My Duke...the Red Doberman. Options

[Dukerman]

We had to let our beloved Duke go yesterday...he was 11 years old. He was diagnosed with Lymphoma that spread very fast and took over his body in less than a week. He also had cardiomyopathy and arthitis, which we had been treating. He told us it was time to go...it was the hardest thing my boyfriend and I have ever done. We are devastated...I feel so empty.

[Kathleen032]

Dear Dukerman,

I'm so sorry about Duke. I too lost my beloved Shiloh to lymphoma. She was diagnosed a year ago in May and even though we did chemotherapy, she never made it through the chemo regime. I had to have her put to sleep in September.

I know the kind of devastation you're feeling right now...especially since Duke went down hill so quickly. These first days will be very hard, but in time the pain will ease. I know when Shiloh first died, I cried when I left for work in the morning and when I came home from work in the afternoon. Shiloh's been gone for 9 months now, and even though I still miss her (and I always will), the happy memories of her are more of constant with me than the intense pain of losing her. I hope this helps.

You're in my thoughts.
Kathleen