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!

[JoanneL]

Dear LoveMyMickey,

I am so sorry for the loss of your adorable little Mickey. He was very lucky to have had you and your husband as his parents. He was also lucky to have been able to die in his own home with his parents beside him. It sounds like he had a very good life with you. Now you are left to mourn and miss him. I have been missing my little Zoe now for 3 months and I still have good days and bad days. You know this is a roller coaster of emotions. We are so lucky to have this forum and the people who read the posts and offer us support.

I hope that you will get as much comfort from coming here as I have. One day at a time it will get easier but each of us grieves in our own way and our own time.

I am sending you a cyber hug. So glad you all were safe during the storms. We actually had some small areas of tornado damage here in Maryland.