Dear Diane: I am so sorry to hear your news! My heart breaks! It is a very difficult deceision to help our love ones cross over the bridge! Trust that he is happy and pain free!
Precious Pets, Almost Home Association --- Diane Rosenfeldt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This morning my housemate Gail and I had to make the > decision to help > Patches to the Bridge. > > As you know, he's been refusing all food -- or he'd > taste it once and then > the next time ignore it. In the past few days it > became apparent that > swallowing was becoming an issue, so we took him to > the vet this morning. > The vet said his lymph nodes were swollen and he > seemed to be in pretty > classic crash mode, and rather than put him through > more unpleasantness with > syringing and pills, we chose to let him go. We > stayed with him until he > was gone, quickly and peacefully. > > When he came to us, he was filthy and full of > vermin, and it was days before > he would let us touch the parts of his body where > the mats had been. When > he left, at least, he was clean and loved to be > petted all over. This at > least we could do for him, and give him all the love > and care we could. > This morning, I told him that if it turns out he > gets another time around, > he should come back to us. He was a dear little > soul, and we will miss him. > Gentlest of Bridge vibes to our Patches. > > I want to thank everybody here for their support and > caring and wonderful > information during this brief sojourn with Patches. > You have all been > beyond great. > > Diane R. > ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ > = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = > "Nice kitty!" > -- Prof. Radcliffe Emerson > The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog > ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ > = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com