Posted by shar on November 17, 2002, at 22:13:06
I wanted to emphasize what bluedog wrote to Beardy, and took this out of the thread because it is sort of off topic and I don't want to get tangential on Beardy's thread. The rainbow bridge story and website kept me going for a while (you can read my clumsy memorial to Scruffles on there). When my beloved dog who held and holds with gossamer touches my true soul had to be put down. I put her down, and gladly, because she was suffering. I was lucky enough to have a vet that let me hold her while she 'slipped the surly bonds of earth.'
When a friend or friend's pet dies, I always send Scruffles a heads up, knowing that she will comfort that person or animal until comfort is no longer needed.
Scruffles is the reason I plan on going to doggy heaven when I die. We will have a blast then. Until then, she is with me every day. I have 3 dogs now, got them all as adults and all had been abused; I couldn't get another puppy.
A friend of mine, who lost her beloved beagle, told me you have to take a year to grieve. Because it is a year to come full circle--first Thanksgiving without them, first Christmas without them, etc. And I remember when Scruffles first died, walking into a room and just expecting her to be in her usual place....but she was not. Another part of the getting-used-to-living-without-them process.
Recently, I had a dear friend who put down his cat of 12 or so years, and who went through all sorts of angst because of the standard 'it's just a pet' comments, and I just can't stand that BS.
Anyhow, I'm thrilled that petloss.com has become known, and thanks, bluedog, for bringing it up.
Shar
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