just needed to share

[Epiphany4z]

we had to put one of our dogs to sleep today...the entire family...all 7 of us were there to say goodbye..she was the household peace maker..she would never let anyone fight the smartest most loving dog I have ever had...we will miss her so very much...RIP Nikki.

[auntAgonist]

1. I'm so sorry ...

:hug:

It hurts to lose a loving pet.

aA

[fizzgig]

2. i'm so sorry for the loss of your friend

:hug:

[Call Me Wesley]

3. Safe passage to Nikki.

May she be free from suffering. Peace and comfort to you and yours, Epiphany4z.

[Callalily]

4. So sorry to hear about Nikki.

I pray that her passage was swift! I'm sure that your heart is filled with fond memories.

[mnhtnbb]

5. So sorry you've lost Nikki.

:hug:

[hippywife]

6. Sleep peacefully, sweet Nikki.

Sounds like your people loved you very much and for good reason. Peace to you all. :hug:

[LeftyFingerPop]

7. Safe passage to Nikki...

and my deep condolences to you and your family. :hug: I'm very sorry.

[hyphenate]

8. My condolences. RIP to a good soul. eom

[ThomCat]

9. I'm very sorry for all of you.

I am glad Nikki had such a good family to love, that loved her back. :grouphug:

I'm sorry she had to go so soon.

We are worrying about when that day is coming for us.

We have a dog named Jack that is now 21 and a half years old! He will be 22 in November if he makes it that far. We are holding on to him and giving him love day by day at this point.

He has a slow growing cancer. He has one eye, and almost blind in it. His back legs are getting week. He is almost deaf. The cancer is pressing on his bladder, so he has to go to the bathroom a lot, and now goes in the house a lot.

But we love him and enjoy every day we get to have with him, so we follow him around and clean up after him every time he makes a mess. He can't help it. We give him lot of love repeatedly throughout the day, every day. We give him treats as much as he wants to keep his weight up.

He isn't in any noticeable pain from the cancer, but we give him a low level painkiller once a day as a preventive measure to keep him comfortable just in case, because dogs often hide their pain.

He's a very happy dog who loves to give kisses and wag his stubby tail and nuzzle us for constant ear rubs. So every day we hope we'll have him for just one more day.

[Epiphany4z]

16. Nikki was 8 or 9 years old

and she just suddenly got ill...the vet said some sort of autoimmune thing....it wa a shock to us...she was such a part of our family...your dog sounds wonderful . It is true its hard to tell when they hurt...we didn't catch Nikkis issues until this week.

[ThomCat]

18. That is terribly young...

Oh damn... :cry:

I am so terribly sorry. You should have had so much longer with her.

I wish all dogs could live as long as our oldest.

This long, long slow decline, and waiting day by day not knowing is agonizing. But we absolutely love every extra day that we have with him. It is absolutely worth all the extra stress and vet bills. I wish you had been given the choice. :(

[femmocrat]

10. I'm so sorry, Epiphany.

She was a beautiful girl. :hug:

[Terra Alta]

11. I'm so sorry.

The loss of a pet is always very hard.You are in my thoughts and prayers. :hug:

[rurallib]

12. tough thing to do, but sometimes you have to

hope there is nothing but good memories.

[Epiphany4z]

17. all good

she was a happy camper while she was with us.

[MountainLaurel]

13. My thoughts are with you

May she rest in peace

[KurtNYC]

14. Farewell Nikki

Dogs have taught me more about Zen and living in the moment than 100 books ever could.

:hug:

[Curmudgeoness]

15. How wonderful for Nikki that you were all there with her.

When I asked a vet if I could stay for the whole thing, he said "of course you can. The people who dump the pet here and run away leaving me to be the last thing they see break my heart and piss me off." You were there for her, and you were the last thing in her life. So sorry.

[Gold Metal Flake]

19. Condolences. It's hard to lose fur friends. 4 dogs on my culdesac have passed this summer.

Our old rescue German Shepherd Sandy :cry:, a neighbors old German Shepherd that he had from a pup, and another neighbor lost his two old dogs within two weeks of each other. Summer is hard on old dogs.

[Epiphany4z]

21. I hugged a stranger today

who was in one of the other room at the vet her dog was also put to sleep while I was there as where 3 others ....it was just a bad pet day....I had my family with me...the lady I hugged today was all alone. We hugged and cried together.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

20. RIP Nikki

good and faithful dog. :hug:

[MrMickeysMom]

22. She's inside your heart now...

I know you'll miss her. I can tell...

:hug:

[handmade34]

23. so sorry...

[foxfeet]

24. I'm so sorry for your loss.

I wish peace and comfort to all who love her. :grouphug:

[emilyg]

25. Safe journey Nikki.

[applegrove]

26. vibes

[Odin2005]

27. I'm sorry!

:(

[Lindsey]

28. My heart goes out to you and your family. The saddest posts

on DU, IMO, are the ones when folks loose their precious critters. You'll see your loved one at the Rainbow Bridge. :hug: