I am sitting here sobbing after I have just received the following email from Sue who adopted Elsa.
I am really sad to tell you but Elsa was taken ill in the early hours of Thursday morning and had to be put to sleep. Apparently she was bleeding internally and the vets think that she had a tumour on her spleen. She had had a lovely evening before and was playing with her “ball” (yes Claire and Karen – the same battered yellow one she came with & wouldn’t be parted with!) right up to bed time. She then woke us at 1.30am to let us know something was wrong and we rushed her to the vets – the end was very peaceful with Adam & I (and her ball) with her.
She was almost 15 years of age which is quite incredible and although we only had her for the last nine months, she was very much our world – we are lost without her. She was a very special lady.
With regards to you all, and Im sorry to be the bearer of such sad news,
Sue

These 2 photos were taken when she was with me. I feel so privileged to have been a part of this special girls life after she had to leave her dad because he needed to go into an old people home to be looked after himself and to have been the one who handed her over to Sue knowing she was going to be throughly loved and spoilt until the end of her days.
Run free Elsa my sweetheart............I am sure there will be a never ending supply of those yellow balls there at the Bridge. xxx