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post Mar 11 2016, 07:08 PM
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Gunner's Mama,

I bet Gunner did send you that sign!! wub.gif Gunner wants to comfort his Mama. wub.gif

Thinking of you tonight. Please keep in touch,

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post Mar 11 2016, 07:52 PM
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Thank you LittleGirlsMommy. I think so too.I think he knew that I really needed him today because I saw 5 hawks throughout the day. He hated seeing me upset. He always would come up and comfort me. He just had that way about him. He always knew what I needed. Thank you for thinking of me and checking on me. I really appreciate it.
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post Mar 11 2016, 08:03 PM
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It is wonderful that you are so in tune with your boy. wub.gif He is right there with you. smile.gif

Blessings to you tonight, Gunner's loving Mama.

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post Mar 11 2016, 08:29 PM
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Thank you Moon Beam for your kind words. I am just going with the flow. That's all I can do right now. One day at a time. Thank you for taking the time to read my posts and care enough to respond. I really appreciate it.
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post Mar 14 2016, 07:00 AM
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I was having a rough day yesterday. I was petting all of our dogs and saying how much different all of their fur felt. I told my husband how much I missed how soft Gunners fur was. I fell asleep later and in my dream I got out of bed and saw Gunner laying on the bedroom floor. I started walking out of the bedroom and I realized that he was no longer with us on this earth so I ran back in the bedroom and looked on the floor but he was gone. I looked on the bed and he was laying there. I hugged him and his head was on my shoulder. I kept rubbing my face against him and petting him feeling how soft his fur was. I felt him nuzzle my ear. I remember asking him to paw me like he used to. He used to take his paw and pull on my forearm. He did it twice in my dream and I could feel how scratchy his pads on his feet were. Then I was in the family room and he was there and I squatted down and started hugging and petting him again. I could feel myself waking up and I tried to fight it because I didn't want it to end. It felt so real. I woke up crying because I was so happy but so sad. It made me miss him so much. I have been crying all over again this morning. I hate this hurt, this new normal and most of all I hate having to miss him. I just want him back.
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post Mar 14 2016, 11:55 AM
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Hi, Gunner's Mom, thank you so much for sharing with us how you're doing. I can sooooo relate to how you're feeling when you share with us "I hate this hurt, this new normal and most of all I hate having to miss him. I just want him back." I have had similar dreams after a beloved companion has transitioned from this earthly realm, and it does hurt to wake up back into the nightmare reality that they are no longer physically with us. Hopefully in time you will find comfort in these "visits" with your beloved Gunner - - for he is letting you know he is still forever with you.

I hope today is treating you kindly, Gunner's Mom, and that you will have a peaceful evening blessed with your beloved Gunner's sweet Living Spirit to comfort you. Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers, and please let us know how you're doing.

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post Mar 14 2016, 12:53 PM
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Thank you Moon Beam for your kind words. I'm sure you will understand when I say this but it was mixed emotions. It was so sad to wake up and he wasn't here anymore but for some reason I knew that in the dream that I was having. I think that's why I really enjoyed the way he felt so much. It also made me happy because I knew he was still watching over me because he had to have heard me say that I just wanted to feel how soft he was again. The dream was so vivid and so real. I could feel him as though he was right there with me like he had never left. I have never had a dream that was that realistic in my life before. Thank you again for checking on me and seeing how I am doing.
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post Mar 27 2016, 02:07 AM
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Hi Kathy and Moon Beam. I haven't been on in a while because I was reading a book called animals and the afterlife by Kim Sheridan. I read it in a little over a week. It was very good and seemed to help. I have my better days and bad ones. I still cry every day. Yesterday was 3 months so that was hard. It just doesn't seem that long since I've seen his handsome face. I still look at pictures and videos of him everyday. Sometimes I catch my myself laughing at how silly he was and then sometimes I will just break down and cry. I just miss him so much. He was my boy and I won't ever have that bond with another dog. He was my special angel that God gave me. Kathy, when I read the story about Capone it took me right back to that night that I lost Gunner. The similarities were unreal. I cried the whole time that I read her post and I just felt like I had to respond to her. I know exactly what she's going through. I hope that she it's doing okay. Thank you for both for checking on me to see how I am doing. I'm just taking it one day at a time.
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post Mar 27 2016, 10:25 AM
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Hi, Gunner's Mom, thank you so much for sharing with us how you're doing. I can soooo relate to how you're feeling when you share with us: "Sometimes I catch my myself laughing at how silly he was and then sometimes I will just break down and cry. I just miss him so much. He was my boy and I won't ever have that bond with another dog. He was my special angel that God gave me." Please let me try to reassure you that it is perfectly NORMAL to not have the same bond with another companion that you share with your beloved Gunner. As with our human relationships so it is the same with the relationships we have with our companions - - no two relationships are the same. They aren't meant to be. Each companion has his / her own special personality, likes / dislikes, etc.. They interact with us - - as we respond to them - - as the unique individual beings they are. As with our human relationships so it is also with our companions - - some relationships are closer than others - - with each one having their own special place in our hearts and lives. This doesn't mean we love our "different" companions less. It simply means that having "different" relationships is okay.

I hope today is treating you kindly, Gunner's Mom, and that you will have a peaceful evening blessed with your beloved Gunner's sweet Living Spirit to comfort you. Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers, and please let us know how you're doing.

Peace and blessings,
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post Mar 27 2016, 10:28 AM
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Hi Gunner's Mama,

I was just catching up with your post from a couple of weeks ago about the dream! ANd yes, I totally agree he's watching over you (as you said, he is your special angel), and is there with you. He knew how you longed to feel his soft fur, and you even got to feel his scratchy paw pads. wub.gif

Ahh so yesterday was the 3-month mark. I surely understand when you say it doesn't feel as though it's been that long since you've seen his physical self.

Thanks for sharing about that book by Kim Sheridan. I haven't read it. I'm really glad to hear that it helped some.

I was also really glad to read that you caught yourself laughing at a picture/video and something silly Gunner did ! smile.gif I'm sure Gunner was right there too, amused and reliving those fun moments with you!! wub.gif

Yes, Capone's Mommy's story was so similar to yours it was unreal. I'm sure that what you wrote to her was extremely comforting. There's nothing quite like hearing from someone else who has been through almost exactly what you have been through! It was so wonderful of you to do that, and I hope it somehow comforts you both.

Please continue to write any time!

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post Mar 30 2016, 03:12 PM
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I'm not having a good day today. I had to take my 11 year old Boston to the vet today. He's been vomiting and having diarrhea with blood in it. They did a blood test for pancreatis but that came back normal. They took a stool sample and also did a whole panel of blood work but I won't know the results until later tonight. I'm a mess because I just can't think if something bad is wrong with him. I still a mess about Gunner and I can't think of anything happening to another one of my babies. I asked Gunner to watch over him and to talk to God to let him be okay. I would appreciate if everyone could say a prayer for him. Thank you.
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post Mar 30 2016, 04:27 PM
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Oh Gunner's Mama,

Prayers are on the way for your precious Boston!!! What a scary day for you. Is Boston home with you right now or is he at the vet for now? Will be sending him healing prayers and sending you comforting prayers!!!

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post Mar 30 2016, 04:38 PM
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Thank you Kathy. He is at home with me. They put him on an antibiotic. He just had an accident in the house which he never has and when I cleaned it up there was blood in it. I'm so worried about him. Thank you for the prayers. Whenever I hear something I'll let you know.
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post Mar 30 2016, 04:57 PM
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Okay. Hoping it is something minor that the antibiotic can clear up!!
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post Mar 30 2016, 06:54 PM
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Gunner's Mama,

Just to let you know - I won't be online for the rest of the night but will check back in the morning to see any updates. Thinking of you!!

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post Mar 31 2016, 05:01 AM
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Kathy I just wanted to let you know that the vets office called last night and said that the lab messed up and forgot to send his blood work over. She said that they would get it today and the vet would call when she gets in today at noon after she takes a look at it. I will post whenever I know something.
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post Mar 31 2016, 06:57 AM
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Oh wow!!!

Crossing my fingers!

QUOTE (Gunners Mama @ Mar 31 2016, 06:01 AM) *
Kathy I just wanted to let you know that the vets office called last night and said that the lab messed up and forgot to send his blood work over. She said that they would get it today and the vet would call when she gets in today at noon after she takes a look at it. I will post whenever I know something.



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post Mar 31 2016, 10:00 AM
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Hi, Gunner's Mom, please know you and your precious Boston are in my thoughts and prayers that the antibiotic will be able to take care of his medical crisis. I do so understand how you're feeling about not being able to handle the idea of something potentially serious - - and especially so soon after the physical loss of your beloved Gunner. Please let us know how your precious boy, and you, are doing, and look forward to sharing the results of the blood test. We are here for you.

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post Mar 31 2016, 06:05 PM
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Thank you Kathy and Moon Beam for responding. We got the blood work back and he was a little anemic and has been fighting off an infection but they weren't sure what kind. Then later they got his results from his stool sample and he has hookworms really bad. So he has to get some medicine and they are going to give the other dogs some too. I am so happy that it is something that can be treated with medicine. I thanked God and Gunner for watching over him. Thank you all for keeping Squiggy in your prayers. We appreciate it so much.
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post Mar 31 2016, 06:18 PM
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Gunner's Mama,

I am SO relieved ! smile.gif

Squiggy and the others will just have to take their medicine and get well. wub.gif

Sorry you've had to go through such a scare! Keep us posted. I hope you and your family all can rest easier tonight!

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