Posted on 05/30/2018 10:06:19 AM PDT by usconservative
Today I lost my companion of 13 years. He was in early onset kidney failure back in January. He'd been on medication to manage it and seemed to be doing fine. He was eating, sleeping, drinking water, playing, etc..
This morning he urinated almost all blood and I rushed to the vet and was informed his kidneys were deteriorating and it was just a matter of time now.
I had to make the painful decision I've had to make before with each one of my dogs and that decision never gets any easier.
My ex-wife came to be with me so I wouldn't have to do this alone. I held Teddy as he passed telling him to go find Jerry, Sandy, Shiner and Licker (yes that was his name) and to play with them. I told him I'd see him soon and asked our Lord to send all my boys over the hill to get me when my time comes.
I'll see you soon Teddy. I love you and I miss you so much already!
Thank you Jesus for entrusting that wonderful, beautiful animal to my care and all the lessons I learned through him. I have no regrets for letting that animal into my heart and my life. Thank you so much!
I love you Teddy!
Dad.
Funny how dogs make it into our hearts, always an incredibly sad day in our lives when we lose one. They teach us a valuable lesson, life is short and make the best of every day.
It’s a huge heartbreak, but he was fortunate he had you to take care of him. I believe in The Bridge where our beloved pets go to wait for us. I’m sorry for your loss
A blink of an eye.
I understand completely. Today we will be taking our sweet Winston to the vet and we are not expecting good news. Same thing, kidney failure.
Big hug to you.
Many times when people go the hospital bedside of a loved one in critical condition they say something along the lines of, "I wish I could just take all their pain from them." Our beloved pets give us the opportunity to do just that. We anguish over the decision and feel the hole they leave in our souls when they are gone. Know that the hurt you are feeling now is the pain and suffering you spared your loved companion. I had to make that same decision with my precious Ranger last year :(
But you will. What works for me is to imagine on a regular basis playing and interacting as we always did.
You indicated you are confidant you and Teddy will be together again and, IMO, there is a good chance Teddy is even now with you.
Please Lord, when my time comes just send my boys over the hill to come get me. I'll know when I see them all together and tails wagging that it's my time. I'll come quietly and willingly. Just please let me play with them all again and show them how much I love and missed them before passing judgement on me.
I miss you Teddy. I look down to see you and you're not there. My heart is breaking so badly....
I’m so sorry for your loss. Losing a beloved pet is devastating because they are family.
The title of your post makes me cry because I have a dog named Teddy who has been missing since January 5 of this year.
Praying!
Big hug right back to you and Winston.
I am so very sorry. Prayers.
I am so sorry for your loss and thank you for sharing. That means more than I can say to have you here with me on this thread.
So sorry you are dealing with this pain! I lost my Jack Russell of 14 years last year and having him humanely put down was the hardest thing I have ever done. He had auto-immune disease of the nervous system and it finally attacked his liver. I had him cremated at a pet crematorium and he’s in a small maple box on my dresser. I miss him every single day.
It will take a while but it will get better. The breeder of Kipper stopped breeding JRT’s and started breeding Feists so after the heart crushing pain numbed some we got three of them (siblings) and love them dearly. I started looking for a rescue but couldn’t find any small dogs or we might have adopted. Adopting is always good.
I hope you heal and eventually are willing to give your heart to another deserving dog. It does help.
I know the pain of losing that special little friend. I’m feeling it now again.
Been through this many times in my life. It never gets easier. Dogs do seem to fail very quickly. So sorry for your loss and I’ll hug my little 11 year old rescue that much closer tonight.
I am so thankful to you and everyone who's posting on this thread and sharing. I'm comforted by it knowing you all are here. Thank you so very much!
There is no pain like losing a dog. You have my empathy and prayers.
You are a better person than I am. I have held all of my previous dogs that had to be put to sleep but I couldn’t do it with Kipper. He was special. I stayed while they gave him the relaxing shot and once he was snoozing I had to leave. He had been sick for so long and we had tried everything to fix him. I knew that if I didn’t leave before the final shot I would tell them NO, lets try something else, but they said it was time. They said he wouldn’t know if I left. I hope he didn’t. I was too heartbroken and weak to stay with this one to the end. I’m glad you could. I wanted to remember Kip still breathing like he was sleeping.
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I am so sorry that you are having to go through losing Teddy. Please try to remember the wonderful times you had with him, and be assured he loved you for the care you provided.
Looks exactly like my old dog Keeper who I lost in ‘09. I went out and brought home Whiskey who was with me two years. Now I another little rescue dog. You probably don’t want to hear it right now but getting another dog close to “immediately” is a major help in getting over the loss.
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