Her name was Ricky, she was a few months off being 17years old in human years.
At approx. 13.20pm Australian time on the 28/05/2011 she drew her last breathe.
She had been unwell for some time, a combination of pancreatitis, dementia and a variety of other illnessess, but kept on rallying each time, drawing stength from her other 4 legged pack members (her regular vet check ups saying she was not in pain)

Unfortuatly the last week her back legs no longer strong enough to keep her upright, ment she was no longer able to walk correctly and kept falling, and the decision was made that it was time.

It was quick and painless, her last act ...pee all over the vets table

With lots of tears we buried her in the back yard,
her other 4 legged pack members are as lost as her two legged ones, we go to feed alll three and remember we only have two, we bring them inside and and wonder were she is, the remaining two ..well you can see it in their eyes, they are off their food and are not playing as much, constantly searching us out if we are not in their sight..

I hope somewere the angels are looking affter her and she is in doggy heaven, chewing things, barking, taking over the bed and generaly getting up to as much mischief as she did here on earth....and with all the other animals that have passed laughing about their human pack

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May the bad things get lost on the way to you door!

My sympathies ... :hugs:

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Sighhh

Why do men snore when lying on their backs?
Because their balls fall over their butt holes and they vapour lock.

Sorry to hear of your loss, LW.

But as you say it was her time, you knew it and did the right thing.

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Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.

My deepest sympathies and condolences go out to you, Littlewolf.

It is always very hard to say goodbye to a loved one, no matter the age or circumstances.

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"It is a rare man that is taken for what he truly is...We are not always what we seem, and hardly ever what we dream...." Peter S. Beagle

LW, so sorry to hear this.

We had to put down our dog this year and it was so hard. I still look for her sometimes, still forget that she's no longer with us.

Was Ricky a painter? I love that picture and what a nice piece of art to have to remember her by.

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"The heart has its reasons, of which reason knows nothing." -- Blaise Pascal

Littlewolf my heart goes out to you. You did the right thing. They give us love and we can help them.

I was a wreck for a while when I had to just give up my Dachshund. I raised him from a 5 week old. Had to give him up after a year. I wasn't home enough to properly take care of him.

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Candi

Hollywood is a land of money and cowardice.

-Henry A. Lee, Cracked.com columnist

LW - I feel very deeply for your loss. We only let go of Dutchess in March and I still feel her loss.
My daughter convinced me to open up our hearts to a new family member 6 wks later. I drug my feet knowing she would not be anything like Dutchess and she wasn't. She was very skittish at first and needed our love just as much as we needed hers. She is now finally coming around to our other cat and enjoying being in our home. She needed a home and someone to love, and we needed a little somethihng to put in the giant hole loosing Dutchie left. At times I think I was too hasty to get another cat so soon after letting Dutch go, but then she'll jump up in my lap and purr, or just kneed my arm while purring. It helps with the loss, but I still miss Dutch. But now my heart grows a little bigger with love for Bailey.
Sending you and prayers to you and your pack