08/12/2026
The best part of our job is also the hardest. We get to love so many dogs like theyāre our own, and when we lose one, it truly feels like losing a family member.
Today should have been Finnās weekly daycare day, he should have spent the day with us and his friends and at 7:30pm he should have been passed out after a good dinner, resting from a busy day of play.
Instead, today we mourned his sudden and unexpected passing.
Monday morning I got a text from his mom saying he started acting off, was very lethargic and wouldnāt eat his breakfast. His back legs went limp and she ran him into the vet and his body was dead weight.
She called me and we talked on the phone and not even 20 minutes after we hung up she wrote āwe lost himā.
They found that cancer had riddled his liver and sadly, they lost him on the operating table.
Finn loved his friends, playing chase, his ball and toys, and his family. He also always sat with his front legs perfectly crossed, which is why we called him our āFancy Boy Finn.ā His sudden passing is a reminder to embrace your pets, never take them from granted. Things can change in an instant. Finn was a seemingly healthy 6 year old dog. He had showed NO signs of illness in the previous months. This has been such a shock for everyone that knew him.
He was such a special dog and we are going to miss him so much. Wednesday will never be the same but we will all honor him the best way we know how, which is by playing and loving the other dogs.
We love you, Finnie boy. Youāll always be part of our Katieās K9s family. šš¾
