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CozyPeanut · 10-26-2014, 05:50 PM

We have a 14-year old, Cozy, and a 5-month old, Winston.
I've never told you about our 12-year old Peanut whom we lost in September. He was a trooper, no matter what came his way he just rolled with it---I called him 5 pounds of fury. He was sweet to my husband and me, not so sweet to anyone else....really hated a particular friend of our son's (which made me wonder about that guy).
Anyway, one day a delivery man came to the door and Peanut barked a couple of times then passed out. I took him to the vet who said he had congestive heart failure, but that he could live a couple of years with it if we could get the fluid under control.
Well, later that night we were sitting on the couch watching tv and Peanut crawled up in my lap, rested for a while, and died. Just relaxed, went to sleep and his giant little heart just stopped. I couldn't believe it and of course went to pieces....but even as I sat there holding him and my husband with us, we talked about what a wonderful way to go. Wouldn't it be great to know you could crawl up in the lap of the person you love best and just go?
Anyway, I have gotten so much out of this site and appreciate you all so much, I wanted you to know this bit of our history.

10-26-2014, 05:50 PM	#1
CozyPeanut Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Tallahassee, FL, US Posts: 36	I never told you about Peanut.... We have a 14-year old, Cozy, and a 5-month old, Winston. I've never told you about our 12-year old Peanut whom we lost in September. He was a trooper, no matter what came his way he just rolled with it---I called him 5 pounds of fury. He was sweet to my husband and me, not so sweet to anyone else....really hated a particular friend of our son's (which made me wonder about that guy). Anyway, one day a delivery man came to the door and Peanut barked a couple of times then passed out. I took him to the vet who said he had congestive heart failure, but that he could live a couple of years with it if we could get the fluid under control. Well, later that night we were sitting on the couch watching tv and Peanut crawled up in my lap, rested for a while, and died. Just relaxed, went to sleep and his giant little heart just stopped. I couldn't believe it and of course went to pieces....but even as I sat there holding him and my husband with us, we talked about what a wonderful way to go. Wouldn't it be great to know you could crawl up in the lap of the person you love best and just go? Anyway, I have gotten so much out of this site and appreciate you all so much, I wanted you to know this bit of our history.