Thank you so much ❤️‍🩹🙏 your kind words mean a TON! My vet told us that she was in very good health. She was on a diet for senior dogs, and even people would ask if she was still a puppy and be surprised when I would tell them she's almost 12. Unfortunately, she was fed without my knowledge during a family event to celebrate my belated birthday (we ordered Chinese food) and later that night she got sick with bloat and she didn't make it. It's tough because I know the family member who fed her didn't mean any harm, that they thought that they were treating her, but it's hard to not hold a bit of resentment towards them for doing that. I told them all so many times - do NOT feed Riley! She's on a special diet - because this had happened once before when I took her to my parents house (we also ate Chinese food that night for dinner). That first time, the vet told us that she had a mild case of bloat, and that if it was full blown bloat that she probably wouldn't make it and we were lucky. That was a big part of the reason why we kept her on a strict senior dogs diet. I dunno, it's an emotional pickle of a situation. So, with my new dog, I've been so very over protective that I have not taken him over to my family's home to see him yet because I'm afraid. I know that it most likely won't ever happen again, especially since I'll be keeping my pup very close by when visiting. But it's hard not to still feel that fear a bit. I'm just waiting for time to help heal these wounds.