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What, right now, do you most want?
Posted on Aug 24th, 2007
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Ramblin'H2O
Ramblin'H2O
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for August 24, 2007:
I want to cry. I want the day to be over. Today I have to take my beloved dog to the vet, it is time to release him from his pain... and me from mine. I know that death is just part of the cycle of life but it is still very painful and this is the third dog in a years time. The amount of death that has surrounded me over the last 13 months has been overwhelming, you might think I was getting use to it. Maybe I am, but each new death brings another shot of grief just to remind me that I am still here.
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Having to release one of our best friends from their pain is quite possibly one of the hardest things we can do. But, you know it's the only humane option… take strength from knowing you're doing the right thing… and solace from knowing your pup will thank you.
I am so sorry for your loss. I know it is hard because I have had to do the same thing. Releasing our friends is painful even though it is the best thing to do. I am a holistic vet and I have helped people and their animal friends through this transition many times. It is never easy but I want you to know that all of us who have been through this and shed those tears are with you today. Remember that nothing can take away the love you shared.
I cannot say any better what OddMott and Dee have said, all deep, all true.
I can still feel my old friends with me sometimes and they come to me in dreams. Love never disappears.
My heart goes out to you. I've only experienced the sudden loss of a pet, but I know that you're making the right choice for him. The fact that you're grieving is a sign of the deep connection and love you have for your guy.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
I cry just looking into my sweet Sugar’s face knowing at 12 yrs old she may not be with me for too much longer. I can only hope I have the strength you’ve shown your precious ones, to know when it’s best for her leave, despite our broken hearts.
No words can mend your broken heart or wipe away the river of tears. Time will help, it always does as much as we hate to hear it or say it. The only loss we really suffer is the one we chose to no longer remember. And it sounds like to me, none of these losses came to your heart lightly and none of them will be forgetten either.
Know that you were chosen to be with them because you are very special.
Thank you for sharing your strength.
Forever Growing
Mountain Star
My k-9 true love was Dempsey. He died a few weeks prior to the birth of my son who is now 5 years old. I still cry over the loss. He was and still is such a part of me.
His death was so symbolic of the changes coming in my life. As I lay on the floor having a belly caste made of my almost 9 month pregnant belly, my dear friend lay on the floor taking his last breathes. We did not realize how close to death he was until my belly was completely encased in plaster tape. It was truly a life ritual.
After we laid with him in the yard, waiting for the last beat of his heart, we cried and sobbed. He was someone my husband and I “raised” together. Our first child, I guess you could say. He seemed to need to pass before he was competing with the next “son”. The most powerful symbol was what killed him: he had a tumor on his heart. He was the most loving, crazy (like Pan) and gentle spirit I have ever known and loved in my life.
My heart goes out to you Ramblin’H2O.