Jinger
November 07, 2014
Missed By: The Naranjo Family
A Generous Donation Was Made By
Our Scrunchy Face Jinger
We adopted Jinger on March 18th, 2012. She was a healthy 3 year old who still had the heart of a puppy. Although we had our challenges stopping her ﾃεモｯﾃモﾃモｿﾃモﾃモｽover friendliness to most peopleﾃεモｯﾃモﾃモｿﾃモﾃモｽs legsﾃεモｯﾃモﾃモｿﾃモﾃモｽ, with a little training, she was a great dog. Her signature smile with scrunched up nose earned her the nickname ﾃεモｯﾃモﾃモｿﾃモﾃモｽscrunchy faceﾃεモｯﾃモﾃモｿﾃモﾃモｽ and one of the things we miss the most. Jinger started showing signs of health issues in July and by the fall she was diagnosed with an auto-immune disorder called vasculitis which affected her blood vessels. Through amazing care of her vet specialist and determination on all our parts, her condition improved and for the most part stabilized. She was on medication 4 times a day and this was something she would be on for life. The vasculitis most noticeably affected her muzzle where there was a furless spot where the blood vessels had died and fur no longer grew. It was her distinguishing mark and although we originally thought it was ugly, we came to love that bare spot. It was a sign that she was a fighter and made it through the tough battle she had with vasculitis. Jinger was so good natured you rarely knew she was as sick as she was. She was mainly a night owl and would come alive when her ﾃεモｯﾃモﾃモｿﾃモﾃモｽdaddyﾃεモｯﾃモﾃモｿﾃモﾃモｽ came home from work in the evenings. Her favorite activities were chewing on an elk antler, throwing a rope toy over her back, playing with her squeaky toys and chasing anything that moved. She specifically was a fan of chasing the backyard crickets, squirrels, possums and lizards. She rarely barked but I knew I'd hear some barking on Friday afternoons when she'd run outside to bark at the trash trucks. We put in a swimming pool last year in hopes that the swimming would be good exercise for all of us. Although Jinger tolerated us putting her in the pool, she didn't like it and wouldn't ever get in the pool on her own. Her favorite activity was her nightly walk. She would poke us with her nose to signify it was time to go and if you didn't leave when she was ready she would sit in front of you and stare at you all while occasionally poking you with her nose. Jinger was diagnosed with cholangeohepatits in September after discovering a rash on her skin and a loss of appetite. After several weeks in and out of the hospital, a strict diet, a week of feeding her through a tube, and lots of additional medication six times a day, her body stopped fighting her condition. We said our final goodbye to her November 7th, 2014. She was one month shy of her 6th birthday. Although we shared our lives with her for less than 3 years, she touched a place in our hearts we never knew existed. Even though she is gone, she will never be forgotten. Thanks to all of you who were a part of Jingerﾃεモｯﾃモﾃモｿﾃモﾃモｽs life.