well .. I am starting to walk my baby toward the rainbow bridge

[littlewolf]

she is "only" 15 chow / lab cross
not eating will still drink some when she does eat she vomits
very unsteady on her feet,
shaky, walks very stiff just alot
of difficulty in moving.
been to the vet, got some anti nausea meds
which helps with the vomiting, and she will eat
alittle. will give her meds a chance, if she still
isn't eating or not eating much, Monday
I will probably take her to the vet
and come back alone, Vet sez she isn't in pain
my heart is breaking.
Kind of hope she goes in her sleep.
I have 4 friends waiting for me there,
soon will be 5.
Lucky, Curly, Charlie Brown, Abby, Sally, and soon Shelly
I am sooo going to get mugged when I get there.

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Go in peace and love.

[littlewolf]

8. thank you.

[HarveyDarkey]

2. It's the hardest, but the kindest thing you'll ever do.

May Shelly go easily knowing she's loved.

[littlewolf]

9. it is the hardest think I have ever had to do.

If I have to put her down I plan on holding her
and petting her and telling her I love her has she goes.

[hopemountain]

27. this is exactly how i said good bye to

my girls - 17 & 16 years, respectively. it was time. life wasn't fun for them anymore. the yellow lab was so fiercely loyal she just didn't want to go even though her tumor was huge and she couldn't shit properly. the queensland was old and tire and she was ready.
sniff.sniff.
it isn't easy, littlewolf - but it is freeing for our beloved companions.

[RebelOne]

3. So sorry. I had to send my 13-year-old Rottweiler to the Rainbow Bridge

in July of 2010. But she was in pain as she had bone and liver cancer. I know how hard it is to lose one of your fur children.

[littlewolf]

10. it is a little easier when your fighting pain. hard no matter what.

[bluesbassman]

4. Safe passage to Shelly, and a hug for you.

[littlewolf]

12. thank you.

[fizzgig]

5. go easy, shelly

and peace to you, littlewolf

[marzipanni]

6. I'm sorry you have to go through this with your dear Shelly

15 is a good lifespan for a medium-large dog. I so wish dogs had longer lives, though!

Does she look like this chow-lab?
http://www.serendipityrancher.com/labchowmix.htm

[littlewolf]

13. I will put up some pics later.

[warrior1]

7. I'm so sorry.

It's so hard to let go.

[littlewolf]

14. yes it is ....

[baldguy]

11. .

[littlewolf]

17. that pretty much sums up how I feel.

[one_voice]

15. I'm sorry...

Peace to you both.

[littlewolf]

16. thank you.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

18. safe and easy passing, Shelly -

for you littlewolf ---->

[littlewolf]

19. thank you. she is sleeping now ....nt

[a la izquierda]

20. Oh no.

I knw too well how badly this hurts. Be well.

[littlewolf]

23. thank you. nt

[BarbaRosa]

21. I'm sorry, pass easy Shelly.

Not an easy time at all, my Tiger just recently wandered across. Like you, I too will get a real mugging.

[nolabear]

22. Be brave, littlewolf. You're doing the right thing.

May your sweet girl rest easy.

[littlewolf]

24. I know ... it is just hard. it just kills me a little bit. nt

[nolabear]

26. I know. I've been there. Sending loving vibes to you both.

[ConcernedCanuk]

25. Lost "Lady" - our family dog at the age of 17

.
.
.

Lady was 17

I was only 15

So she was part of my life from day 1.

Lady never bit nor growled at anyone - it was funny to watch her chase a rabbit across the yard because she would "hop" just like the rabbit.

I remember her last days as she had to drag her back end around - back legs didn't work anymore.

We moved the year my father had her put down. Wise my father was, had her put down during the move - when we arrived at our new home, Lady just wasn't there.

But I can still see her, 45 years later as I type.

Bought a new home (my first) recently.

I'm gonna get me a dawg, female -

And you got it right - -

"Lady" is the name.

CC

[840high]

28. May the crossing be easy and full of love.

[snappyturtle]

29. Oh littlewolf my heart goes out to you. I've been in the place

you are right now. May Shelly pass gently.

[orleans]

30. i lost my baby just two weeks ago

it's heartbreaking.

sending much love and comfort your way

[SammyWinstonJack]

31. ...

I have a few waiting for me too. My little Sammy, my best friend and constant companion...last October...

[Bertha Venation]

32. littlewolf

To let them go is one of the hardest things we have to do. I am so sorry for your anguish. May your sweet memories of Shelly sustain you.

[littlewolf]

36. it is hard. and it hurts to let them go

and they look at you and trust you are doing
the right thing. after I heal a little
there will be another little furball I know
and I will house em ... feed em.... love em .. spoil em
and travel thru life with em.

[Boomerproud]

33. We are in the same boat littlewolf.

My Maddie, 17, is in full renal failure and I'm waiting for the second phone call from the vet so I can give him the go-ahead to end her suffering and set her free.

[littlewolf]

35. it is the so difficult to let go.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

34. peace and comfort....

[littlewolf]

37. thank you. nt

[littlewolf]

38. a friend of mine sent me this ... I wanted to share.

The House Dog’s Grave (Robinson Jeffers)
(Haig, an English bulldog)

I’ve changed my ways a little; I cannot now
Run with you in the evenings along the shore,
Except in a kind of dream; and you, if you dream a moment,
You see me there.

So leave awhile the paw-marks on the front door
Where I used to scratch to go out or in,
And you’d soon open; leave on the kitchen floor
The marks of my drinking-pan.

I cannot lie by your fire as I used to do
On the warm stone,
Nor at the foot of your bed; no, all the nights through
I lie alone.

But your kind thought has laid me less than six feet
Outside your window where firelight so often plays,
And where you sit to read- and I fear often grieving for me-
Every night your lamplight lies on my place.

You, man and woman, live so long, it is hard
To think of you ever dying.
A little dog would get tired, living so long.
I hope that when you are lying

Under the ground like me your lives will appear
As good and joyful as mine.
No, dears, that’s too much hope: you are not so well cared for
As I have been.

And never have known the passionate undivided
Fidelities that I knew.
Your minds are perhaps too active, too many-sided….
But to me you were true.

You were never masters, but friends. I was your friend.
I loved you well, and was loved. Deep love endures
To the end and far past the end. If this is my end,
I am not lonely. I am not afraid. I am still yours.

[In_The_Wind]

39. Thanks for sharing these sweet words.

I miss my fur babies. They always gave so much love to everyone.

[blueknight]

40. this is so hard

but she will be waiting on you one day. its especially hard for me, because i like animals more then people

[littlewolf]

41. at 10:15 today I walked her to the rainbow bridge.

the last thing she heard was me telling her she was a good dog
and she is loved, and me petting her. I am still crying.
but like I said in a few months we will have another furball
to spoil, and love, and laugh over.
and so it goes.

[fizzgig]

42. ...

[MiddleFingerMom]

43. .

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[Bertha Venation]

44. I am sorry, littlewolf

I weep with you.

[Avalux]

45. You sent her on her way with love....

I've done it too and I know your heart is breaking. I am crying now remembering my Ellie, who I walked to the bridge 3 years ago. I was with her in the end, talking to her and petting her just as you did with your baby. She was a terrier/chow mutt and added to much joy to my life.

Take care.

[narnian60]

46. Sent my precious Claude home on Thursday of last week.

17 yrs.old & same symptoms. Had a "new" dog the next day that had been in the family for 5 yrs. but needed us to be her forever family. My condolences, littlewolf.