Joodie

A few months ago I took Joodie into the vet for a check-up. She'd been in to see the vet the month before, for a regular check up and was fine. But the week prior to the 2nd visit, she'd stopped eating and was throwing up every so often. She seemed a little lethargic as well. I figured it was her eating habits again (she would eat anything and everything she found in the yard. she even used to eat diapers when the kids were younger.), and didn't think too much of it. But when she started looking thinner and less spunky, I decided to take her in.
The vet checked her temp and told me she didn't seem ill, that all her vitals seemed fine but that they'd keep her and do some blood tests to see what was up. I gave Joodie a big rub and a hug and she happily trotted down the hallway with the vet - and I left for work.
About and hour after I dropped her off, I got a phone call from the vet. She started to say that she was sorry - but had trouble and began crying! She proceded to tell me that when they went to sedate her for the tests, Joodie had gone into cardiac arrest and died!! Apparently Joodie had a huge tumor in her chest and it had gotten so big, that she couldn't eat anything, hence the weight loss.
So sad. My little chocolate doggy.