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Lost her
Kodiakk
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My wife and I were driving up to Oklahoma City Friday night to pick up my new pup. I got a my cell phone from my brother in law which was watching my old girl for me saying she wasn't do well. She was bleeding pretty bad. I told him to take her to the 24/7 vet clinic to see what was going on. I guess due to her age they said she had a tumor inside her that ruptured. He had send me the pictures over the phone and it was pretty bad. The vet said there was nothing we could do or could of done to avoid it. So we had to put her to sleep. I wasn't there for her.
I'm surprised by the way I'm feeling right now. This is much worse then when my dad died. I feel like a traitor since I was on the way to get a new pup while my old girl was letting go. I don't understand my insides when it was just a dog.......
Sure going to miss my old girl.
I'm surprised by the way I'm feeling right now. This is much worse then when my dad died. I feel like a traitor since I was on the way to get a new pup while my old girl was letting go. I don't understand my insides when it was just a dog.......
Sure going to miss my old girl.
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I will sure miss my lucy girl when it is time for her to go[:(]
I'm sure she lived a great life while you had her.
they're family!
Sorry for your loss.
It get's better, I lost my rotts and it hurt bad, but my family bought me a new rott pup and it kept me busy for the most part. Just be glad you had that time with her.
and im sure you will get just as attached to the new one as you were to the poor old one you lost....it just happens. all you can do is enjoy them while you can.
I have a friend that lost 19 y/o daughter last year, he told me it was WAY worse than losing his parents.
Regardless, I'm sorry that you lost your friend.
One thing I've learned... Your friend loves you unconditionally. You didn't betray her. If I had a guess, she tried to spare you from having to go through her death.
She'll be there for you when you arrive. Of this I'm sure.
They're not just dogs
they're family!
Sorry for your loss.
+1[:(]
She was your best friend, and its hard to lose one, Shes glad that you were there for her.
Sorry to hear her time has come.
But, it happens, been there and done that. Worst couple weeks of my life.
Hang in there and love the new guy.
He never complained when I didn't get his food to him on time, or when I didn't go out with him in the cold.
He was the most forgiving friend I could have had. I loved him, and he loved me.
When he died, I cried, it's been 5 yrs. now and I still miss him, even though Iv'e adopted another dog that was rescued it's not quite the same.
I know at some point he will become my friend, right now he's just a dog.
So I know how you feal and it's OK to feal it.
Now it's your job to give your new pup the same love that you gave your old friend, not as a replacement, but as a new friend.
You owe that to your old friend.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Dave
"Just a dog" is a term taken out of context. When an animal becomes family, then it can no longer return to the realm of a mere animal. For this reason we attempt to remain on impersonal terms with farm animals as it's difficult to eat a friend.
One thing I've learned... Your friend loves you unconditionally. You didn't betray her. If I had a guess, she tried to spare you from having to go through her death.
She'll be there for you when you arrive. Of this I'm sure.
There is a lot of wisdom in that quote.
I'm sorry for your loss.
R.I.P: Fella, Taffy, Gus, Devil, Semi, Phantom, Sweetie, *, and Viper.
It's gonna be a great Homecoming !!
Doug
Please dont feel like a traitor, there was no way you could know or prevent it and you didnt leave her alone, you had someone there for her...You loved her and she knew it, and you did the right thing at the time...
The puppy is going to need a bit of understanding...she/he will sense something is not right and unless you reassure her/him, the puppy will be fearful, timid and jittery....
I was once told that we are more hurt by the death of an animal, be it cat, dog, horse or whatever because they give us unconditional love...they dont care how you dress, what you own, or even what you look like....they love YOU for what you are, and they will never intentionally hurt you in any way...
People, yes even parents do hurt, and they hurt deliberately at times...they also judge so we are drawn closer to someone (pet) who refuses to judge or cant...and when that animal dies, part of us dies with them...Yes a part of us dies when our loved ones die, but there has always been a bit of a reserve, a wall so to speak, built up to protect your own feelings when dealing with them...a wall that one is not even aware is there, but it is...
When a pet dies, there is no wall, no reserve ,..there is nothing in place to protect your heart and your feelings...
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
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Sorry for your loss.
But you know, it is funny in a way, I have noticed around my house over the years that when a new critter shows up then shortly after an older one usually passes away. Or sometimes the new critter shows up afterward. Anybody else had this type of experience?
Anyway, it is like there is a natural balance I guess. We are only given as many that we can care for at once. I remember when both of my grandfathers passed within weeks of each other. It felt like our whole family was dying. But then a couple years later I had a new niece and a new nephew born within a couple months of each other. It's like they say, "the Circle of Life".
because of the way the bleeding started and stopped quickly, I thought it she poked herself in the snoot somehow. if it were bleeding from way up in there, it would take time to start and stop coming out of her nose.
they looked at it with one of those ear light things, they said it isn't bleeding from the end of her nose, it has to be bleeding way up in there somewhere. therefore, they wanted to do a nose-o-scope for 1200$ and an MRI scan for 800$. and they charged me 120$ to tell me that. later, they would charge me another 120$ to tell me how much the treatment would cost once they figured out what was going on.
I went home and took another look. without the ear-scope thing. there it was right inside her nostril, the hole it was bleeding out of. she poked herself in the snoot. 3 vets didn't see it and it was right there. I waited 2 weeks and it stopped.
some vets don't know what the hell they're talking about.
I'm sure dogs are put to sleep because of it.
Light a candle for her:
http://www.petloss.com/poems/maingrp/rainbowb.htm
I lost Barney June 23 last year, I still miss him, but Daisy reminds me why I wanted to let a dog in my life[:D]
Don
Even though at first I kind of avoided this new pup and didn't have my heart in him. For some reason he latched onto me and made it a point to waddle behind me even if I didn't pay him much attention. Attack my feet, jump up on my leg and look my square in the eye and growl. He's been non stop harrassing me. He's got my attention and I've watched him and his "TUDE". The boy is a cocky little thing with huge personality. He has me hooked. [:I]
I think of it like a sunset one day and a new dawn. You look forward to the new day now, but you always will remember the last day.