I See Her Everywhere, First Day of Loss Options

[Mandy Girl]

[FONT=Optima][SIZE=7][COLOR=blue]It's late afternoon of the day I had my beautiful Golden Girl, Mandy, put to sleep. She had lymphoma and last night was a terrible night for her - slept 4 hours on pain pills, then the next round of pills did no good at all - she couldn't sleep from 3 a.m. on. Everything I do and everywhere I go inside and out bring memories and the feeling that she is still there wagging her tail to greet me! I went out to water the plants and felt so empty without her looking for me and wagging her tail at the door.

It was the best decision, and should really have been done when she had her first night of heavy panting and sleep problems on Tuesday night - today is Sunday. Pain pills seemed to help, but this was an aggressive cancer and went fast. My vet came into her office at 8:30 a.m. today, Sunday, to end Mandy's pain. I couldn't ask for better treatment and caring from them.

My feeling of regret now is that I didn't recognize earlier (Tues) that there was absolutely no hope with this cancer and end it early before she suffered anymore. I know it's hard ... but the best in the end.

[Janet]

I will be thinking about your baby Mandy and saying a prayer for you. This being the first day she hasn't been around, i can understand your pain. I lost my dog Brandy last Monday and my kitty Furball on Tuesday. So i am feeling twice the pain. This web site has helped me so much. To know that other people are going through what you are, and not have people tell us that it was only a cat/dog. It is great that you have such a caring vet. It's so hard to see our babies in pain. Brandy went from being a healthy active 13 year old to not being able to stand, eat or hardly even lift her head. My kitty was attacked by a dog and her pelvis was broke. Having a pet put to sleep is so hard, but we do it for them not for us.
All our Furbabies are playing together at Rainbow Bridge, waiting for the day that we will meet them there.
Janet