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dspencer
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Feb 17, 2018

Fairwell to our loyal and faithful companion

Being it's the winter i haven't been online much the last few months. Monday of this week i made my routine yearly checkup/shots appt. for our 13 y/o Boston Beau. Nothing was amiss at that time or so i thought. Anyway the wife called me Wednesday evening before i got home from work and said Beau wasn't his normal self. I could tell this as well when i got home but still nothing overly alarming. Thursday evening the whole floor dropped out, he wasn't eating and couldn't go to the bathroom and was really looking bad. I had never saw one go down hill that fast right in front of my eyes.

My appt. was for 3 in the afternoon so i called our vet/friend and he said to bring him in at 10 and he check him out. By Friday morning he was looking even worse and i knew deep down something very serious was wrong. When i got him in they suggested an xray to check for a possible blockage. They found a very large tumor in his stomach and he was shutting down fast. We had to make the very hard decision to help him over the rainbow bridge. I held him and comforted him while he took his last breath. Just before they gave him the injection he looked up at me and i could tell by his eyes he was telling me it was time.

Whenever the wife and i was home ill or injured he would set on the couch as close to us as possible and if we went to another room he was right there with us every step of the way. He was our protector and faithful friend. We are very heavy hearted today but i know we made the right decision. I'm a 63 y/o man but cried like a baby. It was a very hard decision but one every one on here has had to make for there companions.

Doug
  • Our condolences. May your hearts heal quickly and leave you only wonderful memories.
    You were both unselfish, and did the right thing. He will be with you forever.
  • So sorry for your loss.
    It is always very hard for me too when we loose a fur baby.
  • So sorry, Doug. I know the care you give your guys and this kind of rapid decline is more common than you'd think. Sometimes dogs put up with an amazing amount of discomfort (I think for us) before they really let us know. I guess the only comfort is that the bad time was so short.
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    rhagfo
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    Doug, we feel your pain and loss. We lost Headwig our Irish Beagle almost two years ago, and Paula and I both cried. They are never really pets, they are members of the family.
  • I'm so sorry for your great loss. Crying is therapeutic during loss, let your tears come. Eventually you will heal but you will never forget. There is always a place in our hearts for our beloved fur family members.
    Bless you.

    Rita
    Buttons, the princess sheltie
    Nicky, the spoiled Tennessee Walker
    Walt, who puts up with all of us
  • Doug, like everyone here, I am sorry for your loss. Last June, at 65y.o., I did plenty of crying myself. I think the strange thing would have been if we had not cried.
  • Doug- right there with you buddy. I'm in my 70s and I've cried like a broken hearted young teen when having to make that decision. They become our family and our furkids. No shame in that. So sorry for your loss.
  • Sorry for your loss, it is never easy losing a loved member of the family.
    However it was probably for the best and he is no longer in pain...
    He will be waiting for you at Rainbow Bridge