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Forever In Our Hearts & Never Far From Our Thoughts
ANNIE (ANCESTOR) ~ November 18, 1993 - July 29, 2006
Tears are in my eyes and my heart is heavy. With the assistance of Dr.
Bridgette Harris, we helped Annie cross the bridge this morning. The brave
little girl went with dignity and grace - just the way she lived her 12 1/2 years.
Annie has had a couple compressed disks in her back for some time but up
until this month, they did not cause her too much problem. Early this month
she came up lame but with a little care she seemed to have reverted to her
energetic self in about 10 days. However, last Sunday she came up lame again.
We thought again that she would recuperate but every day this week she got
worse until this morning she did not have the use of one of her back legs and
the other is so frail that she could barely stand. When I took her to Dr. Harris,
she examined her and said a disc had exploded and was rubbing on her spinal
cord causing agonizing pain to shoot down her leg and she should either rush
to emergency surgery this morning where there was only a 20% chance that her
spine could be fixed or we could do pain management treatments knowing that
each day the pain would get worse. At 12 1/2 years of age, I did not feel
surgery was an option. Annie had such spirit and boundless energy and going
for walks was her passion. I couldn't ask her to lay on a cushion in pain for the
rest of her days.
Although we only had Annie for 15 months, it seems she has always been a
part of our family. She galloped into our life and our hearts so quickly. She
was the only hound that Pal has ever really liked - he will miss her greatly. She
became a wonderful ambassador for adopting senior greyhounds at the Meet
& Greets - she made everyone want a senior - her in particular - but if not her,
at least a substitute senior. Her mischievous ways will make us smile for a
long time. She wasn't as innocent as she looked - after having 33 puppies she
knew the ropes pretty well. She never listened to anyone - and did exactly
what she wanted when she wanted all the while making us love her to death.
We will miss her for a very long time but will always hold her dear in our
hearts. We are so grateful she chose to share her life with us.
Annie's Friends,
Merle. Steve
& Pal
Tears are in my eyes and my heart is heavy. With the assistance of Dr.
Bridgette Harris, we helped Annie cross the bridge this morning. The brave
little girl went with dignity and grace - just the way she lived her 12 1/2 years.
Annie has had a couple compressed disks in her back for some time but up
until this month, they did not cause her too much problem. Early this month
she came up lame but with a little care she seemed to have reverted to her
energetic self in about 10 days. However, last Sunday she came up lame again.
We thought again that she would recuperate but every day this week she got
worse until this morning she did not have the use of one of her back legs and
the other is so frail that she could barely stand. When I took her to Dr. Harris,
she examined her and said a disc had exploded and was rubbing on her spinal
cord causing agonizing pain to shoot down her leg and she should either rush
to emergency surgery this morning where there was only a 20% chance that her
spine could be fixed or we could do pain management treatments knowing that
each day the pain would get worse. At 12 1/2 years of age, I did not feel
surgery was an option. Annie had such spirit and boundless energy and going
for walks was her passion. I couldn't ask her to lay on a cushion in pain for the
rest of her days.
Although we only had Annie for 15 months, it seems she has always been a
part of our family. She galloped into our life and our hearts so quickly. She
was the only hound that Pal has ever really liked - he will miss her greatly. She
became a wonderful ambassador for adopting senior greyhounds at the Meet
& Greets - she made everyone want a senior - her in particular - but if not her,
at least a substitute senior. Her mischievous ways will make us smile for a
long time. She wasn't as innocent as she looked - after having 33 puppies she
knew the ropes pretty well. She never listened to anyone - and did exactly
what she wanted when she wanted all the while making us love her to death.
We will miss her for a very long time but will always hold her dear in our
hearts. We are so grateful she chose to share her life with us.
Annie's Friends,
Merle. Steve
& Pal
My beautiful boy, Chance, passed over the Rainbow Bridge on
Thursday morning. It was very sudden and unexpected. Chance
tripped going up the stairs and broke his front right leg. Once they
x-rayed him they told me he had Ostiosarcoma (sp?) in that joint,
which is why it broke so easily. As you can imagine I was absolutely
stunned at the news. Chance had never exhibited any signs of
lameness or pain in that leg. I truly believed he had dislocated his
shoulder, so was not expecting to hear this kind of news.
The doctors at the Western Veterinary Specialist Clinic are truly
wonderful and special people. Dr. Hayes was the first to assess
Chance and told me the news. She also recommended I speak with
their resident oncologist, Dr. Boston. The outcome for Chance was
not one I felt was going to be a good quality of life for my boy. As
heartbreaking as it was, I opted to let my boy pass over the rainbow
bridge to be with Charolotte and Tecum.
On Thursday morning he did have one last greyt run with Darby,
Francie and Zippy and that is why it is so hard to believe he had
anything wrong. He was such a beautiful, kind boy with a spirit as
big as he was. He would use his big head to maneuver me closer to
the magic cookie cupboard or to where the leashes hang to go for a
walk. Chance always made sure I knew it was dinner time and would
ensure, through several barks and feet stomps, that I got that dinner
served on time. His stuffies were a big part of his life and he always
ensured he had one whenever it was time to go outside. Chance was
always a gentleman and welcomed other fosters or other greyts for
babysitting. Because he was such a gentleman and a charmer the
females thought the world of him. Darby will miss her big guy as
well. They used to sleep together quite often.
I will miss my boy dearly and my heart is broken at the moment. I
know in time it will heal with all the beautiful memories I have of
him and I am truly honored to have been his guardian.
Dawn
Two Face, Darby & Rocky
| Taiga Passed away November 2006 |
| The Last Battle If it should be that I grow frail and weak And pain should keep me from my sleep, Then will you do what must be done, For this - The Last Battle - can't be won. You will be sad I understand, For on this day, more than the rest Your love and friendship must stand the test. We had so many happy years, You wouldn't want me to suffer so, When the time comes, please, let me go. Take me to where my needs they'll tend, Only, stay with me till the end And hold me firm and speak to me Until my eyes no longer see. It is kindness you do to me. Although my tail its last has waved, From pain an suffering I have been saved. Don't grieve that it must be you Who has to decide this thing to do; We've been so close - we two - theses years, Don't let your heart hold any tears. ~Unknown~ |