When a Pet Dies – More Stories
Good morning from beautiful Montana:
I have been so impressed with the quality and quantity of heart felt stories that have come to my in-box lately. I had posted a request asking for short articles on helping people cope with the loss of a pet for an upcoming eBook.
You will enjoy reading them as much as I have. If you or someone you know has a story to share about they were told, how they handled the death, how they grieved or how they healed, please share it. We care.
Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.
-Anatole, France
Hello Judy,
We have not lost a pet recently but we learned last month that our 9-year-old German Shepherd has cancer. We took her to the vet school and the oncologist said she has a large mass in her abdomen pressing on her bowel, two anal sac gland adenocarcinomas and metastasis in the chest. She said the best we could do for her was prednisone and she might live a few weeks.
The very thought of having to euthanize her was devastating because other than difficulty having bowel movements she is still very full of life.
I guess she performed in the hospital that night. We learned that she kept escaping from her cage and removing her catheter and IV. The next day the oncologist said they want to try to shrink the large mass through radiation. In the mean time we switched her to the Atkins diet because carbs feed cancer.
As my brother (the dog's owner) began sharing Brandi's diagnosis with friends he learned that several of his friends recently had to euthanize their pets and it was so devastating that they just did not want to talk about it.
Brandi has a myspace page www.myspace.com/brandisurfstheweband several of her friends have crossed the rainbow bridge. Perhaps their owners may be willing to talk to you about the grieving process.
What do you think? Would you like to share your story? Leave a comment or send me an email.
Love and abundance to all things,
Judy H. Wright also known as Auntie Artichoke, the storytelling (and gatherer) trainer
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