Sad Event

[spicedogs]

Today, while in Omaha, I had to say good-bye to my dog Zack Curry. He was diagnosed with cancer of the spleen. I left the house with a healthy dog, only to get a phone call from my husband at about 5 pm that Zack was listless and not eating. (This dog was always hungry.) Hubby took him to the vet. Diagnosis: untreatable cancer. He was euthanized because he was in dire pain.

Hug your pets today.




August 1998–September 22, 2007 (Rest in Peace, Fatty Boy) 

Comments

[ashlibrooke.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry Edith. That's terrible. I feel really bad. I know how much that you love your pets. This has completely broken my heart.

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Ashli. I didn't answer right away because I found it so hard to come to terms that he was gone. In a matter of 2 years, I went from a family of 4 dogs, plus my daughters one (Cocoa) to 2 dogs (plus Cocoa). It has been tough for me.

[ashlibrooke.livejournal.com]

I understand. You needed time. Anyone would after losing a loved pet. They're almost like a member of the family. (To most, they are a member of the family)

I'm still really sorry for your loss. I cried like a baby when I read this. (I'm tearing up now) But I couldn't come back to your page for a while after reading this. It just breaks my heart.

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

Aw, that is so sweet of you.

My pets are equivalent to my children. When Ethan was 3, I acquired our first basset (Ginger). Ethan started showing signs of allergies. The doctor told me to get rid of the dog. I asked him if he knew of any adoption agencies that would take my son. He looked at me in shock that I would even think in those terms. I told him that that was exactly how I felt when he told me to get rid of my dog. There was no choice, they both would stay. Ethan started having allergy shots.

[augrah.livejournal.com]

Aw, Edith, I'm so sorry. My dog died of cancer two years ago and it was very difficult. Take care of yourself, hun. *hugs*

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

It is difficult. This one really hit me hard. I was his special person. I didn't realize how deeply he dug himself into my heart.

[galileah-galile.livejournal.com]

Oh, hon I'm so sorry; and while your away too. Hugs

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I really appreciate it.

[txvoodoo.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm SO SORRY.

Massive hugs!

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

Tahnk you. It was hard to thank everybody right away. He really made a deep hole in my heart.

[txvoodoo.livejournal.com]

They do that - which is a tribute to them. It's so hard, but it doesn't stop us from continuing our dog love.

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

No, it doesn't. We continue on loving them. We are now down to 2 bassets and one wannabe. We will stay at this number for a while. But you never know what the future will bring. There may be a very needy one out there whom nobody wants. Well, the foolish people that we are, we will open our doors and heart once again.

[txvoodoo.livejournal.com]

Yup, that's us, all over.

I don't think we can do it for a while yet - 4 is plenty, really. I'm avoiding rescue boards and such. No temptation!

I saw a woman who's rescued 8 doxies recently. My idea of heaven!

[mr-henry-gale.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry for your lost, Edith. My dog was killed at least a decade ago, and somewhere inside me, there is still hurt and revulsion at what happened, that there are people out there who could do something so cruel.

Good luck with life after Zack. He'll always be with you in memory.

[goa-44.livejournal.com]

Ouch, what happened to your dog?

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

Ouch, what happened to your dog?

He was diagnosed with a very aggressive cancer. One that is deadly once it is diagonesed.

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It is so hard when they leave you, and this one was so special. I will write about him a few days from now. He had such a hard life when he was younger. I am glad that he found happines with us.

[leyosura.livejournal.com]

Oh Edith, I'm so sorry.
(((hugs)))

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[polvodestrella.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry hon :( *BIG HUG*

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[benobsessed.livejournal.com]

Edith that is so sad. I'm so sorry for your loss. I will give Hoover lots of extra cuddles today.

Take care hun, my thoughts are with you

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Keep hugging Hoover. They are with us for such a short time.

[kidneytheft.livejournal.com]

I am so terribly sorry to hear that, my dog means so much to me as well. Theres nothing to say in times like these, except try to keep your chin up and look at the bright side -- at least your dog isn't in anymore pain now.

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

They are your little babies. When they are gone, it hurts so much. Thank you for your concern.

[padmapani56.livejournal.com]

Oh No! How aweful! I am so deeply sorry for you. The emptiness you will feel, the loneliness, eventhough your house is full with people and other dogs...I feel with you my friend, I'll send you some light and comfort.

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I really appreciate your kind words.

[katje0711.livejournal.com]

Wow! You have a lot going on right now. I'm so sorry. {{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Kat.

[hauntingdream.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry.

*hugs*

[katelove12.livejournal.com]

I am very sorry Edith. It is very hard to say goodbye to a beloved pet. I believe in the afterlife and I hope he is in a good place now. :)

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

I believe in the Rainbow Bridge. I believe he is there, cured, and waiting for me to cross it together.

[ostia2006.livejournal.com]

I am so sorry Edith :0(

*big hugs*

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[boheme06.livejournal.com]

I was hugging my dog all day today. I'm sorry for your loss. It's tough to lose a loved one, regardless of the number of legs they have.

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

Keep hugging your dogs, even when they are mischievous. They are with us for such a short time.

Thank you.

[goa-44.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear about your dog. That must be sooooo terrible! :((( And of course this happens when your away... :(
Will think of you and your dog when I cuddle my cats.

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Hug your kitties.

Zack Curry's Trip to the Bridge

[(Anonymous)]

I was sorry to read about Zack's sudden trip to the Bridge. I, too, lost a dog to cancer. We had a sweet little American Eskimo who was fine one day and then diagnosed with liver cancer and gone shortly after. It is never easy...and my heart goes out to you.

Sandi,
Droolmama to Daisy, Delilah and Dozer from NJ

[(Anonymous)]

I don't even know what to think or feel right now. He was my "first" -- foster that is. It was tough letting him go even though it was only down the road! I know he had a very happy and loving life and will always be looking over you. The circle of life continues -- a big congrats on the two legger that will join the spices next year!

Big Hugs and Slurps,

Holly and The Hounds -- Princess Juliet the Magnificent, Quincey Magoo and Alexis T. Wigglebutt (another foster failure!)

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

Holly, it is so nice to hear from you. Yes, it was so difficult to let him go back to you. So we kept him. I was so glad that he came to our house. If you recall, he did go to another home a week or two earlier, but they returned him. He was too much of a pistol—and he was. But you know we loved him. He was my first velcro dog. Thank you for fostering him and making sure that he was going to get the best of care. If it weren't for you and BROOD, he would not have seen more than the first 7 months of his life. You and and that healing blanket did the trick.