My Sweet Spooky 5/17/97-12/23/10 Options

[Christina R.]

I lost my sweet dog Spooky 48 hours ago and I don't know what to do with myself. She was amazing and my constant companion for 13 1/2 years. I am so utterly pained right now. I'm just broken ....

The pain seems to get worse and my sobs seem to get louder ... I can't believe this has happened.

My sweet little girl was a Chihuahua/Min Pin mix and we were attached at the hip. I was her person ... and she let everyone know that. She's weathered so many storms with me and given me so much love and comfort - it's hard to fathom my world without her in it.

I had to have back surgery two months ago and have been laid up in bed ever since and she happily stayed by my side night and day. Unexpectedly, two and a half weeks ago she started having trouble walking. I've been living with my parents for the past 2 1/2 years, going back to school to start a new life for myself ... and when Spooky's problems started, I had to ask for help to get her in and out of the bed. It was torture watching my baby girl struggling to walk and not be able to help her. Torture. My brother, her veterinarian, thought there she might have an infection in her spine, but every antibiotic we tried didn't help. Her condition declined so fast, it was awful. This week she couldn't walk at all and I prayed she would get better ... but it didn't happen. I cannot express the agonizing frustration I experienced not being able to lift her off the ground ... my stupid back.

Her last day here, my poor little girl was unable to walk, she could only sit up for a few minutes at a time, and she wouldn't eat and couldn't get her tongue to work right - just drinking was a chore. My little girl ... I know she didn't understand what was happening to her - she looked so scared every time she fell over. My brother thinks little Spooky had some sort of tumor in her brain that was causing her to lose her motor function. He told me I would know when it was time to let her go ... and I did. 48 hours ago, I gave my sweet baby girl the gift of peace and freedom from her failing body.

I'm just so broken up about it. I miss her so much and the loss is tremendous. I feel like a whole has been punched through my world and I'm in pieces.

I'm broken and feel so alone. How do I move on from this when I can't breath without thinking of her.

[Christina R.]

One month ago today ... I find myself remembering the good times and smiling and then becoming painfully overwhelmed by sadness .. usually within moments. I still can't stand using past tense when referring to her ... it's all still so "current" to actually be past tense. I love her ... I miss her ... and I hate that she isn't here.

I've noticed a big change in my other dog, Pungo these past few weeks. When he was younger he was my shadow, followed me where ever I went and Spooky was a little more independent. In the past three years, they flip-flopped roles, with Spooky constantly with me and Pungo more independent. Since Spooky's passing (which I still hate to type) he's with me all the time. Even now, typing this, he was at the foot of the bed and as soon as I started to cry he moved up right next to me ... my boy is looking after me.

The other night .. I was trying to get some pictures of Pungo ... he was watching me on my laptop so I opened up Photo Booth to get some pics of it. Before every shot there is a 3, 2, 1 countdown with beeps .. almost every pic, when the countdown approached 1 - he leaned in and gave me a kiss. It was hilarious ... I must have taken over 30 pictures and he seemed to be completely entertained by his high jinx. He's such a good boy ... making me remember how to smile and laugh.

We miss you, little Spooky ... we miss you so much it hurts.

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