Eloo Passed Today, 1/22/2009 Options

[EloosParents]

My buddy boo Eloo has gone...

We had an appointment to see the vet today to reevaluate Eloo's eye (see post Welch Household Tragedy). There was a different vet that saw him than the last two times he was in. At first they drew blood (had to do this through his jugular vein for some reason, so it was awful and both of us cried) and when the doctor came in she immediately found a tumor and remarked its size since she had seen him last (she was in the room and saw him just briefly and no one could see this before, but she also did not examine him like she did today). Never did we think we would be coming home with an empty cage today. We thought it was to run blood tests to see if an infection was causing the eye problem since they could not find anything before.

Rather than dig his eye out, put him through pure hell and make him suffer, we sat alone in the room with him for awhile trying to figure out what we were going to do and decided it was best to have him put down. We cuddled him and loved him and he was purring so it was very hard to say goodbye. The vet gave him some meds beforehand so that he was relaxed. He was not anxious and was laying letting us rub his belly (and cry all over him purring). When she gave him the meds, he was totally relaxed and we had time to spend with him and talk to him. Both of us bawling our eyes out, but trying to keep cool at the same time so he was cool too. When the doc came back in, we held our breath and to be honest, it happened so fast I did not believe her when she checked his heart and said Eloo had gone to heaven.

Both of us are sick to our stomachs with grief. We know we did the right thing, but that does not make it any easier saying goodbye to our buddy. Everyone has special bonds with their animals and we all know about the special things that they do that make them who they are. I am going to try to post a memorial in that section when I feel up to it. I will try to attach a pic for now of my baby boy.



Tonight, it is kleenex and memories...

Missing you Eloo Buddy!

Ang & Marvin Welch

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[bobbi]

Bless your hearts, both of you, and Eloo, who is with God now. You did the right thing, and Eloo will always love you; it never goes away, the love. The grief however takes as long as it takes, so let yourselves grieve. It has been 5 months since I lost my 18 year old Mimi, and once a week, I still sob - I just miss her so much.

We are so blessed to have these beautiful creatures in our lives, and I believe they chose us, to love and love us unconditionally. But don't let anyone minimize your grief; IT IS REAL; and we need to mourn our beloved animals. That's why I joined this site, you can't talk to non-pet people about your feelings. Believe me, I know what a HUGE loss you are experiencing, and you are in my thoughts and prayers.

Bobbi
Mimi's mom