Please think of Felly!
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Please think of Felly!
Hi everyone,
Felly79 has just contacted me to let me know that, after a long illness, she must put her dog to sleep and is on her way to doing so right now. Fel is feeling vulnerable, I'm hoping that some of us will have words of comfort for her in this emotionally trying time. Those of us who have lost pets know how hard it is.
Thanks!
Matt
Felly79 has just contacted me to let me know that, after a long illness, she must put her dog to sleep and is on her way to doing so right now. Fel is feeling vulnerable, I'm hoping that some of us will have words of comfort for her in this emotionally trying time. Those of us who have lost pets know how hard it is.
Thanks!
Matt
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Oh Felly...:ghug3..thinking of you , this is so hard, I have had to put several of my furbabies down in the past....they are such a big part of our lives and leave such a big hole...but I do believe they are not so far away.....chasing each other and kibitsing on the rainbow bridge....
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Hey Felly
I hope you see this thread.
My ex, my grown kids, and I put our family lab down about two months ago. He made the transition at home, with all of our hands in him. We sat around him in a circle on the floor.
It was a great favor to that once bouncing puppy, that dog who would fly up moutains like a deer. he was wracked in pain, crippled and incontinent. This dog had too much dignity for that.
He enjoyed a life that most humans never achieve. Love and total freedom.
I prefer to believe that he is prancing and bounding once again, unfettered by his useless body.
I miss him, however.
Best to you,
warrens
I hope you see this thread.
My ex, my grown kids, and I put our family lab down about two months ago. He made the transition at home, with all of our hands in him. We sat around him in a circle on the floor.
It was a great favor to that once bouncing puppy, that dog who would fly up moutains like a deer. he was wracked in pain, crippled and incontinent. This dog had too much dignity for that.
He enjoyed a life that most humans never achieve. Love and total freedom.
I prefer to believe that he is prancing and bounding once again, unfettered by his useless body.
I miss him, however.
Best to you,
warrens
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Felly ....
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
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Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
Author unknown...
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Rainbow Bridge always makes me cry, but somehow it brings some comfort.
Felly, I am so sorry you have to go through this, but please know that we are thinking about you and will be here when you return.
Felly, I am so sorry you have to go through this, but please know that we are thinking about you and will be here when you return.
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Thanks Matti. And thanks for all your support. I’ve never heard of rainbow bridge before but it sounds like a lovely place.
I remember well the day I first met her. I was fifteen and had just gotten my drivers permit and my Mom and I drove to Whidbey island to the breeder’s place to pick her up. It was the first time that I drove on the freeway and it was very harrowing. I was so sad to take her from her mother.
Then later on she became my only drinking partner. Every night I would get wasted and would cry and tell her all my sorrows. That is how the last seven years went. She was the best therapist I have ever had.
She is buried now, along with her favorite toy, beneath my favorite madrona tree on my parents’ property. I wonder if I made her depressed, dogs can be depressed, or maybe it was just her underactive thyroid. When I was in the psych ward they let her come in to visit me and it helped me more than any pdoc did. I thought I would I want to drink when she died, but I am way too sick to my stomach and exhausted. I feel very strange right now, I’ve never lost a loved one before.
Thanks to my very sweet neighbor Rob for digging her grave.
RIP Molly. I love you. I’ll see you on the rainbow bridge.
I remember well the day I first met her. I was fifteen and had just gotten my drivers permit and my Mom and I drove to Whidbey island to the breeder’s place to pick her up. It was the first time that I drove on the freeway and it was very harrowing. I was so sad to take her from her mother.
Then later on she became my only drinking partner. Every night I would get wasted and would cry and tell her all my sorrows. That is how the last seven years went. She was the best therapist I have ever had.
She is buried now, along with her favorite toy, beneath my favorite madrona tree on my parents’ property. I wonder if I made her depressed, dogs can be depressed, or maybe it was just her underactive thyroid. When I was in the psych ward they let her come in to visit me and it helped me more than any pdoc did. I thought I would I want to drink when she died, but I am way too sick to my stomach and exhausted. I feel very strange right now, I’ve never lost a loved one before.
Thanks to my very sweet neighbor Rob for digging her grave.
RIP Molly. I love you. I’ll see you on the rainbow bridge.
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Thank you for posting this matt, I'm sure it's a comfort to Felicia to know that she has a great friend like you! Thoughts and prayers going out for her....
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So sorry to hear that felly...
I found this poem about walking with an old dog, I thought it could maybe help ease the pain a bit...
Because you will not be forever,
Hope against time though I may,
I paint your picture in my memory,
Eyes blue with age, muzzle gone gray.
Because you walked with me in Springtime,
Puppy-clumsy, running free.
As you grew, we grew together-
You became a part of me.
Because you shared with me my sorrows,
Not understanding- simply there.
Often spurring me to laughter--
My friend, you know how much I care.
Because the years have slowed your fleetness,
Though your spirit still is strong.
I promise I will take more time now,
So that you can go along.
Because you do not fear the future,
Living only in the now,
I draw strength from your example-
Yet time keeps slipping by somehow.
Because the day will soon be coming
When I will no longer see
You rise to greet me-but in memory
You will always walk with me.
- Gayl Jokiel
Hang on to your memories of the good time you spent together because that's what they leave behind for us when they go...
I found this poem about walking with an old dog, I thought it could maybe help ease the pain a bit...
Because you will not be forever,
Hope against time though I may,
I paint your picture in my memory,
Eyes blue with age, muzzle gone gray.
Because you walked with me in Springtime,
Puppy-clumsy, running free.
As you grew, we grew together-
You became a part of me.
Because you shared with me my sorrows,
Not understanding- simply there.
Often spurring me to laughter--
My friend, you know how much I care.
Because the years have slowed your fleetness,
Though your spirit still is strong.
I promise I will take more time now,
So that you can go along.
Because you do not fear the future,
Living only in the now,
I draw strength from your example-
Yet time keeps slipping by somehow.
Because the day will soon be coming
When I will no longer see
You rise to greet me-but in memory
You will always walk with me.
- Gayl Jokiel
Hang on to your memories of the good time you spent together because that's what they leave behind for us when they go...
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Felly - I don't really know what to say, I'm sobbing right now after reading those poems! I am so, truly sorry for your loss. Pets are so special - you're in my prayers tonight. I'm here if you want to talk.
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Matt - You would be a great person to have as a friend!
The thing we were taught at rehab is that sobriety helps us actually deal with life's low points. You don't need a drink to handle problems; drinking just means we are running away and keeping our problems bottled up. It is a terrible cycle to be in.
Felly, I am glad you reached out to people that truly care about you for support!!
Dave
ps I grew up with Toy Poodles, so what do I know???
The thing we were taught at rehab is that sobriety helps us actually deal with life's low points. You don't need a drink to handle problems; drinking just means we are running away and keeping our problems bottled up. It is a terrible cycle to be in.
Felly, I am glad you reached out to people that truly care about you for support!!
Dave
ps I grew up with Toy Poodles, so what do I know???
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