tummy and within just a few days she was laid out in the Vets on a drip. She was quickly diagnosed with IMHA and put on the correct medication, over the past 4 days we were thrilled to see her blood count rise from 10 all the way up to 19, she was due to come home today providing her blood count was still rising, yesterday when I visited her she was so pleased to see me, she even managed to chat with me, she greeted me with her teddy in her mouth and then as I followed her with her drip in my hands she took me on a tour of the Vets back garden. After a tough week Andrew, James and I were finally able to relax knowing she was fighting the illness and was coming home. We visited Diva at the vets twice a day, we would spend up to 2 hours with her. When we arrived this morning Diva was flat out and had very laboured breathing, her limbs were rigid and her stomach distended. I immediately got on the floor with Diva and held her in my arms talking to her and trying to help her relax, I was stroking her and kissing when our Vet came in. Graham told us Diva was very poorly and we should let her go as she had developed a thrombosis, basically where her blood count was so low it became very sticky and developed a clot, As Graham was telling me I was still cradling Diva when all of a sudden she lifted her head right up off the floor and looked me right in the eyes and second later she was gone.
We are are heartbroken, I can't imagine tomorrow without her, she has been such a big part of my life for just 8 short years. one in a million and one I was not ready to say goodbye to. It has taken it out of me to write this but I have done it for my show girl, she always loved to be centre of attention and I know she was loved by more than just me, to all who have asked after Diva and have sent good wishes to her thank you, Your kind words have helped us. Karen, Lins and Judith you have been wonderful, thank you.
Diva my superstar who was taken from me far too soon, goodbye my angel, my soul mate and shadow.
