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!

[LoveMyMickey]

Hi Moon-Beam and Peggy. I hope you and your furbabies are having a good day. Our day is good, doing some housecleaning and donated quite a few things to help children in Louisville. One thing we will not do is move Mickey's big mattress bed from our bedroom. His toys that he slept with are on it. He would put his chin on them at times. We look over at it at night and tell him goodnight.

Moon_Beam, I know what you mean about letting the tears flow. I always feel better. I got tears a few minutes ago thinking how Mickey would lick the enzyme doggie toothpaste off my finger at night. He had the cutest little tongue.

LOL, Peggy, yes I do still have my animal restaurant on the carport. We put out 3 cool whip tops as plates, the middle one has canned cat food and the other two have the dry cat food. I haven't been seeing the cats very often, but the can food disappears in the early evening. Old "Harry" the opposum eats the dry food and anything else that left later at night. During the day I have been seeing big black birds eating the dry cat food. The pieces are too big for them to swallow, but they break it with their sharp beak. (looks like they're chewing it). Most of the time we put food out twice a day.

The back yard is another story. Little birds eat out of the feeder and I put seeds on the ground for others, birds, big squirrels, Charlie the chipmunk, and my special birds, the Doves. The Doves like to hang out in the flower garden around or on the gravesites.

I spend quite a bit on seeds and cat food too, but I tell myself it's a donation to help the animals. We're like you, Peggy, we are animal suckers. Thanks for the smile today.

My thoughts and prayers remain with you all....Peggy, I will be thinking of you tomorrow night and Sat. I hope it gets easier for you and your mom.

[Peggy's Human]

Dearest LoveMyMickey,

I'm so glad you're having a good day and God love you for donating to those in need. I completely understand about keeping Mickey's bed and toys in your bedroom. Peggy's toys are still in my laundry room - and I confess, I have picked up her favorite teddy bear sevearl times and hugged it while thinking of her (can't believe I'm fessing up to that one, NOBODY in my life knows that, not even Mom). Hummm, think I'm getting way too comfortable with you guys! LOL (someone's gonna call the funny farm to come and get me!)

I thank you for telling me about the cool whip lids. My neighbors give me strange looks for putting out cat food on the plastic tops of take out containers - did I tell you my neighbors cat likes to come over here to eat??? I feed the birds out back and on the side of the house and feed the cat outside the front door to keep some distance. No clue why he comes here, I know he's well cared for, his Mom is my vet neighbor who made many late night visits to my house for Peggy; She's the one who always called Peggy my 'delicate little flower'. I always thought she was being slightly sarcastic and I told her one night that I felt bad that I was overreacting when Peggy wasn't feeling well. She told me that she wasn't kidding or being sarcastic, Peggy really was a delicate little flower and she loved her and understood why I would get so concerned when she was acting 'off'. If I didn't love my neighbors before that, I was hooked from then on. Love my dog, I love you.

Thank you so much for your prayers. We've been doing better but today I've been kind of teary. Not sure why. I'm probably going to update my own thread tonight, just to see what comes out. You wouldn't think it would matter but writing how you feel does help. LoveMyMickey, thank you so much for all your kind support. You have helped me immensly and I am truly grateful for your reaching out when you're in pain yourself. As always, you and your husband, as well as Mickey are in my (and Mom's) prayers,

Please take care of yourself.

Peggy