April 1st 2008 9:36 pm
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It's been a long time since I posted. the past few weeks have been extra rough for my mommy and daddy and brothers (my kitty brother Xander came and joined me at the bridge), so I have been down by earth more than usual lately.
today was bridge day - when we get messages from our earth-families. Last year, mommy hadn't realized that special messages could be delivered today, so I didn't get any mail. But today, a letter came from mommy.
Sweet Lukey,
My darling boy, I will always love you. You were always the sweet pup, who enjoyed cuddling and was so tolerant of Bo's energy and playfulness. You were most definitely gone too soon. If I'd known then that you would be with us for such a short time, I would have made sure that I spent every waking moment with you. But I didn't, and so I wasted time at work and spent time with daddy when you couldn't go with us. I'm sorry.
I know that lately you have been nearby while I have been sad. Thank you for caring for Baby when she joined you at the bridge last summer, and for caring for Xander when he joined you a few weeks ago. And, thank you for helping us find Othello and Falstaff to be Bo's new friends soon after you went to the bridge. I know that you know they didn't replace you; but I also know that we would never have found such sweet dogs without your help.
Please look after Bo now. He's upset about Xander, and so is your daddy. They both need your calming presence right now. I know that you have made lots of new furriends at the bridge, and that you probably have fun stuff going on every day, so if you could just swing by and check on them once a day or so, that would be wonderful. And thank you sweet boy. Thank you for being in my life - for showing me just how loving a dog can be, and for showing me how wonderful you were. I miss you sweetie.
Mommy
July 2nd 2007 6:10 pm
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Mommy hadn't intended on adding any new posts to my diary, but today my kitty sister, Baby, came to join me at the bridge. She'd been with mommy for more than 12 years, but she was just too old in the end (she was 17). The day she turned 17 was the day mommy went into labor with our new human brother, and it was the day that Baby realized mommy would be ok if she left. Since then, Baby has gone downhill rapidly, and now she's at peace and up here ready to run.
Must hurry off to meet up with her and show her around.
October 23rd 2006 9:04 pm
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Here is a copy from Luke's last post to the Labs forum. He passed away tonight at about 9:30 pm. We will always love our sweet boy.
First, I wanted to say thank you to everydoggie who has sent me good wishes. I've really appreciated them, and I know my mommy has too. Second, I thought I should get on here today to tell you how my vet's visit went.
Well, we had a rough day today. I think it was rougher on Mommy than it was on me. From my perspective, Mommy and daddy woke me up really early in the morning and drug me out to the car. Then I rode with mommy for about 1/2 an hour - I was starting to think we were going back to obedience school. But when we got there, daddy had been driving along in the car right behind us! Weird, huh?
They carried me inside, and I realized we were at a vet's office. It took a bit, but then the nice lady came to take me back to the kennel part. I got to drink from their cool doggie-fountain while daddy ran back out to the car - they'd left my blankie on the back seat. Then, the nice lady let me walk around and say hi to everyone before I went to the cage room.
The vet was worried that I was too depressed, and too dehydrated, so they gave me a IV drip while I was there. They shaved my whole belly, and they scanned it (mommy called it an ultrasound). Then they let me sleep some more. When I woke up, I still had the IV, and the nurses thought I was really sweet, so they let me sleep on a blanket out by one of their desks all day.
The scan showed that my liver has swollen more, my kidneys have too, and my gall bladder has as well. Bloos work showed that all three have stopped working completely. The vets wanted to do exploratory surgery to see if they could figure out why, but mommy and daddy don't want to do that. All they know is that it looks like I was born with this problem, and it just took this long for it to become critical.
I'm sorry - I started writing to you a while ago, but had to take a break. Mommy's crying again, and I've tried to tell her it's ok, that I need to leave now, but she's still crying. I don't think I'll be here tomorrow. It's hard for me to breathe, and my neck has stiffened up - I can't bend it anymore. I'm ready to go to the bridge, where I can run around and watch my brother, mommy, and daddy playing down here. Mommy and daddy say they know i need to go soon, and to not wait for them, but they're so sad. They worry that with as young as I am, that I didn't have a chance to really live. But I know that I had the bestest life I could have had. I was with my brother every single day, and I had a mommy and daddy who loved me soooo much. I hate to leave them but I don't know if I have a choice any more.
I think this will be my last post. Maybe not. Maybe a miracle will happen tonight and I'll wake up again tomorrow. But, if not, I'll make sure Bo knows to let you know. It might take him awhile. If I do leave you all, please watch out for Bo. I don't think he'll deal with this very well. I think he'll need some support without me. I do appreciate all of your support over the past week - it has made me and mommy and daddy feel so loved. I just think that maybe I'm a little too sick this time.
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