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It's with a sad heart that I'm writing today.

On Tuesday, Natasha started vomiting and snubbing food. She would drink a lot of water, then vomit it all up. Yesterday, we took her to the vet and his initial thoughts were Pancreatitis and put her on an IV. He didn't see the improvement that he was hoping for and she was nippy from being in pain also. He asked to keep her overnight and this morning still no improvement. He did an ultrasound and found her Pancreas and adrenal glad enlarged dramatically. He also found what he thinks is a tumor in her stomach. The diagnosis is Pancreatic Cancer, commonly found in diabetics.

As the vet explained, this comes on quickly because it is a slow growing cancer and the body adapts as it grows. At some point the body can no longer handle the growing cancer and the result is a rapid decline.

We brought her home to be with her pack one more night and tomorrow we will be doing the right thing regardless of how much we want to be selfish, but we will not allow her to be in pain. She is content for the moment and her pack is paying special attention to her. Even the ones that normally annoy her are being kind.

She is our baby girl (adopted at 12 weeks) and a spoiled brat, but she's OUR spoiled brat and we love her.

Despite the sadness we are feeling at the moment, we want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
 

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Mike and family, our sympathy and love go your way to support you in this very difficult time. Been there, and had to do that way too often. However the thought of having missed all that unconditional love that our pets, excuse me, family, freely give is not an option. Remember all the great times she has brought into your lives and she will never be truly passed.
Charles
 
Never easy but the right thing to do. Give her a pet from me.

Our oldest mutt is about 18 senile as all get out and extra stubborn. We know we are going to have to make that decision at some point but Marlow is like the energizer bunny.
 
Mike, I am sorry to hear about your girl. I am sure this was not an easy decision at all, but you have the savvy and heart to know what you feel you should do for her. She is a beautiful girl. My 8 yr old black eng. lab is having some eating and throwing up issues if it continues we will be headed back to to the vet. We have only had him 4monthsand he is my best pal. Take care my friend and try to have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
 
Mike,
My condolences to you and your family. This is a very hard thing, and it being christmas makes it even harder.
I went through the same thing last year at this time. It was 6 days from the time our little Kaylee got sick until she died. That was the first time I ever saw a vet and the techs cry.
I will remember you and all your family and Natasha in my thoughts and prayers.

Ross
 
Mike;
sorry to hear this. It is truly a hard thing to do, but you are doing the right thing. We will keep you and the pack in our prayers.
 
Mike,

Our thoughts are with you. I know you have a painful decision coming but it sounds like you are prepared for the tough choice. Sounds very similar to the condition our beagle was in when that choice had to be made. I hope that your Christmas is merry even with this troubling you and know that when you do have to make the choice you are doing it because you love her and that easing her pain is worth the pain you will feel during that time.
 
Mike,
Sorry to hear of this. We had to do the same thing about 2 months ago and it is not easy. But doing the right thing so that our friends are not living in anguish and pain is best. May you and your family get through this with love and understanding.
 
At Rainbow Bridge (inspired by a Norse legend)

By the edge of a wood, at the foot of a hill,
Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.
Where the friends of man and woman do run,
When their time on earth is over and done.

For here, between this world and the next,
Is a place where each beloved creature finds rest.
On this golden land, they wait and they play,
Till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.

No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness,
For here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness.
Their limbs are restored, their health renewed,
Their bodies have healed, with strength imbued.

They romp through the grass, without even a care,
Until one day they start,and sniff at the air.
All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back,
Then all of a suden, one breaks from the pack.

For just at that instant, their eyes have met,
Together again, both person and pet.
So they run to each other, these friends from long past,
The time of their parting is over at last.

The sadness they felt while they were apart,
Has turned into joy once more in each heart.
They embrace with a love that will last forever,
And then, side by side, they cross over .....together.

To everyone that has lost a beloved pet, past, present and future
My thought are with you.
Kryn
 
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Mike, so sorry to hear this as i love animals also but have had to do the same. It's a hard thing to do and brought tears to my eyes each time but i new it was the right thing to do. We sometimes get them when there babies and there like children to us as they grow and become part of the family. My heart goes out to you this morning.

Jim
 
I am sorry to hear your family member is ill. My heart and prayers are out their for you and your family. It is a sad when you lose a family member but I am sure you will not dewell on the sad momnets but will relish in all the happy days you had. Just always remember those good ones.
 
Thoughts and prayers with you, my friend. What you do with and for these animals/pets/children is amazing and rewarding and sometimes painful. Thank you for what you do.
 
So sorry to hear this! I don't know how we would cope without our little guy...one day at a time. Again, I'm so sorry to hear this
 
Keep the paw prints.

There is a saying "Good friends leave paw prints on our hearts" ... She will be gone but you can always have the paw prints with you.
 
Mike, to my knowledge there is no kinder or more appropriate message than the passage that Kryn passed along. My wife and I had to put down a life-long canine companion of 17+ years recently. We know your pain, and we wish you and your family the best Christmas you can have considering the circumstances. The Good Lord knows best.
 
Well, We are home and she is missed.

She did eat a little and the doc said he may be able to give us a few more days, maybe weeks, but the thought that she may be in pain was too much for me to selfishly ask for. She is at peace now, passing in the arms of Lillian and myself.

I thank you all for your thoughts.

North of The Rainbow Bridge

The time comes. A Siberian Husky lifts up its head. There is an untested
adventure beyond. Time to go.
Across the Rainbow Bridge is a place for all dogs. A river runs wide and
shallow with tennis balls that fly with their own wings; that is the place
for a Labrador or Golden to await its master's arrival.
The Siberian is not content here. Northward is its trail....
There are soft pastures for Aussies and Border Collies, with sheep and
geese to pen. Agility equipment grows like trees amid Frisbees and
flyball.
But the North continues its sure wild call, and the Siberian's journey
continues....
Now the air is colder. Now the moon is always full. Now the light is
silver and it breaks and shimmers on fields of bright snow. Now there are
no roads, no walls, no pens, just endless space to run. This is where
Siberians gather, North of the Rainbow Bridge.
They wait in this beautiful place, happy, but not complete. Suddenly, a
howl begins, as one dog senses someone coming, someone very special. All
the Siberians raise their heads and join in the ancient chorus. They dance
like moonbeams and sing like winter winds.
There are red ones like dawn streaks, black ones splattered with many
colors and silver ones like the first strange hour before light. They line
up as if in harness and run together, in a scintillating, many-colored
streak. The leader of the team guides the others past the fields and
river, with racing feet and racing heart. They rush to greet the new
arrival at the Rainbow Bridge, where the leader is rejoined with its
beloved person, never to be parted again.
The glory of the reunion is celebrated by all the Siberians dwelling
beyond the Bridge, a glimmering, multicolored team leaping and whirling
with joy. The light from that scene is what we see on magical evenings in
the northernmost parts of this Earth: The Aurora Borealis, the Northern
Lights beyond the Rainbow Bridge.
Click to expand...
 
Mike,

I feel you pain, just as so many others have said. I had to have Peg put down about 6 months ago. She had been with me for 7 years and I miss her a bunch. I know the courage it takes to do the right thing we were lucky and uncovered her problems before it became too uncomfortable for her, I could tell from the way she looked at me that she was starting to feel the pain and wanted me to tell her what was going on.

I was lucky and got to hold her while the Vet gave her the shot, she did not feel a thing and went to sleep in my lap, I miss her but I did the right thing. Just as you did.
 
Mike,
My condolences to you and Lilian on the loss of your beautiful friend and companion. I am sure that the pack also misses her a lot. Take care of yourselves and snuggle up with the rest of the pack. I hope that the holidays are easier for you and that the knowledge that you did the most unselfish thing can also bring you comfort.
 
Mike that's the same thing that took my Nola from me. I'd never heard of Pancreititis in a Canine, but it came on so fast. I feel for you friend. I really do!. I know they get Diabetes, but I was astounded how fast it took my baby down.
Peace to you and the rest of the pack.
 
Mike,

Sorry to hear of your loss. Being an animal lover myself and losing my beloved boxer, Mocha, to pancreatic cancer I know only too well the hurt in your heart. I've always wondered why dogs don't live as long as we do and I think that a six year old boy named Shane has the answer.

"He said, 'People are born so that they can learn how to live a good Life -- like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?' The six-year-old continued, 'Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long.'"

http://www.andreaharner.com/archives/2008/09/why_dogs_live_s.html
 
Smart little man!!! You wonder how at that tender age some kids can be so profound and say things so well!

We also feel your pain Mike we lost our Toby dog a Dandie Dinmont after 16 years just last month and it's like lossing one of your kids, we sure miss the little guy! And our hearts are with you.

Joe and Linda
 
Hey Mike,

All of us who've been down this road have an idea of brutal this is and how you're feeling. I lost a 15 year old pointer a few years ago -- and this is a strange thing to say -- it was tougher than when my dad died back in '69.

I've been thinking about you since I read your original post -- all I can say is that given time, the pain will subside and the good memories will remain.

All the best
Steve
 
I am so sorry to hear this .I just put my German Shepard down on December 1.He was almost 11.I am praying for you and your family.I hope your New Year is better.
Todd
 
Mike so sorry to hear about this. You are doing the right thing, although it is painful for sure. Hang in there and remember all the good times. I hope you and your family get through this together.
 
[FONT=&quot]I'M HERE
I stood by your bed last night, I came to have a peep
I could see that you were crying, you found it hard to sleep
I whined to you softly as you brushed away a tear
"It's me, I haven't left you, I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here".
I was close to you at breakfast, I watched you pour the tea,
you were thinking of the many times your hands reached down to me
I was with you at my grave today, you tend it with such care,
I want to re-assure you, that I'm not lying there.
I walked with you towards the house, as you fumbled for your key
I gently put my paw on you, I smiled and said "It's me"
You looked so very tired, and you sank into a chair,
I tried so hard to let you know that I was standing there.
It's possible for me, to be near you every day
to say to you with certainty "I never went away"
You sat there very quietly, then smiled, I think you knew,
in the stillness of that evening, I was very close to you
The day is over - I smile and watch you yawning
and say "Good night, God bless. I'll see you in the morning"
And when the time is right for you to cross the brief divide
I'll rush across to greet you and we'll stand side by side.
I have so many things to show you, there is so much for you to see,
Be patient, live your journey out - then come home to live with me![/FONT]
 
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