Waiting at the Rainbow Bridge
sue.t wrote: I'm wondering if we should also have a sticky that lets us post obituaries & pics of our dearly departed pets? Maybe a "Rainbow Bridge" sticky? It would be sad and happy. It is very sad...
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I have not visited this site for a long time. I stopped by because you are pet owners and know how I feel today, and will tomorrow when our loved Dakota crosses the Rainbow Bridge to be with his dog buddies.
In 2002 we lost Duncan. Tomorrow we lose Dakota.
Here is a letter I wrote at the time we lost Duncan and postd here before:
Dear Duncan, 7/10/02
I would like to express how much you meant to your mom and I, to say I’m sorry and to thank you for enhancing our lives.
I truly hope that the affection we showed you was enough for you to understand how much we loved you, especially the last days of your life. I’m thankful that I took the opportunity to be alone with you that Saturday night before you went to the hospital. In my heart I knew something was wrong and your time with us might be shortened. That night, I tried to give you the love and pampering you deserved. I just hope you could understand what I was trying to express.
I cannot even begin to tell you how much pain we felt when you got sick. We did everything in our power to help you get well again. We took you to the best Doctors we could find. I’m sorry you had to spend all that time in the hospital away from your family but we wanted to find what was wrong with you and try to make it better.
Unfortunately, the illness you had was very serious and the chance to make you better was slim. As you became weaker, the sadness we felt grew deeper. We tried to maintain hope for your recovery but against our wishes, it was becoming clear that we might not have our little Duncan boy with us much longer. We did what we could but GOD decided you were not to survive.
When I took you to the vet Monday afternoon, I had no intention of leaving you there. You were so weak, you collapsed in front of the Vet’s office and I had to carry you the rest of the way. I had no idea it was for the last time. I’ll never forget the look in your eyes when you were laid on the exam table. I knew you were frightened and asking me not to leave you again. I’m sorry you were scared. I’m sorry I left you again.
The bad news I received on the way to the vet and the blood test the Dr did showed you were getting worse instead of better. The fear that we were losing our little boy was now a reality. The agonizing decision we made to have you put to sleep was what we thought was best for you and our family. You were very sick and about to lose your battle. The Dr. told us you would suffer toward the end of your life, that you would struggle to survive. We didn’t want that to happen to you. We didn’t want to see you suffer any longer. The thought of that was unbearable. I hope we did you good by putting you to sleep. I hope we relieved you from your discomfort. I hope you understand.
I vividly remember the first day we picked you up at the humane society and the ride home. You were so scared and sick at first and you slowly got better. It took us awhile to get used to each other. I remember you being left to run in the house for the first time and you sniffed and sniffed all night learning your new home. I don’t even think you got any sleep.
I could just go on and on remembering all the funny, special and sad moments of our time together. But instead, I will end this letter by saying thank you Duncan. Thank you for being our companion and for making us feel special by always wanting to be with us. Thank you for teaching us how to be good parents and for the absolute joy you brought into our lives. Thank you for your loyalty and for being such a good boy. I was proud of you.
My only regret is that I didn’t take you home one last time. One last time that I could make you feel like you were the luckiest dog in the world. Hopefully you knew you were special to all of us and you knew you were the KING of our hearts.
Rest in peace Duncan and I hope you are there to greet me when my time on earth ends.
I love you with all my heart,
Denny
In 2002 we lost Duncan. Tomorrow we lose Dakota.
Here is a letter I wrote at the time we lost Duncan and postd here before:
Dear Duncan, 7/10/02
I would like to express how much you meant to your mom and I, to say I’m sorry and to thank you for enhancing our lives.
I truly hope that the affection we showed you was enough for you to understand how much we loved you, especially the last days of your life. I’m thankful that I took the opportunity to be alone with you that Saturday night before you went to the hospital. In my heart I knew something was wrong and your time with us might be shortened. That night, I tried to give you the love and pampering you deserved. I just hope you could understand what I was trying to express.
I cannot even begin to tell you how much pain we felt when you got sick. We did everything in our power to help you get well again. We took you to the best Doctors we could find. I’m sorry you had to spend all that time in the hospital away from your family but we wanted to find what was wrong with you and try to make it better.
Unfortunately, the illness you had was very serious and the chance to make you better was slim. As you became weaker, the sadness we felt grew deeper. We tried to maintain hope for your recovery but against our wishes, it was becoming clear that we might not have our little Duncan boy with us much longer. We did what we could but GOD decided you were not to survive.
When I took you to the vet Monday afternoon, I had no intention of leaving you there. You were so weak, you collapsed in front of the Vet’s office and I had to carry you the rest of the way. I had no idea it was for the last time. I’ll never forget the look in your eyes when you were laid on the exam table. I knew you were frightened and asking me not to leave you again. I’m sorry you were scared. I’m sorry I left you again.
The bad news I received on the way to the vet and the blood test the Dr did showed you were getting worse instead of better. The fear that we were losing our little boy was now a reality. The agonizing decision we made to have you put to sleep was what we thought was best for you and our family. You were very sick and about to lose your battle. The Dr. told us you would suffer toward the end of your life, that you would struggle to survive. We didn’t want that to happen to you. We didn’t want to see you suffer any longer. The thought of that was unbearable. I hope we did you good by putting you to sleep. I hope we relieved you from your discomfort. I hope you understand.
I vividly remember the first day we picked you up at the humane society and the ride home. You were so scared and sick at first and you slowly got better. It took us awhile to get used to each other. I remember you being left to run in the house for the first time and you sniffed and sniffed all night learning your new home. I don’t even think you got any sleep.
I could just go on and on remembering all the funny, special and sad moments of our time together. But instead, I will end this letter by saying thank you Duncan. Thank you for being our companion and for making us feel special by always wanting to be with us. Thank you for teaching us how to be good parents and for the absolute joy you brought into our lives. Thank you for your loyalty and for being such a good boy. I was proud of you.
My only regret is that I didn’t take you home one last time. One last time that I could make you feel like you were the luckiest dog in the world. Hopefully you knew you were special to all of us and you knew you were the KING of our hearts.
Rest in peace Duncan and I hope you are there to greet me when my time on earth ends.
I love you with all my heart,
Denny
