rileyandfredsmom
07-13-2007, 05:12 PM
My sister had to put her first dog friend, Murphy, down a couple of weeks ago. He was 11 1/2 years old. He had fought diabetes, blood clots in his eyes and an incontinence problem for the last 3 years of his life. My sister did everything for him, twice a day shots for the diabetes, eye dr. over 3 ours away at least once a month, removal of both eyes and countless other medication for 'minor' health problems. My sister adopted him from a shelter when he was about 6 months old and gave him the best life ever. He was a collie/shephard mix...the coloring of a shephard, the fluffy fur of a collie.
Then, on Monday, my mom called to tell me that Millie has a liver infection. My sister and I got Millie, a chi/terrier mix, when we were in college. We were borrowing money from my parents to buy groceris and pay the rent but we paid $120 for her at a pet store because she was so cute! :eek: Millie is 13 years old now and is beginning to lose her quality of life. We don't know how much longer we will have her.
Then, this afternoon, my sister called to tell me that her 15 yr old cat, Meggie, has advanced cancer. It started as mammary tumors and has spread to her lungs. Surgery is not an option due to her age and how advanced the cancer is. Chemo isn't much of a possibility either. My sister said she is choosing quality of life over quantity.
I am so upset. These babies were a part of my life and losing them is just so hard. These sweet babies meant the world to me back then and visiting them always made me remember that time in my life when I was single, young and having so much fun...they were such a big part of that. When I would visit my family in the past few years I would put my face down in Murph's coat and remember burrowing my face in it when he was younger and smelling the air freshner we used in our first apartment. I remember how his eyes would dance when you would talk to him and he made the sweetest 'WooooWoooo' sound when you walked in the door to that apartment. And Millie, when she lays next to me on my parent's couch I remember the day I had to take her to the night class because she had gotten a shot that day and the Dr. said it might make her sick and I didn't want to leave her at the apartment alone so I took her with me. She was wandering around the class, the professor was lecturing and then she threw up....it was sooo funny. Thanks goodness the prof. loved dogs! And meggie, I remember going to pick her up that first night. There was an ad in the paper for free kittens and my sister wanted a cat so we drove for like an hour out to this old farm and there was this little black/white kitty peeking out from behind some shutters leaning up against the house. As we drove away with her, a little girl stood in the front door crying saying goodbye, we assured her we would take very good care of the kitten....15 years later and that little kitten is so sick.
I'm just so sad right now, I'm not looking for answers, just needed to get this all out. Thanks for listening.
Then, on Monday, my mom called to tell me that Millie has a liver infection. My sister and I got Millie, a chi/terrier mix, when we were in college. We were borrowing money from my parents to buy groceris and pay the rent but we paid $120 for her at a pet store because she was so cute! :eek: Millie is 13 years old now and is beginning to lose her quality of life. We don't know how much longer we will have her.
Then, this afternoon, my sister called to tell me that her 15 yr old cat, Meggie, has advanced cancer. It started as mammary tumors and has spread to her lungs. Surgery is not an option due to her age and how advanced the cancer is. Chemo isn't much of a possibility either. My sister said she is choosing quality of life over quantity.
I am so upset. These babies were a part of my life and losing them is just so hard. These sweet babies meant the world to me back then and visiting them always made me remember that time in my life when I was single, young and having so much fun...they were such a big part of that. When I would visit my family in the past few years I would put my face down in Murph's coat and remember burrowing my face in it when he was younger and smelling the air freshner we used in our first apartment. I remember how his eyes would dance when you would talk to him and he made the sweetest 'WooooWoooo' sound when you walked in the door to that apartment. And Millie, when she lays next to me on my parent's couch I remember the day I had to take her to the night class because she had gotten a shot that day and the Dr. said it might make her sick and I didn't want to leave her at the apartment alone so I took her with me. She was wandering around the class, the professor was lecturing and then she threw up....it was sooo funny. Thanks goodness the prof. loved dogs! And meggie, I remember going to pick her up that first night. There was an ad in the paper for free kittens and my sister wanted a cat so we drove for like an hour out to this old farm and there was this little black/white kitty peeking out from behind some shutters leaning up against the house. As we drove away with her, a little girl stood in the front door crying saying goodbye, we assured her we would take very good care of the kitten....15 years later and that little kitten is so sick.
I'm just so sad right now, I'm not looking for answers, just needed to get this all out. Thanks for listening.