First Post... Very Sad

[dogbert]

I couldn't read every word of this it is just to heartbreaking. I am so sorry for your loss and I will keep you in my prayers.

[hugz4all4]

Im so sorry for your loss.

[Ivy Lucille]

I am shedding tears as I write this. I know the pain you and your wife are feeling right now. I have (as many on here)felt that incredible, suffocating at times, pain you are going through right now. I lost my precious first yorkie to diabetes and it truly was almost more than I could bare. It's been a few years for me now, but a post like yours brings the pain back to the surface because we never forget those precious ones we have lost. It took me several years to bring myself to get another yorkie. Mainly because I didn't want to go through that pain again. I have 2 now and am so incredibly in love with both of them--a love that I never thought would be possible again. Yes, I know that I will have to face that loss again and it scares me to death but the joy I feel everyday from each of them now is so worth that risk for me.

I truly am so, so sorry for your loss. I am not advocating that you go out and get another dog right away. That is only for you and your wife to know when and if the time is right . But I share this with you because I hope that one day when you both are ready, that you can and will open up your heart to share with another dog (yorkie or other wise) It sounds like you have so much love to give.

Welcome to YT. This is a great place to be and to share your pain because we all love our dogs immensely. We understand.

Jamie

[ashleere]

I am so truly sorry for you loss. I cannot imagine the pain you and your wife are going through. I will keep you both and little Savannah in my thoughts and Prayers.

[xxmxaxrxyxx]

first off i want to welcome you to YT...although under such extreme context...and i am so sorry for you loss! Time will heal all pain...

[VetNutJim]

Thank you everyone for your kind thoughts and prayers.
I have been crying for almost a week. In a little over 5 more hours it will be one week since my little angel girl Savannah had to leave.

I wish so much I could have gone and she could have stayed.
I told her everyday she was the sweetest little thing God ever created.

We were so blessed to have her for the last 9 years. The house feels so quite and empty without her. She would be sitting in Daddy's lap right now.
Sorry, I'm crying too much to write........ this hurts so bad.

[4doggiemama]

There are not words that can express the pain and sorrow I am feeling for you right now. Many of us know that pain and we cry with you. I lost my father and my Pommie 1 day apart. It hurts. And we never, ever forget. My prayers are with you and your wife. You are now the mommy and daddy of an angel. Joanne

[ruby2sday]

I'm sooo sorry. We also lost our little Yorkie this week, too. She died during a dental. It was so very painful. I know how you must feel

I found this forum that night after she died. I was in so much pain and anguish. Everyone here was so supportive and it really helped. I hope we are able to help you get through this.

[gidgetann]

I am so sorry, I have tears in my eyes as I read about what happened. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

[bettyeanne]

My heart is just broken for you and your wife. I am so terribly sorry for the loss of your beautiful Savannah. May God comfort you both and heal your broken hearts.

[143julz]

Jim this is my second post to your thread....I'm crying for you and your wife i feel your pain and my own with the loss of our Julz.... i so miss the pitter patter of her footsteps on our wood floors.
I've been told "time will heal" i gotta go with it.....Just know we are here for you as they have been for me you found a great support group here!!!!
Teresa

[VetNutJim]

I'm so sorry about Julz. I know how you miss that beautiful face and those big brown eyes.
May GOd heal your heart.... and mine.

[llcornell]

I too lost my little girl in may to kidney failure. Her hip got dislocated and 3 weeks after her surgery she too went into kidney failure within 3 days she was gone. I will forever wonder if the stress of the leg was the start of the kidney failure it just seemed to coincidental. I dont know. But Im am so sorry for your loss, it really is tremendously painful. I still cry daily and will miss her forever. But now sometimes I can think about the good times with her and smile. My thoughts are with you and your family.

[SweetPea53]

I am in tears reading this...my heart and prayers go out to you....we all love our babies sooooooooooo much and to lose one is harder than words can express....Hope that in time your heartache will lessen... May you rest in peace Lil Savannah.... God Bless You All....

[Tasha Marie]

I feel so horrible for you, and I know firsthand what it is like to lose a precious little baby like that.. I lost my 11 year old Australian Terrier a few years back to Renal Failure and there isn't much I can attribute it to except his being on prednisone frequently when we lived on the East Coast. He had a condition called Flea Allergy Dermatitis, and i worked hard to prevent any fleas from getting introduvced to our household. If he just got one flea bite from somewhere, he would fight the condition for a long time and the treatment to stop a very vicious itching skin disorder consisted of shots of cortisone. I truly, to this day, believe that those shots are what damaged his kidneys.

It seemed that out of the blue, one day he just didn't want to eat. He refused food and I tried everything including hand feeding him one kibble at a time. I took him to the vet and some tests were run. Hobbes came home with us until we got the results. I tried to make him as comfortable as I could. The next morning at work, I got the phone call with devastating news. I will never forget my friend handing me the phone and telling me it was the animal hospital, and hearing him tell me "we have renal failure". My mind searched for the meaning of that word Renal, as on any other day it would have been very clear to me that he was referring to kidneys; but on this day, I couldn't grasp it and had to ask him to explain himself. I made an appointment to bring him in, and my husband and I were there with him when our vet, lovingly known to us as Dr. Larry, prepped him to take away his pain. It was not an easy choice but for us was the only choice. It's as clear as if it were yesterday, and this was in 2003. My poor little boy, who had gone hiking with me, camping, even to work, was my constant companion for 11 years, was slipping away, but was not suffering. He will always be in my heart, my little Hobbes, my little boy. tho he wasn't a yorkie, he was a little terrier, with a great big terrier heart and soul. I have his ashes in a beautiful box and what was tough is that when I brought the box home, my fox terrier who was his buddy sniffed at it and wagged her tail and pricked her ears up and wouldn't leave the box alone. I took comfort in that but cried all over again. I have some of his ashes in a little waterproof vial and he comes with me when we hike and camp.

I've got a huge lump in my throat and I am crying as I type this...as i can honestly say I feel your pain.

I've asked him recently to find Bobo and take care of him, now I will ask him to do the same for your Savannah. I hope you find it a little easier day by day, but we are always here for you to talk to if you don't. Our thoughts are with you.