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Remembering Vicki MIA

We lost Vicki MIA yesterday. She left this world with Sher, Harriette, and Wendy at her side.

We were able to give

our little paraplegic rat terrier a wonderful life these past three years, but as her back legs atrophied and she became increasingly fragile, there was no choice but to spare her from protruding bones and infection.

Vicki adored her Mama Sher and only wanted to be with her. Sher tended to Vicki's special needs with love and care.

Vicki had been adopted from a vendor at Miami International Airport (MIA) who had found her wandering there. Her new parents brought her home and loved her, and when Vicki was disabled by a fall down the stairs, they did everything they could, including surgery to make her well.

But it was not meant to be. When their full-time employment