It was all I could do to hold back the tears right there in the parking lot. I guess because I still feel guilty for putting him to sleep, I wish we could have kept him comfortable longer and kept him longer. We stopped there and I explained, again, that Ricky wasn't there anymore. His body was buried and his spirit is in heaven and we can see him when we get there. I reminded him that Ricky isn't hurting anymore and is playing in water and running around and keeping Gramma and Papa company. He said he wants to go to heaven with Ricky. I didn't know what to say so I just said that someday he will, when Heavenly Father is ready for him to. Even now just thinking about it I'm trying not to cry because I don't want to get them going again. He was such a great dog, he deserved better than to suffer for so long but I still miss him. I don't know what to say to AJ to help him understand better.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
HOW DO I EXPLAIN IT TO HIM?
We were at Fry's the other day and parked at the end by the garden center. This is the end close to the Vet where we had to put Ricky down last year. Everytime I think AJ has forgotten or understands he says something like he did this day. When we were leaving he told me he wanted to go to the vet and get Ricky back.
It was all I could do to hold back the tears right there in the parking lot. I guess because I still feel guilty for putting him to sleep, I wish we could have kept him comfortable longer and kept him longer. We stopped there and I explained, again, that Ricky wasn't there anymore. His body was buried and his spirit is in heaven and we can see him when we get there. I reminded him that Ricky isn't hurting anymore and is playing in water and running around and keeping Gramma and Papa company. He said he wants to go to heaven with Ricky. I didn't know what to say so I just said that someday he will, when Heavenly Father is ready for him to. Even now just thinking about it I'm trying not to cry because I don't want to get them going again. He was such a great dog, he deserved better than to suffer for so long but I still miss him. I don't know what to say to AJ to help him understand better.
It was all I could do to hold back the tears right there in the parking lot. I guess because I still feel guilty for putting him to sleep, I wish we could have kept him comfortable longer and kept him longer. We stopped there and I explained, again, that Ricky wasn't there anymore. His body was buried and his spirit is in heaven and we can see him when we get there. I reminded him that Ricky isn't hurting anymore and is playing in water and running around and keeping Gramma and Papa company. He said he wants to go to heaven with Ricky. I didn't know what to say so I just said that someday he will, when Heavenly Father is ready for him to. Even now just thinking about it I'm trying not to cry because I don't want to get them going again. He was such a great dog, he deserved better than to suffer for so long but I still miss him. I don't know what to say to AJ to help him understand better.
Monday, March 30, 2009
OUR SWEET RICKY
Our Sweet Ricky isn't doing well. As you can see, his beautiful brown mask on his face is white now and he is pretty old though we don't know how old since we rescued him 5 years ago. He stopped eating on Thursday. In case you can't tell from the pics, he loves to eat. I knew he was getting close and probably had cancer but after he stopped eating...We took him to the vet on Saturday and after x rays and labs, I talked to the vet this morning and sure enough, he has cancer and it's everywhere. It's in his lungs, pancreas and two lesions on his spine. He is on pain medicine now and
comfortable while on those meds but still not too interested in eating. He mostly lays around but that's not new either, he is an old man after all. It's so hard to have to make the decision to put him to sleep but we don't want him to suffer any more than he has been. We are all upset and will miss him so much!!
WE LOVE YOU RICKY!!!
comfortable while on those meds but still not too interested in eating. He mostly lays around but that's not new either, he is an old man after all. It's so hard to have to make the decision to put him to sleep but we don't want him to suffer any more than he has been. We are all upset and will miss him so much!!WE LOVE YOU RICKY!!!
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