my gosh where do i begin? i didnt ever think i would find myself back here again posting about losing another memebr of my furkids...ive posted to offer to support for others..but now i find myself here again for support...god help me i need it..

we lost our beloved tee bone on friday may 23,2008 due to kidney faliure as a direct result from lyme disease that settled in her kidneys unbeknownst to us. she was treated for it back in january and her titer came back negative after spending 6 weeks on an anitbiotic.

this was a positive titer for lyme in january even with frontline 12 months a year . we never stopped the frontline on either doggie. goes to prove that even forntline is not 100%.


i am so lonely without her..she was my world, my everything. i can hardly breathe..i loved her so much and now shes gone. she passed in our arms.
i was so blessed to have her in my life.
i was blessed to call her my pet soul mate.
she was tailor made to fit my soul.
she completed me.

now i am in pieces trying to pick them up. i cant. i cant comfort anyone in my home. we are all a mess..

gosh this is so hard.....i just want to go to a mountian and sceam my head off...i want my pup pup back...

Michelle, I am so sorry about your loss of Tee Bone. There is nothing so painful as losing a treasured member of our family. I wish there was an easy way to get around all the pain and grief we feel...........but there is no where to go except through it. You've been through alot in having lost two furkids. Sometimes I have said "no more........I can't take another heartbreak". Then I realize I can't say no more because I would then be depriving myself of all the joy and happiness they bring into my heart and home. My joy and happiness far outweighs the grief. The memories are mine and will stay with me forever.

As you know, it takes alot of time to work through the grief and pain we feel after a furkid has passed away. I don't think I'll ever get over losing Goliath so suddenly. The memories he and I made together over the years dwell in my heart. His spirit is all around me and in me.

May you be blessed with comfort and joy in having known such a special love of your life and give thanks. You and Tee Bone have a love connection that binds you forever. Nothing can ever take your sweet times away that you and she shared together.

Hugs of comfort to you Michelle from my heart to yours.

i am so very sorry, i am thinking of tee bone and you.
i can only offer my sympathy
sincerely
Eva

PS.: i remember you
i have been wondering a lot about the photo, your avatar.
please let me know the name of this very special cat, when you are ready.
that cat is looking at me, i don`t know, looking through me, like knowing just everything about me,
this cat is fascinating me.

Your furbaby is beautiful. They stay in your hearts forever and you never forget them. I wish your baby so much peace and happiness at rainbow bridge, and one day you will both be together soon. I know that I wwill see my William again when my time is up in this world and I will look forward to that.

I'm so sorry for your loss at this time and understand how you feel right now. My pain is also very raw at this time too.


Peace to you and your family at this great time of sorry.


Williams Mummy ***

Michelle, I know how painful this is for you and I am very sorry for your loss. What it really hurts me is that after so much love and support we give to our Kid's Pets someday they have to live us for short time until we meet again, I am also going thru tough time with my son Buster he is very sick and I am trying to save his life, God Bless you for giving so much love to the special tee bone and am sure he knew how much you loved him too, you can count on us for anything at anytime because we all be here for you, Jorge.

I am so sorry about tbone. Do you have a picture of him to post? Your avatar kitty is beautiful but I believe from your post that tbone is a doggie furbaby. Can you tell us some sweet stories of him? You have been here before and also helped others and you know it helps to talk.

Hugs to you at this time and please tell us about your baby boy.

her name was kitten, i know.. but it stuck when i called her that from the first day i got her. she lived 18 long years with us.a queens life...yes and you are right she had the ability to look straight thru to your soul...almost as if she absorbing everything about you... she was one to do that...and she knew just what you were thinking...she had an amazing abilty to kow just what you were feeling....thanks for remembering me...

tee bone was my baby girl pup. she was the most amazing dog, my first dog i ever had. we got her when she was 10 wks old. she fit in the palm of my hand. grew up to be around 60 pds. not so small when she grew. she was a doberman and german shephard mix. beautiful coloring and markings. we originally named her t for tiny..but then it became tee bone,,,and several nicknames names later...it was amazing that she knew what her name was...alot of times we called her bonzie o'doggie...not that we are irsih,,,well some parts irish,,,lol!!.

she was just amazing.. she would sucker anyone into loving her at first meeting... you couldnt help it...she did nothing to make people love her they just did...sweet sweet girl.

my sil found her wandering around a street with no houses to be had... so we know she probaly traveled a great distance and whoever set her out there or dropped her off had no idea just how wonderful a dog they let go.
she was great with my dtr when she was born. she loved her right from the start, never waivered far from her her whole life..11 yrs of it. she was almost 3 when she was born. she even protected my dtr from a kick that another girl was trying to do to my dtr( the other girl was a menace) and tee put her self between the other girl and my dtr .and took a full kick to the ribs and never once flinched or raised a lip to the other girl, instead she lay down between the two to protect my dtr... would never have belived it if i hadnt witnessed the whole thing. the girl and her mother were asked to leave.. i did not tolerate that kind of behavior in my home..

i miss her so much.. its so lonely here..

about three years ago she went blind for no reason and adapted very well to it, in fact my other dog became her seeing eyes...that was amazing. she developed retinal atrophy which is common in dobies the vet said. but she did wonderful..

gosh i was so blessed to have her in my life...

Michelle, dearest,

You know how incredibly sorry I am about sweet Tee ......I just wanted to add my sincere condolences here, too. When you're more able and only when you're ready, yes, more pics of your dear girl would be so very welcome.

Tee, little darling, you will never, ever be forgotten, always be missed, and will be completely treasured for the beautiful soul that you always were and still are.....

Michelle: Tee Bone was your BABY GIRL...what a wonderful story you just posted. I had 3 sweet girls that had shepherd in them and they were the loves of my life when I had them. I'll bet you have a gorgeous picture of her. Sounds like she was a good mix. And the personality ...I can relate to that.

Please continue to tell us more about her and do find a picture so we can see the beautiful face and expressive eyes of the sweet soul you just described. And, I can believe that story without seeing it because I have seen such selflessness and protection in these babies.

Hugs to you, Michelle......keep talking, please.

here is a recent picture of her..


and then before she went into the hospital..

OOOOOOOOOOOOh ....what a beautiful face. Just makes one want to hug her. So absolutely precious. Thank you so much for posting a picture so each time I check your thread here ...I can see her.

I see the shepherd in her and I also see the dobie in her. Please continue to post any stories about her that come to mind and any more pictures. Each picture of our babies tells its own story, capturing that particular moment in time. I can see in her the personality and love of she would do anything for you out of that love. We are so privileged to have had these babies as part of our lives and I never ever will really understand why they do have to go but I would rather have them for their allotted time than to never have known them at all.

Keep talking.....it does help....even if only for that moment right now..with everything so fresh.

I think of the old saying that "A picture is worth a thousand words". Isn't that so true? Pictures say so much more than words can express. Thanks again for these pictures. I am so sorry abput what has happened. If I could work miracles this would be a much happier forum..I can tell you that.

Hugs, Michelle.....I love seeing your baby girl (and your kitty's picture is beautiful also...makes one want to scoop that furbaby up for a big hug.)

Michelle ~ Tee Bone looks so special.
I am so sorry for your loss. I just lost my Sierra on Monday, so I understand what you are feeling.
Just take it one day at a time and allow yourself to feel whatever you are feeling - there are no wrong feelings.
My thoughts are with you!
Jill

thank you all so much for the kind words. it has been really hard the last two weeks. we discovered that we had gotten tee on the 30th of may 1995...(which she was 10 wks old when we got her so she was already 13 when she passed)we got her cremated and her date of cremation was on the 30th of may, that spooked me a bit..as it happened with kitten too... i had a dream about kitten on the 16th of november as i took a much needed nap and her date of cremation was the 16th. this happens with me alot...
i dont know whether to take it as a sign or its just a coincidence..?


i just miss her so much...she was a really great doggie...i couldnt have ask for a better friend or family member than her.. she had such a sweet soul...

Good morning michelles kitty,
First and foremost my condolences for losing another member of the family. Its tough, really tough as all of us here know. All we can do is grieve to relieve the pain and eventually get back to some kind of normalcy in our life once again.

Now for Frontline.
Plain and simple, in my experience, it doesn't work! I've used the stuff religiously on my dogs over the years and they still get loaded with ticks. Last year i had Dolly my long-haired groomed for hygiene concerns, easier to find ticks and also the Summer heat. When i went to pick her up the groomer presented my with a jar full of 13 ticks that she removed from Dolly. Just yesterday i took Jessie my black lab in for her shots and a checkup. While examining her ears, the vet found a tick feasting inside her ear and another on her chest. Over the last couple weeks i've found 3 or 4 bloated ticks that dropped off the dogs in the house and basement in addition to plucking a couple dozen more from both dogs.

I myself will no longer waste my money on that stuff. While at the vet yesterday i ran all this by him and he suggested i try Pemaris, another tick ointment.
Its pricey, but i bought some to try out. We'll see!

Take care,
-Ken

let me know how the pemaris works for your doggies....i have coco and he still gets ticks..i knock on wood never had a flea issue with any of my furkids..but ticks are a big issue.. he's a blonde doggie so they are easier to spot...but still i want something that works ya know...keep me posted...

CORRECTION! and possible ProMeris warning!

I typed that last post from memory. The stuff is actually called ProMeris.
I just did some Googling on this suff and apparently some dogs have had a bad allergic reaction to it. Interesting also, the manufacturer is Fort Dodge a division of Wyeth Pharmecuticals and nowhere can i find Promeris on their site. This is getting curiouser and curiouser. Maybe the stuff was recalled?

Here's the manufacturer's website:

http://www.wyeth.com/divisions/fort_dodge.asp

If anyone out there knows anything about Promeris or can find it on their website, please comment!
All this is really strange as i've heard a lot of commercials recently on the radio for "the next generation in tick control - ProMeris".
Not sure now if i want to try it, maybe i'll return it next time i see the vet depending on further research.
Thanks,
-Ken

YIKES!!! i'll be sure to question our vet also..coco has a bldwrk appt on tuesday for his epilepsy...i dont want to use something that will interfere with his meds and seizure control...thanks for the update..

I did a Google on "Dog tick treatment" and got lots of sites. Then I did a search on Promeris and read about the problems
a woman had..she and her dogs had problems. Here is the site where her story is and it talks about Promeris..


http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/p/promeris.htm

Hope this helps everyone. Other than that, I would Google like I did and see what treatment are out there. I read where
lavender, lemongrass and geranium repels ticks and I understand one should dab an oil between the dog's shoulder blades,
apparently because they can't lick back there. Searching Google may help..add any key words to the search you are
interested in.

But I sure would stay away from promeris from what I read.

It would be nice if there were safe natural things that repelled these little beasts. Like for cats, I have read that baby powder
will suffocate fleas. Now why can't there be something like that for ticks?

Good evening LoveThem,
yep, i've also read plenty articles on the internet with dogs having adverse reactions to ProMeris to the point i'm not going to use it. Hopefully my vet will give me a refund on the stuff i bought as it was real expensive to boot. That leaves me back where i started because Frontline just don't seem to work! Maybe i've got 'industrial' ticks or something in my woods!
I'm also on a search for natural homeopathic alternatives. Since my dogs are mostly outside dogs in the Summer months, they're also subjected to fly repellent and the last thing they need is another poison smeared on their bodies.
Fortunately, the worst of the tick season, early Spring is waning. Calling them ticks 'little beasts' is mild compared to what i call 'em - %&*@
-Ken