Our Precious Miracle Baby Options

[kestle]

Hello all.

Our "Baby" was born 27/11/97. She was a Patterdale Jack Russell.

She was dead at birth and left in the membrane by her mum who rejected her. I broke the membrane, she was lifeless. My husband tried to take her off me to bury her. I held onto her and told him to leave us alone. My husband went out in disgust saying "she's dead". I immediately started to vigorously massage here tiny body (about 5" long) and put her nose and mouth in mine, how long for I do not know. Suddenly there was a movement in one of her tiny paws. She then just sprang into life and squeeked. She was alive. I have never prayed so hard in my entire life.

I have always rescued animals, so perhaps my experience helped, my husband said that I must be a witch! She was so loved and spoilt. She was the boss. She was tiny but perfect, ginger haired and beautiful. I bottlefed her and I was her mummy.

It was her 13th birthday on the 27th November 2010. Her lovely ginger face was now white with age. I was so glad that she made it to 13. We bought her a new collar, lead and coat. She loved going out in the car and had lots of caravan holidays. Recently she just went out on little walks as she was doddery. From the 7th December she refused any of her favourite foods. On the 8th December her little legs began to give way and she just wanted to sleep. She was in the house on a quilt, comfy at the side of the radiator. She was telling us that the was ready to go to heaven. She went in her sleep peacefully, with my sons and I stroking and kissing her, holding her little paws. We are so grateful for 13 wonderful years and she will always be with us. She is buried outside my front door in her new coat, collar and lead.

My husband died five years ago aged just 53. He loved Baby so much, as we all did. I hope my husband is now looking after her as we have, our Baby was a miracle.

We are devastated yet happy for her.

Bless her, be happy our precious Baby, we love you so much.

It's the ones left behind who suffer. She really was our Baby from the day she took her first breath to the say she took her last. She was there for us and we were there for her. It could never have been long enough. ***

[janika]

Dear Gloria

Cry as much as you need my friend. I cried nearly all day yesterday and it's been almost 5 years since my Tasha left me and 16 months for my Noushka. I cope most of the time and manage to enjoy life, especially since we rescued darling Pixie in February, but still my heart aches for my precious fur babies, even my Vikki, my corgi who left me when I was 12 years old. I will be 60 next year and I have been so lucky to have so many fur companions to share my life with. I feel so honoured and privileged.
I see you are UK based, the same as me. Maybe we can meet up on chat sometime. The chat room here is great and at last there's someone in my time-zone. Let me know if you feel like a 'chat'. I will probably check in about 11pm tonight and then around 7-8 am tomorrow. I understand if you don't feel like live chat, but I will be there if you need some company.
Hugs
Jan and my Angels and Pixie x