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Tikki

(14,537 posts)
44. We are so sorry....
Fri Jan 13, 2012, 01:44 PM
Jan 2012

Last edited Fri Jan 13, 2012, 03:17 PM - Edit history (1)

Hugs to your family as you share this loss...and know she knew
she was loved unconditionally.


The Tikkis

(((akbacchus_BC))) beac Jan 2012 #1
It was so hard last night. She thought we were taking for a walk. akbacchus_BC Jan 2012 #9
You were brave for her and let her go before she started to really suffer. beac Jan 2012 #49
I am so very sorry. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #2
Thanks, am still crying! Beautiful pet and am still not able to stop crying! akbacchus_BC Jan 2012 #10
Take the time to cry. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #13
Ruby, thanks, that is the hardest part! akbacchus_BC Jan 2012 #12
Now you've gone and done it---I am crying at work. Curmudgeoness Jan 2012 #46
Well then we are even. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #47
so sorry kanda Jan 2012 #3
I had to do this many times. I'm very sorry for your loss. They are family members. Bigleaf Jan 2012 #4
Our baby could not use her hind legs anymore because of arthritis. German Shephard she was. It was akbacchus_BC Jan 2012 #14
I have put many pets down and had some that I should have Angry Dragon Jan 2012 #5
Thanks, She is now peaceful and not suffering. Once you want to have pets, you have to ensure you akbacchus_BC Jan 2012 #16
How old was she? itsrobert Jan 2012 #6
She was 13 years old and had arthritis on her left legs and pancreatic cancer akbacchus_BC Jan 2012 #11
Looks like the exact same for my dog itsrobert Jan 2012 #38
One of the hardest things I've ever had to do. Old and In the Way Jan 2012 #7
That is the horrible thing, when you know you have to do the right thing with your pets! akbacchus_BC Jan 2012 #17
Been through it several times. It always hurts, but I always know it's right. nolabear Jan 2012 #8
But you never know when it is the right time. It was so akbacchus_BC Jan 2012 #15
it's so hard fizzgig Jan 2012 #18
I know and thanks and there is a history to this pet. Her father passed away and we had akbacchus_BC Jan 2012 #19
My eyes are welling up. I've been there. PETRUS Jan 2012 #20
That was a nice response! akbacchus_BC Jan 2012 #21
End of Days: poem by Marge Piercy eridani Jan 2012 #22
Oh, I am so very sorry for you and your family kimi Jan 2012 #23
I am so sorry KT2000 Jan 2012 #24
Here is a link to another poster who went through the same thing today. I had to put applegrove Jan 2012 #25
I'm so very sorry TorchTheWitch Jan 2012 #26
Yes I've been there recently and it tore up my whole family Major Nikon Jan 2012 #27
I'm so sorry hobbit709 Jan 2012 #28
Peace to you - true love for your pet is knowing when it is time and helping them cross over... NRaleighLiberal Jan 2012 #29
You're right. That last trip in the car to the vet's is the hardest. canoeist52 Jan 2012 #30
This song has comforted me. roody Jan 2012 #31
I spoke with ... 99Forever Jan 2012 #32
I'm so sorry akbacchus_BC livetohike Jan 2012 #33
I am still not over our loss of our male cat 8 monhs ago rurallib Jan 2012 #34
They're family members who give us unconditional love Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #35
no moving words dana_b Jan 2012 #36
I'm so, so sorry. polly7 Jan 2012 #37
I'm very, very sorry for your loss :-( Putting our babies to sleep is such an incredibly nirvana555 Jan 2012 #41
I am so sad for you and Nirmala graywarrior Jan 2012 #39
I'm so very sorry for your loss. bigwillq Jan 2012 #40
I am so sorry! hamsterjill Jan 2012 #42
I'm so sorry. Arugula Latte Jan 2012 #43
We are so sorry.... Tikki Jan 2012 #44
This is the sad part of owning a pet. Swede Jan 2012 #45
Had to put my beloved cocker down about madmom Jan 2012 #48
Yes, and it is heart-wrenching. RebelOne Jan 2012 #50
Good for you for having the strength to make this tough decision! hedgehog Jan 2012 #51
Our SOPHIE WENT TO CAT HEAVEN .... MAY 3, 2010 trueblue2007 Jan 2012 #52
I'm so sorry GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #53
The worst....we put our wiener dog, Weezee, down on September 12th..... a kennedy Jan 2012 #54
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