Good-bye Duncan Options

[Duncan-MyBuddy]

Duncan i miss your gratefullness when you licked my hand or wanted a hug everytime i gave you food or water
Duncan i miss your wagging tail everytime i called your name
Duncan i miss the sound from your squeak toys
Duncan i miss your bark everytime you wanted something
Duncan i miss your darting up and down the basement stairs
Duncan i miss your smile everytime i said 'lets go for a walk'
Duncan i miss seeing you always trying to steal Jessie's toy
Duncan i miss seeing you chase deers in the woods
Duncan i miss your unconditional love and affection even after i scolded you
Duncan i miss calling you buddy boy
Duncan, Dolly, Jessie and i miss you

Duncan i'm sorely sorry i wasn't there for you at your dyer hour
Duncan i'm sorry i didn't do more for you
Duncan i'm sorry i didn't give you as much affection as you gave me
Duncan i'm sorry, rest in peace buddy and i pray to see you again in heaven

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I buried my best friend Duncan last Friday, undoubtedly the hardest thing i've done in my life to date..even harder than burying my parents and two brothers. Though misty eyed, it wasn't until i picked up the shovel to start the burial that the tears flowed freely. At that point the realization hit me that i'll never see my best friend again.
I still see and hear him out of the corner of my eye but when i look he's not there. Maybe its his spirit trying to reassure me somehow. Maybe he's trying to ease my grieving somehow. I'm sure he would not want me in this pain i'm feeling.

About 6 months ago Duncan developed an eye problem which led to blindness in one of his eyes. The eye specialist back then was not a 100% positive but they thought it was a tumor near his iris. They recommended removing the eye and check for malignancy. I refused as i didn't want to put a 10 year old dog through that painful process. I fear i might have made the wrong decision which is laying heavy on me at this point. He had two seizures over the last couple weeks that lasted a few hours and he was good as new the next day. He had his final seizure last Thursday of which i found him passed the next morning. Words cannot express how i felt when i found him laying there lifeless.
At least my other two dogs Dolly and Jessie were with him at his final hour.

This is a great site. Since i live alone with my dogs out in the country there's not much opportunity to express all this. The mere act of typing this post has already done a lot to ease the grieving.

So far Dolly and Jessie seem to be holding up well but they seem to be easing into a lathargic state little by little. I was especially worried about Jessie as she and Duncan were inseparable. By the way Jessie was Duncan's common law wife! Dolly is also starting to worry me as she seems to be eating less in addition to being less active. Duncan and Dolly have been togather for 10 years and when Duncan had to spend a couple days at the hospital for heartworm treatment a few years ago, Dolly outright refused to eat until i brought Duncan back home from the hospital.

Is there anything i can do for my remaining two dogs to ease their grieving process?


-Ken

[LoveThem]

Ken: You said: But unfortunately, IMO some pet owners are just not worthy of owning a pet.


I agree with that remark wholeheartedly also. I can't say all humans deserve what they get from a pet. I am just thankful to hope that..that type of treatment is in the minority. The world is a cruel place and probably the most humane of species that inhabit it are the animals..they even can treat each other better than some humans will do.

I am glad to hear your story of Jessie with a happy ending. I think giving her a lot of extra attention and love can't hurt anything.
That's one thing about not really knowing an animal's past...is we don't know what treatment we are trying to get them to forget.

I was sent a sweet story about a dog's purpose by a friend and I posted the topic in Tributes..where I am hoping all dog owners get a chance to read it. You might want to stop by there...I think it will make you smile as it did me.

Take Care and write here anytime. We are always listening whether to wonderful stories of happy memories..that helps healing...or just to thoughts and feelings that particular day and moment in time.

There is a lot of caring here as the people truly love animals and we share the memories of love as well as the pain of losing them in our life.

Hugs, Ken.....