17 May 2026

The reality of our loss

So hard to believe that it's been a little over four months since we lost our beautiful Boris, we had no idea that it was our last day together when we got up that morning, everything was normal and Boris was in good spirits as we set off on our walk that afternoon to try out the new elbow splints I'd recently purchased for Boris's arthritic elbows on the advice of our wonderful vet Dr Tania

Below is the last ever photo I took of Boris and Eko together on the walk that changed our lives forever, little did we know that only 10 minutes later Boris would suffer a massive stroke and need rushing to see the emergency out of hours vet, there was no warning at all as the boys happily ran off around the corner and only Eko returned on the recall

Eko the golden cocker spaniel and Boris the black cocker spaniel sitting side by side out on the common Boris is wearing Elbow splints to help keep his elbows stable
Image Description - Eko the golden cocker spaniel and Boris the black cocker spaniel sitting side by side out on the common Boris is wearing Elbow splints to help keep his elbows stable

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