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05-11-2005, 07:11 PM | #1 |
Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas
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| Muffin went to Rainbow Bridge... Muffin was born April 28, 1991. She passed away April 20, 2005. She was with us for such a long time and yet it is never long enough. We wanted to keep her with us forever. She was so loved...she is so missed. She went totally blind, you see, on April 8th. She woke me somehow. I woke at 1:00 a.m. and she was sitting there on the bed as though she was looking into my eyes and she reached down and kissed me. I knew after we got up that she couldn't see me, though. She was so lost and so scared. She paced the hallways for three and a half hours and was panting so hard because she was so afraid. She wouldn't let me hold her but for a short time. It was torture to make the decision to let her go, but it was also torture to watch her trying to find her way around, bumping into walls. She walked on her tip-toes, because she was afraid. She was no longer the happy little baby she'd always been, but seemed depressed. Looking out and sitting in the yard watching cars and people go by was her favorite pastime, along with going for walks and car rides. Rainbow Bridge Just this side of heaven lies the Rainbow Bridge. When a beloved pet dies, it goes to the Rainbow Bridge. It makes friends with other animals and frolics over rolling hills and peaceful, lush meadows of green. Our pets do not thirst or hunger. The old and sick are made young once more; the maimed and the ill become healed and strong. They are as healthy and playful as we remember them in days gone by. Though happy and content, they still miss someone very special, someone they had to leave behind. Together, the animals chase and play, but the day comes when a pet will suddenly stop and look into the distance...bright eyes intent, eager body quivering. Suddenly recognizing you, your pet bounds quickly across the green fields and into your embrace. You celebrate in joyous reunion. You will never again separate. Happy tears and kisses are warm and plenty; your hands caress the face you missed. You look once more into the loving eyes of your pet and know you never really parted. You realize that though out of sight, your love had been remembered. And now, you cross the Rainbow Bridge together... M.A. Preston |
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05-11-2005, 07:55 PM | #2 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California
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| I'm so sorry. How hard that had to be to see Muffin suffering and scared....and then to have to make that kind of decision. I'm just so sorry...my heart goes out to you. |
05-11-2005, 09:07 PM | #3 |
YT Addict Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 367
| Your post brought tears to my eyes. What a courageous thing you did in letting your baby go when it was time. I'm sure she was comforted in being with those she loved when she said goodbye. I've always believed that eventually we are reunited with our beloved pets. Take care |
05-12-2005, 03:39 AM | #4 |
Charmed by Sophie & Daisy Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: North Alabama
Posts: 593
| I am so sorry to hear about Muffin. I do applaud you for the *tough* decision to let her go because of her illness. Hugs to you! |
05-12-2005, 05:05 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama, etc.
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| I am so sorry you lost little Muffin. If ever faced with a decision such as this, I can only pray that I would have your strength. God bless you and comfort you!
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05-12-2005, 06:06 AM | #6 |
I Love My Monkeys! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Falling Waters, WV
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| You have a lot of courage and I admire your strength to make that decision! How sweet she kissed you! I am so sorry! |
05-12-2005, 08:39 AM | #7 |
Lucy loves Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bristol, England
Posts: 697
| Poor Muffin. You did the right thing in letting her go, I know how difficult and heartbreaking it must have been, but she is in a better place now, Im so bad at this at least now you know that she can run and play to her hearts desire |
05-12-2005, 09:01 AM | #8 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Canada
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| I am so sorry to hear about the death of Muffin . |
05-12-2005, 09:07 AM | #9 |
Lily Loves Maximus Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Missouri
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| That brought tears to my eyes! Bless your heart for making a tough decision. You were thinking of your baby and that is so admirable!!!
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05-12-2005, 09:10 AM | #10 |
YT Addict | Well just reading this post make me so sad and depressed but I also know we will all die on day!My heart goes out to you I lost my baby of 15 years and I cryed for 2 day until my eyes were almost swollen closed,that was in Jan. now in May I'm ready for a new puppy(yorkie)even though noting will compare and take her place God Bless you and your family |
05-12-2005, 09:28 AM | #11 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusettes
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| So sorry
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05-12-2005, 09:29 AM | #12 |
YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dallas, Texas
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| I am so sorry that you lost your baby. I know that nothing I can say can take any of your pain away, but I will be thinging of you. |
05-12-2005, 09:42 AM | #13 |
Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tontitown Arkansas
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| No matter how many times we respond to posts of one's losing their fur babies it hurts each and everytime. My heart goes out to you for your loss of Muffin.
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05-12-2005, 06:56 PM | #14 |
Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas
Posts: 21,173
| Thank everyone for such nice responses. Actually, I wasn't brave at all. In fact, tears were streaming down my face the entire time that I wrote that piece. The decision was so difficult. The only way I came to the decision was to ask myself if I thought Muffin would want to live that way. She kissed me that night because she wanted me to help her. Whenever she needed help, she would come to me and kiss me. It was just her way. Muffin was a wild one in her day. We would get a bottle of bubbles and go out on the patio and I would blow bubbles all over the patio. She used to have so much fun chasing those bubbles. Balloons were a favorite, too. Yes, we had a very noisy household. I would blow up balloons and toss one in the air. She would run after it and bounce it in the air with her nose like a seal This would go on until the balloon became cornered and she'd bite at it and it would pop. Then she'd look at me and start barking because she wanted another balloon! She had one particular toy that she adored that was given to her on the day we brought her home. It was a stuffed dog. It was bigger than her on that day. You can imagine how bad it looked after fourteen years. It had been through many romps and much chewing and many washes, but she loved that dog. If she left it in another room, I would ask her where her doggy was and she'd look in the direction it was in. Then I'd tell her to go get her doggy and she'd go get it and bring it to me. When she was still a puppy, I would hold her "doggy" in one hand and sling it around in circles and then toss it to her and somehow she picked up on that and she began to sling it around in circles, while holding her head up as much as she could. She was lots of fun and I can't believe how quiet it is around here without her. |
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