Fleur dog...

This is Fleur:

Fleur is my wife's four-pound, four year-old Chihuahua, seen here, peeking out from under the covers of our bed.  Fleur was a genuine inheritance, having become part of our family when my wife's mother died.  She is not a yappy dog, quite surprisingly, and may be the coolest chihuahua I've ever known.  I would not have expected to like a dog this small this much.

For the last few weeks, Fleur has been quite sick, losing about a pound and becoming jaundiced.  She is not eating.  We have yet to determine exactly why.  Theories range from hemolytic anemia to tick disease.  We went to a second vet today to determine what is going on.  Given that this is my wife's only tangible link to her mother, I will be spending considerable time and money to try and get her better, so the posts may be a bit sparse.  If you had not guessed, we don't have children so our fur-babies are our kids.  I am considering setting up a PayPal in her name if anyone would be interested in donating to her.  In the meantime, I will be spending time with them and throwing up posts when I get the time.