by yahyah » Tue 16 Sep, 2014 5:20 pm
ohsocynical wrote:ohsocynical wrote:yahyah wrote:Oh So,
Am so sorry hear about Spike. Your posts about him gave me such a strong impression of him.
for you and Mr OhSo.
I wish I could say it was easy, but a week after Poppy going the pain is still raw but lessening a little.
Like you, we have decided not to have any more pets so it's like dealing with empty nest syndrome as well as losing a loving little pal.
Thanks everyone for your kind thoughts. I'm still feeling like a murderer at the moment. Trying not to think about it because it makes my stomach turn.
For his sake we had to do it. If we'd hung on any longer it would have been cruel. I made Mr Ohso stay in the car. He was too emotional and I didn't want Spike to pick up distress or fear. I don't know how I did it.
All you want is to have your young fit animal back ----
And suddenly realised this morning that it was the first time in 70 years that I've woken up without at least one animal to greet me.
It's trying to get your brain to really accept that you aren't going to get your young fit animal back that's the problem. Have lost count of how many times I've sobbed that I want Poppy back.
But my wise old man points out that even if we could have her back for a short while we'd have to say goodbye again which would be even more painful.
Was gardening this afternoon and saw where I found Poppy a while back with her legs collapsed and pulling herself on her stomach across a puddle. No way for an animal to have to be.
You loved Spike, and did so much for him. You were like us, the vet said we had continued long after many people would have.
So don't reproach yourself please, you are no murderer OhSo, you cared about Spike in the best way possible including not letting him suffer anymore.
[quote="ohsocynical"][quote="ohsocynical"][quote="yahyah"]Oh So,
Am so sorry hear about Spike. Your posts about him gave me such a strong impression of him.
:hug: for you and Mr OhSo.
I wish I could say it was easy, but a week after Poppy going the pain is still raw but lessening a little.
Like you, we have decided not to have any more pets so it's like dealing with empty nest syndrome as well as losing a loving little pal.[/quote]
Thanks everyone for your kind thoughts. I'm still feeling like a murderer at the moment. Trying not to think about it because it makes my stomach turn.
For his sake we had to do it. If we'd hung on any longer it would have been cruel. I made Mr Ohso stay in the car. He was too emotional and I didn't want Spike to pick up distress or fear. I don't know how I did it.
[b]All you want is to have your young fit animal back -[/b]---[/quote]
And suddenly realised this morning that it was the first time in 70 years that I've woken up without at least one animal to greet me. :([/quote]
It's trying to get your brain to really accept that you aren't going to get your young fit animal back that's the problem. Have lost count of how many times I've sobbed that I want Poppy back.
But my wise old man points out that even if we could have her back for a short while we'd have to say goodbye again which would be even more painful.
Was gardening this afternoon and saw where I found Poppy a while back with her legs collapsed and pulling herself on her stomach across a puddle. No way for an animal to have to be.
You loved Spike, and did so much for him. You were like us, the vet said we had continued long after many people would have.
So don't reproach yourself please, you are no murderer OhSo, you cared about Spike in the best way possible including not letting him suffer anymore.