Re: OT Miss Paisley

Posted by Cats on August 24, 2006, 10:52 pm

Alice

I have been watching sadly for this post since you told us
your news. My thoughts go out to you and your DH. Please
pay special attention to Kirby to help him understand.

Each post like this reminds me of how short the time is we
have to share with our beloved QIs. Mine will all get a
special treat tonight for dinner so they will feel extra
loved.
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: Thanks to all of you who responded to my request for
strength. We held Miss
: Paisley as she slipped into a sweet sleep at 7pm tonight.
She gave kisses
: and buried her head into my DHs arm. We felt her last
heart beat and let
: her go to be with our Brandy who has been waiting for her
since September of
: 2002. The vet was wonderful and compassionate and wrapped
Paisley in a
: beautiful Scottish plaid blanket. Little touches that
meant alot.
:
: Your words of comfort and strength meant more to me than
you will ever know.
: As it turns out, as upset as I was and still am, my sweet
DH lost it and I
: needed to be there for him. He has taken this far harder
than I thought he
: would given the length of time we knew this day would
come. Miss Paisley
: was "my" dog as anyone who has had or has a Westie knows,
they pick one
: person as their own. Oh, they tolerate the others, but
one person gets
: their heart, soul and every loyal cell in their little
bodies. Paisley
: chose me. I took her for all of her grooming visits, vet
visits and walks.
: I fed her, bathed her and bought her baby carrots - her
favorite treat. I
: took her for all of the testing she needed in the past
year to determine the
: cause of her seizures. I held her while they poked and
prodded and took
: blood from her little veins and urine from her bladder.
She was 9 pounds at
: her last "normal" vet visit but tonight she was 15
pounds - 9 pounds of
: Paisley and 6 pounds of fluid that bloated her little
belly. But she chose
: my sweet, dear husband to hold her tonight. He cried as
he watched her
: little eyes close. I cried for them both. Her pain is
gone, but his is
: just starting.
:
: When we arrived home, Kirby was waiting at the door. He
was waiting for
: him, because as a Westie, Kirby chose "him" and knew at
this point in time
: that he needed to make sure he knew that. Kirby is HIS
dog, always will be.
: I love this little guy, but he did not choose me. And I
am so glad right
: now at the choice he made.
:
: I will spend tomorrow at home with Kirby since he will
surely know something
: is different, somehow, tomorrow won't quite be the same as
the other days
: have been. I want to help him through that somehow. I
may quilt a bit
: tomorrow as well, and he may sleep at my feet like Paisley
used to do. I
: think it will be good for both of us.
:
: --
: Alice in NJ, Royal Cybrarian
: http://www.ourcyberfamily.us/
: "Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she
becomes a
: grandmother." Edward H. Dreschnack
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