Missing My Sweet Maltese/pekingese Boy Options

[LoveMyMickey]

Sept. 20, 1996 - Feb. 22, 2011


Eight weeks ago today our little boy Mickey passed away here at home. I'm glad we didn't have to make the choice of putting him down. He was 14 years and 5 months old. We got him from a couple who could no longer care for him when he was 5 years old. He came home with us and accepted us as if he knew us. He was such a sweet loving little boy.

He was diagnosed with a heart murmur a few years ago which didn't seem to bother him. But as time went by he could do less without getting out of breath and coughing. At his regular checkup last Oct. the vet prescribed a blood pressure and diuretic pill. It helped his breathing until a few days before he passed in Feb. He was always lively and frisky even if it got him out of breath. He had such a happy playful spirit. He went downhill pretty fast. One night he was trotting behind me for his Pupperoni treat and the next day he started not eating as much, but he always drank plenty of water. He lost some weight during the next few days and we kept in touch with the vet. She said to give him some Pedialyte and we also got his meds refilled. We decided not to take him to the vet to get him stuck with needles and upset him, because he was getting weak and we knew this was going to be the end. I could tell his heart wasn't beating normal and the pills weren't helping much.

He had his good days and bad days which they said was normal. The day he passed he had gotten up early that morning and ate a little hamburger I had left out for him in the kitchen. During the day he did his potty outside and even barked at a neighbor through the carport storm door. In the late afternoon, he got in his little soft bed in the living room. My husband and I were in the living room too. All of a sudden Mickey got up out of his bed and collasped. He had a seizure. We got down on the floor with him and comforted him until he took his last breath, which didn't take long. He seemed to be unconscious, so maybe he didn't suffer.

We put him back in his little bed on his side and put it in a heavy duty plastic container which we had ready. We put in some of his favorite things and covered him with a little quilt I had made. Before we covered him with the quilt, we left it open for awhile. He looked like a little angel laying there. Then we sealed it up good. We buried him in our flower garden beside our last little dog.

Needless to say we are heartbroken. I will write more about him later. I can't see through these tears.

To everyone here, please accept my condolences on the loss of your pets. I have been reading here for awhile. I found the board on Google as I was searching for pet monuments.

God Bless You All!

[Peggy's Human]

Dear LoveMyMickey,

I am so sorry about the loss of your beloved Mickey. What a precious little soul he was/is, his beautiful spirit shines right through in his picture. I completely understand your devestation and wish I could offer you more than mere words as you travel this painful road with the rest of us. The 8 week anniversary for my beautiful Peggy will be Friday night/Saturday morning. It's amazing how fast the time passes and yet, the pain doesn't seem to abate. It subsides for brief periods but then resurfaces, often at unexpected times. Please remember that you are not alone and your fellow-travelers on this site will always be willing to listen and offer a comforting shoulder when you need support or want to share some of your stories about your sweet Mickey. As much as it hurts, writing about our loved ones who are no longer physically with us, often helps us to work our way through our mutual pain. If you feel up to sharing, I would love to read more about your adorable boy. If you don't feel up to it, please don't try to push yourself. You must find the way and pace that works best for you.

What a blessing for Mickey to pass at home. But even if you were 'prepared', how difficult that must have been for you and your husband. God love you both for being strong enough to focus on comforting Mickey when you must have been experiencing incredibly diffiuclt emotions at the situation you were facing. Please take some solance in the fact that he was unconscious after he collapsed. I'm sure he was not experiencing any pain, so try to rest easy on that account. I am just as positive that he heard you both and knew you were there with him, to help him pass.

Please know that I completely understand the heart-break you are experiencing. You will be in my thoughts and prayers and I hope that the pain in your heart lightens soon so you can remember your beloved boy with more smiles than tears.

Please take care of yourselves.

Peggy (the human)