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Yeah, Good words and truthful.Originally posted by finn17You said it best Modderrhu...
My Sweet Moki Dog Is Gone.
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COming in late to the game, but that makes me no less sorry for your loss, Gin. Modderrhu summed it up very well. My cat, Tyler, is still spry, but at 17, I know I\'ll have to face that decision all too soon.
On a lighter note: Finn, I just figured you\'d bought the dog a wig because of side-effects of teh cancer treatments
On a lighter note: Finn, I just figured you\'d bought the dog a wig because of side-effects of teh cancer treatments
Hi,
I really want to thank every one for their kind words. We had a pretty rough weekend here, (I ended up with a nasty tummy bug- vomited all of friday night and most of saturday) The girls and I are doing better today, just about all cried out.
It hits me at the oddest times, he is not coming home.
I have such wonderful memories of Moki. I am going to miss him for a long time.
Again, thank you all, it really has helped.
Gin
I really want to thank every one for their kind words. We had a pretty rough weekend here, (I ended up with a nasty tummy bug- vomited all of friday night and most of saturday) The girls and I are doing better today, just about all cried out.
It hits me at the oddest times, he is not coming home.
I have such wonderful memories of Moki. I am going to miss him for a long time.
Again, thank you all, it really has helped.
Gin
Gin
I know Moki will never be replaced, but there is only really one long-term solution. Give another puppy the chance of all the love and affection that Moki had....???
You know it makes sense...maybe not right now of course, but in a while....
I\'ve always had a soft spot for Dachsunds, possibly because ala Romulus and Remus, I was virtually bought up by one...which explains my table manners and dislike of cats possibly:bouncy:
I know Moki will never be replaced, but there is only really one long-term solution. Give another puppy the chance of all the love and affection that Moki had....???
You know it makes sense...maybe not right now of course, but in a while....
I\'ve always had a soft spot for Dachsunds, possibly because ala Romulus and Remus, I was virtually bought up by one...which explains my table manners and dislike of cats possibly:bouncy:
Hi Gin - sorry I\'m getting to this so late. I just wanted to say I feel for you. As Grumb said earlier, we\'re looking at the same decision for our puppy. She\'s 15 and has trouble with her hips.
Unfortunately, Grumb accidentally ran over her with my van about 4 weeks ago and she\'s still not able to get up with her back legs consistently. We\'re seriously considering having her put to sleep, but of course, it\'s the last thing in the world we want to do.
Gin - hope you don\'t mind if I send you a PM when it\'s time for us to say goodbye to our puppy, Samantha.
Unfortunately, Grumb accidentally ran over her with my van about 4 weeks ago and she\'s still not able to get up with her back legs consistently. We\'re seriously considering having her put to sleep, but of course, it\'s the last thing in the world we want to do.
Gin - hope you don\'t mind if I send you a PM when it\'s time for us to say goodbye to our puppy, Samantha.
Dawn, Please do! you are always welcome to PM me!
Posting this thread really really helped me. I have difficulties letting me emotions go, sharing my grief allowed me to cry.
It is so hard to loose a beloved pet, harder still do make the decision to end a life. This was the first pet my children have ever had to say good-bye to, it was very hard on them. With Moki, he was still fairly young, only 12. He had so many medical problems due to his broken back, that we finally had to say enough was enough, his quality of life was just not was it should be.
As several people before have said, it is out responsibility to speak for our animals that cannot. When Moki broke his back so many years ago, I made the decision to have surgery, the other choice was to put him to sleep, I couldn\'t do that. I do not regret the choice I made at the time, we had 4 great years with him. But now it was time to make that other choice, and even though there is still a great deal of pain, I know it was the right choice.
Dawn, with your puppy, follow your heart, not great advice, but its all I have, It hurts to say good bye, but it is a relief also when you know your puppy is in pain.
OK, gotta go, need a tissue.
Gin
Posting this thread really really helped me. I have difficulties letting me emotions go, sharing my grief allowed me to cry.
It is so hard to loose a beloved pet, harder still do make the decision to end a life. This was the first pet my children have ever had to say good-bye to, it was very hard on them. With Moki, he was still fairly young, only 12. He had so many medical problems due to his broken back, that we finally had to say enough was enough, his quality of life was just not was it should be.
As several people before have said, it is out responsibility to speak for our animals that cannot. When Moki broke his back so many years ago, I made the decision to have surgery, the other choice was to put him to sleep, I couldn\'t do that. I do not regret the choice I made at the time, we had 4 great years with him. But now it was time to make that other choice, and even though there is still a great deal of pain, I know it was the right choice.
Dawn, with your puppy, follow your heart, not great advice, but its all I have, It hurts to say good bye, but it is a relief also when you know your puppy is in pain.
OK, gotta go, need a tissue.
Gin
I feel for your loss, Gin.
So many of the wonderful cats I shared my childhood with were lost to us in one way or another -- some of them were better friends than many of the children with which I went to school.
The happiness that your pet brings is without price and the memories of the love between you will be with you always.
We can\'t have dogs or cats any longer -- my oldest son is allergic to both. Wish we could.
The sun rises tomorrow, too.
So many of the wonderful cats I shared my childhood with were lost to us in one way or another -- some of them were better friends than many of the children with which I went to school.
The happiness that your pet brings is without price and the memories of the love between you will be with you always.
We can\'t have dogs or cats any longer -- my oldest son is allergic to both. Wish we could.
The sun rises tomorrow, too.
While looking for something on imperial poodles, I came across this. It\'s too damn good not to share it. So, grab the hankie and read on...
The Power of a Dog
There is sorrow enough in the natural way
From men and women to fill our day;
and when we are certain of sorrow in store,
Why do we always arrange for more?
Brothers and sisters, I bid you beware
Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.
Buy a pup and your money will buy
Love unflinching that cannot lie-
Perfect passion and worship fed
By a kick in the ribs or a pat on the head.
Nevertheless it is hardly fair
To risk your heart for a dog to tear
When the fourteen years which Nature permits
Are closing in asthma, or tumour, or fits,
And the vet\'s unspoken prescription runs
To lethal chambers or loaded guns,
Then you will find - it\'s your own affair-
But... you\'ve given your heart to a dog to tear.
When the body that lived at your single will,
With its whimper of welcome, is stilled (how still!)
When the spirit that answered your every mood
Is gone - wherever it goes - for good,
You will discover how much you care,
And will give your heart to a dog to tear.
We\'ve sorrow enough in the natural way,
When it comes to burying Christian Clay.
Our loves are not given, but only lent,
At compound interest of cent per cent.
Though it is not always the case, I believe,
That the longer we\'ve kept \'em, the more do we grieve:
For, when debts are payable, right or wrong,
A short time loan is as bad as a long-
So why in - Heaven (before we are there)
Should we give our hearts to a dog to tear?
Rudyard Kipling.
The Power of a Dog
There is sorrow enough in the natural way
From men and women to fill our day;
and when we are certain of sorrow in store,
Why do we always arrange for more?
Brothers and sisters, I bid you beware
Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.
Buy a pup and your money will buy
Love unflinching that cannot lie-
Perfect passion and worship fed
By a kick in the ribs or a pat on the head.
Nevertheless it is hardly fair
To risk your heart for a dog to tear
When the fourteen years which Nature permits
Are closing in asthma, or tumour, or fits,
And the vet\'s unspoken prescription runs
To lethal chambers or loaded guns,
Then you will find - it\'s your own affair-
But... you\'ve given your heart to a dog to tear.
When the body that lived at your single will,
With its whimper of welcome, is stilled (how still!)
When the spirit that answered your every mood
Is gone - wherever it goes - for good,
You will discover how much you care,
And will give your heart to a dog to tear.
We\'ve sorrow enough in the natural way,
When it comes to burying Christian Clay.
Our loves are not given, but only lent,
At compound interest of cent per cent.
Though it is not always the case, I believe,
That the longer we\'ve kept \'em, the more do we grieve:
For, when debts are payable, right or wrong,
A short time loan is as bad as a long-
So why in - Heaven (before we are there)
Should we give our hearts to a dog to tear?
Rudyard Kipling.
