to all.
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou
This is a nice idea for a thread.....
This is for Mikey....he was a German Shepherd/Lab mix and was only 10 when I had to have him put down...I took him to the vet one day because he was having trouble swallowing and eating and started to get weak really fast....he had a tumor wrapped around his throat and there was nothing they could do....I had no idea he was going to get put to sleep that day. I had never had an animal put to sleep before...it happened so quickly and I thought I would get to hold him but I didn't he was gone too fast. I've always felt guilty because I left his body there. I couldn't afford the $300 to have him cremated separately to bring his ashes home, and he was too big for me to bring home and bury on my own. He was a big dumb sweet dog and we loved each other very much. I would sit on my deck stairs and he would come sit next to me and lean against me and I would put my arm around him. This was three years ago and I'm crying as I type this. I will never forget that big lug. Love you and miss you Mikey.
Poor Mikey.
"Bigmouth strikes again. I've got no right to take my place in the human race."
It's tough, this saying goodbye. We keep on going because that what the living do, but it's not easy and life is never quite the same. Hugs for you all. I'm sorry you've lost your little friends.
“If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.”- St. Francis of Assisi
For the sake of privacy, I cannot share his name.
However, I will always miss our young cat who passed last Saturday from FIP at the age of a year and a half. He died just minutes before we got up, and we'd had a vet appointment scheduled for that morning. His last great moments of movement had been getting up steal the dog's food.
Sorry, Kremasmooth and vanahera
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou
Sorry for your loss Vanahera.
"Bigmouth strikes again. I've got no right to take my place in the human race."
Riley was my Irish Wolf Hound/greyhound mix, my familiar and my son. I provide private hospice care in ppl's homes and for nearly 10 years Riley went to work everyday. He was very affectionate and attentive to my clients. He slept on the bed with some and was at the side of more than one when they passed away. He was a loving brother to my girls growing up. "RiReRo" was considered a cross dresser as he showed up wearing tutus & frilly lingerie more than once. Riley died of gastric dilatation 2 years ago as we were rushing him to the vet.We miss him everyday and I know my current clients are missing out on a true friend to the end.
Aww that is so sad. What a wonderful job to do though, you both must have helped so many people.
"Bigmouth strikes again. I've got no right to take my place in the human race."
I had a dog for 7 years. He was so good. He would actually pull me up in the morning when my arthritis was bad and I couldn't roll out of bed. He got hit by a van on the big road. I felt I let him down. He'd get lose from the house like a magician and he'd run. He was my only runner. Poor guy. One day before he died, I was in bed and he was standing above me on the bed and he was looking down on me and I remember saying to him that I'll never forget what his beautiful face looks like. Little did I know he would be gone soon. But here's the worst of it. I buried him and some days I wonder if he was really dead. Is that crazy? Maybe he was just really bad knocked out. The neighbors all checked him out and they said he was dead, but I still have my doubts somedays. How long I will live wondering if I shouldn't have just left him above ground for a while. No one will read this crap
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