[RIP][Vent] My precious boy Axel, was put to sleep yesterday.(1 year old) (Blue Heeler)

My boy Axel was my first dog. He was everything to me and my girlfriend. He showed love in unconditional ways and had the energy of a cyclone. I got him from a popular breeder in Texas, I'd rather not say who due to the following. My pup Axel had a hard first year of life. He was born healthy, playful ,and intelligent. But soon after we picked him up from the breeder, maybe two months or so he started getting various illnesses. At first he picked up a form of colitis. We got through it. He then got a crucial ligament tear, we got through that. He then got a tic borne disease, we got through that. Then before his birthday he got something else. Something so bizarre our vet could not figure out what it was. We were sent to a specialist in Dallas due to how sick and close to death he seemed. After at least 10 different kinds of tests and multiple medications. They finally seemed to know what he had, Discospondylitis. Axel seemed to finally be thriving. He was 100% for what seemed to be the 1st time in his life. I thought this was our chance, to get him neutered and so we did it. After the operation he seemed still fine, even wanting to play when we got home. A wave of relief washed over me and it seemed we might make a long life together. Then the next morning I woke up and the discospondylitis seemed to be back. He had a 103 fever and had lost 6 pounds in 6 days. I took him to our vet, and he only suggested to go back to Dallas to our specialist. Deep down I saw the writing on the wall. He had fought so hard his whole first year of life, even if the bad days outnumbered the good. With the sickness back even on medication (he was probably on medication over half his life), I knew he would never be able to completely be healthy, I thought it was not a coincidence that his life had been this troubled. I don't know if he was born with a susceptibility for illness/disease/tendon injures or what the case may be. It was the hardest decision of my life, and knew he had suffered enough in his short life. In his eyes I could see he was so tired from fighting and this was a hump I couldn't have him painfully attempt to fight to get over. I loved him with all my heart and will never forget him. RIP Axel. via /r/dogs http://ift.tt/2s1NXbW