My Beautiful Roxie
 

:yorkiej:On January 26, 2013, I lost my very best friend, my beautiful Paige Roxanne. She came into my life on March 5, 2010 at the age of six weeks. I was undecided on which one to get at the pet store. They had two females, but Roxie kissed my nose and that was it, she had my heart forever. She had a rocky start, but grew into the most precious baby doll. She was so sweet, full of life and radiated sunshine! Sadly, on January 22, 2013, she ate a sago palm seed when no one was around and became very sick. Even with excellent vet care, she passed away three days later. We did not know of the danger of the sago palm and have since removed it from our yard. Please warn everyone about this HATEFUL plant. How I wish I had known. My life will never be the same, but I would not take anything for the almost three years that I had her. That is such precious time to me. I loved her so and will miss her forever.

I am so sorry. RIP Roxie. Glad you shared information about this plant. I have never heard of it.

I am so sorry to hear about your loss... Thank you for sharing the info about the sago palm. This post could save other pups' lives.

RIP Roxie

I am so sorry for your loss. We have been planning to get sago palms, but now after hearing your story we will not be doing that. I will keep you in my prayers.

I am so sorry for the tragic loss of your Roxie. Since hearing of little Roxie I have passed on the dangers of the Sago palm to everyone I know who has pets. None of them knew of the dangers.

I am so very sorry for your loss of your precious little Roxie.

I am so very sorry for your loss of sweet Roxie. She was your heart dog and that will always be with you. How horrible to lose her so young and so suddenly. I send you big hugs and prayers for your heart to heal. You have a special angel watching over you until you meet again.

Thank you for taking time during your grief to warn others. I had never even heard of that plant..I would never have known. I do now thanks to you and your precious Roxie.

Rest in Peace, sweet angel.

I am so very sorry for your tragic loss. RIP Sweet Roxie.

I noticed these plants being sold in Home Depot and Lowes and WalMarts as house plants. All parts of this plant are toxic.

No matter how we try, we can't always protect our babies from harm. I never knew of the dangers of raisins and grapes, and I fed them to my first Yorkie. They didn't affect her (that I know of), and information wasn't as readily available like it is today. Thank you so much for sharing your experience with others so that other babies don't have to suffer like your Roxie did. I am deeply sorry for the tragic loss of Roxie. My heart breaks for you, and I understand how great your loss and love are. I have not gotten over the loss of my Rainbow Bridge angels, but in time, the pain has lessened. I hope one day you can open your heart to another baby. My precious Ashley passed away almost three years ago. She was close to seventeen, and she was our world. We waited almost two years before bringing Katie into our lives, and she has brought so much love and laughter to our lives once again. I hope your pain eases each day and that the memories you have of Roxie help to heal your heart. My husband and I talk about our angels a lot, and they remain ever-present in our hearts. Katie has done so much to heal our pain, and she also reminds us so much of our other little girls. If you need our help, please reach out to us. We care and truly understand.

Thank you all
 

Thank you all for the heartfelt messages. I am so glad that I can warn others of the dangers of this BEAST!! Please warn everyone you know of about it, as I would have given my soul now had I only known.

Thank you for this so sweet post. I did get another baby girl yorkie the very next week after Roxie passed away. She was posted on Facebook and a friend of mine sent me the post. The way it all happened it was as if it was meant for me to have her. She was part of a breeding nightmare and she truly has never been given much love. She is coming out of this slowly at our house. I even think she might have been abused. She will never be treated that way here. She is extremely close to me and stays with me all the time. I must say I felt like I was betraying Roxie a little bit to get her so quickly, but Penny needed me and a good home and I certainly needed her. She has a totally different personality from Roxie, but there are a couple of common traits they have. Penny just has to learn to trust. She is around two years old the vet estimated, so very close to Roxie's age. Roxie had only turned three 8 days before her awful death. The way it all happened with Penny, it was almost like Roxie and the Good Lord above sent her to me. I have not stopped grieving for Roxie, I cry at least once each day. Sounds funny, but it's really the only thing that makes me feel better, it's like I wash out my heart for a few hours anyway.

So glad
 

Thanks for passing this on. Please pass on to everyone that you know, as even if they don't have pets, maybe they can pass on to someone that does.

So glad I could warn you
 

I am so very glad I could warn you before you invested in this awful plant. The whole thing is toxic, not one inch of it is not, but the seeds produced by it are the most toxic and that's what my sweet girl got into. This plant produces cyanide. There is no antedote and only supportive care can be done. It is estimated that 50 - 75% of dogs that have ingested it die. I was told that Roxie had a 50-50 chance.

Facebook page
 

To any of you who are interested, I have created a Facebook page to try and warn as many people as possible about the sago palm plant. It is called "Dangers of Sago Palm" and I have many links on there about similar incidents such as my own personal one. This is the only thing that I feel I can do for my precious Roxanne now is to warn others and maybe no other pet or at least as few as possible will be harmed by this BEAST! If you would not mind, please "like" the page if you visit it, as the more likes I get the more info I have about the activity on the page, etc. Thank you all!

So hard
 

It has been a little over a month and some days I don't think I have moved forward at all in my grief. I keep telling myself it is time to, but it is so hard. I miss her so much! I don't know if my heart will ever heal. The other babies help, but each one's personality is different, so the absence of any one of them would be devastating.

I am so sorry about your little Roxie. I know the pain you are feeling. We lost our precious boy last night. I have been okay one minute and burst out crying the next minute. Growing up we didn't have pets, so I never knew how attached someone could get to them. I can honestly say I now know what is like to have them and lose them. I keep waiting for him to start barking in that weird turkey sounding bark.

I am so very sorry
 

Thank you so much. Please know that I am so sorry for your little guy. I was se hoping and praying he would be okay. I lost my Roxie on January 26 and not a day goes by that I do not cry for her. I know the pain you are feeling. You just need to grieve and do what works for YOU. Don't let anyone tell you how you should feel. Everyone grieves in their own way and time. Here is a link that might bring you some comfort. You can make a memory page of your baby and it is all free. You can post pictures, so forth. I made Roxie a page and I light a candle for her at least once and day and type a message to her. It sort of keeps her alive at least a little bit to me, almost like I get to talk to her. You and your family are in my prayers. Please take comfort in that you did all you could. Here is the link:

Pet Memorial Website. Free Online Memorial for your loved Pets.

Message me any time if you would like to talk. I certainly know how you feel and what you are feeling.

Thank you for sharing this information. I am so very sorry for your loss.

You are welcome. I am trying to educate everyone I know about this awful plant. I would not want any other pet or child to go through what my Roxie did. She did not deserve to have to go through that. She was the sweetest dog in the world. She was much more than a pet to me. I also would not want any family to go through what ours has. As I see you are in Florida, please pass this along to anyone you know. This is the only gift I can give my Roxie now, to try and make something good come out of something so horrible.

sending love and prayers from our family to yours .. HUGS

Thank you so much. I am still heartbroken over her and don't think I will ever get over it.

For Roxie
 

I Loved You Best
-Jim Willis 2002

So this is where we part, My Friend,
and you'll run on, around the bend,
gone from sight, but not from mind,
new pleasures there you'll surely find.
I will go on, I'll find the strength,
life measures quality, not its length. ...
One long embrace before you leave,
share one last look, before I grieve.
There are others, that much is true,
but they be they, and they aren't you.
And I, fair, impartial, or so I thought,
will remember well all you've taught.
Your place I'll hold, you will be missed,
the fur I stroked, the nose I kissed.
And as you journey to your final rest,
take with you this...I loved you best.

Thank you
 

Thank you for all your kind words. Thank you for the website. I created one for Colby, but I just need to figure my way out around it, so I can personalize it like you did Roxies. I hope you do not mind, I lit a candle for Roxie.

A poem for Colby
 

Annmarie, thank you again for lighting a candle for Roxie. Please feel free to cut and paste any pictures, poems, etc., from her page that you want. I don't mind at all. Here is a beautiful one to get you started:

I Loved You Best
-Jim Willis 2002

So this is where we part, My Friend,
and you'll run on, around the bend,
gone from sight, but not from mind,
new pleasures there you'll surely find.
I will go on, I'll find the strength,
life measures quality, not its length. ...
One long embrace before you leave,
share one last look, before I grieve.
There are others, that much is true,
but they be they, and they aren't you.
And I, fair, impartial, or so I thought,
will remember well all you've taught.
Your place I'll hold, you will be missed,
the fur I stroked, the nose I kissed.
And as you journey to your final rest,
take with you this...I loved you best.

Very, very sorry, such an incredible loss, thank you that even in your grief, spreading the word and helping others...big hugs....

Still heartbroken
 

Thank you both for the kind words. I still am having such a hard time with Roxie's death. It is a little easier, but she will always hold her own special place in my heart. I miss her so!