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AliciaBarnes

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  1. Myself and my husband are really struggling with the loss of our dog Adolf. He was our beloved miniature schnauzer. He was such an amazing little dog while he was in our life. He was a wonderful pet. To us he was our first child. He was only given a little over 2 and 1/2 years of life and during the 2 years that we had him he brought us great joy and love. We fell in love with him the first day we had him. We got him a few months after my husband's father passed away and he really helped us get through that. He was here during all or our family hardships. He was here for my husband when he was out of a job for a few months. He was here for me during my pregnancy .When my husband was at work at night he would curl up in bed next to my belly. He was here when we had our son and brought him home. He would sleep under the bassinette when the baby was first born. At night he always slept on the foot of our bed. When I would wake up at night with the baby he would get up with me as I fed and cared for the baby. Last night was our first night without him, and the first time our son has ever slept through the night. To me that is a strange coencidence that with my night time buddy gone the baby slept through the night. I do not know of anyone that did not fall in love with him as soon as they met him. Adolf was so much more than a pet to us, he was a family member. Late last week he started getting sick, by Saturday and Sunday he refused to eat. On Monday we took him into the vet. They decided he was so sick from his heart murmur. They thought that blood was backing up into his liver and causing him to vomit and not eat. We started him on heart and liver medicine and they gave him IV fluids in hopes that he would be feeling better by Tuesday. Tuesday came and he was getting much sicker, refused to eat or drink, he could barely walk. We rushed him back to the vet and they did x-rays and discovered that his heart was seriously enlarged. By the afternoon he was having congestive heart failure. I was able to go up and spend some time with him and take him his favorite toy. He could not even stand up on his own to see me. Late Tuesday afternoon we had to have him put to sleep so that he would not suffer anymore. He is being cremated (with his favorite toy) so we will receive his ashes on Friday. I know that will be another hard day for us. It was the hardest thing I think I have ever had to do. I feel like I lost a member of my family yesterday. I have cried more than I have in a long, long time. It broke both my heart and my husbands to let him go. We will never have another pet that measures up to his standards. I was looking forward to having him for years and years to come. I wanted my son to be able to grow up with him and now he will miss out on that joy. I am just crying even typing this. How do you recover from a loss like this, any advice for us? Thanks so much, Alicia
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