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Permalink Reply by christy fry on August 22, 2009 at 7:04pm

so very sorry for your loss, puppy kisses to you

Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on August 22, 2009 at 7:11pm

Thank you for being there with her in her last moments! (Yes...I'm crying) but you saw it through with her to the end and she had you by her side even if it was not long enough! I have had to do this several times but I can't imagine not being there to support the animal and she is at peace now may you know you did all you could!

My heart goes out to you as I know how hard it is! Take Care!

Permalink Reply by Jill, Kari & Jackson on August 22, 2009 at 7:46pm

I'm sorry for your loss

Permalink Reply by Denise Hawkins on August 22, 2009 at 8:28pm

I am so sorry for your loss, I know how hard it is to send a dog to rainbow bridge, I had to do it myself. Just take comfort from the fact that Ferris now has peace in her life, remember her as she was not how she ended up.
My thoughts are with you all xxxx

Permalink Reply by Inkou on August 22, 2009 at 9:24pm

Thank you everyone. I feel like a horrific monster for having done this. The minute she was dead I felt overwhelmingly we had made the wrong choice. It's like a nightmare that won't go away. Every day and every moment we protected her, made sure she had the right diet (she had kidney stones) re-arranged our lives to train her to live with cats, took her everywhere in the city, discussed what was or wasn't best for her ad nauseum, loved her little body and little soul so much. And to the end she was bright and smiling, our last minutes with her she licked our faces and nuzzled the daisies and grass we brought in for her. She seemed perfectly normal, healthy and happy. We were thinking of taking her home that night, just fleeing with her anywhere to save her. We left and sat on the stairs and cried before getting steeled and going back in to do it. A huge part of me feels we should have gone home and given it another night. It's just so inconceivable what we did.

It truly is a horrific nightmare that she is dead, and that we decided to have her killed. I don't know how to reconcile this with my conscience.

Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on August 22, 2009 at 10:21pm

Oh please don't feel that way ...you gave your loved one the right to die with dignity surrounded by the people she loved and who loved her...in a perfect world we all would like to have that chance! No matter if it was another night or two...you really saved her from possibly dying a much more horrific death...I understand how you feel and I know no words can comfort you but know that alot of people do care.

So sorry for your loss!

Permalink Reply by Natalie, Lance &Tucker on August 22, 2009 at 10:37pm

I am so sorry for your loss. As soon as I started reading your response here, I was sobbing as though she was mine. I could only imagine how you are feeling. I know it had to be a very hard decision, but know you made the right choice. You did all you could do, please dont beat yourself up for this. We are all here for you during this very diffucult time. Lance sends his corgi hugs and kisses to you and your family. **Hugs**

Natalie and Lance

Permalink Reply by Lou Ann Lemaster on August 22, 2009 at 9:42pm

My deepest sympathy on your loss. I know it was the hardest decision of your life, and it was made after much soul searching. With the advice of your vet and the research you did, you came to the best conclusion. If you have any doubts, just think of how her life would have been; you'll know in your heart you did the right thing. Believe what you done was right and was for the better. Prayers to you and your family.

Permalink Reply by Sam on August 22, 2009 at 10:04pm

My heart goes out to you. Know you made the right choice and Ferris is much happier not having these episodes any longer. You loved her, gave her a great life and were with her when she crossed the bridge. Know there were many great corgis there to meet her. Godspeed Ferris. You were a lucky girl to have parents that loved and cared for you.

Permalink Reply by Inkou on August 22, 2009 at 11:03pm

Thank you everyone. So many kind words. I'm going to close this thread so we can read it a month from now when we have the perspective to take it all in. All our love and hugs back to you and your little baby bears! Never take them for granted even for a second. It was our privilege to have smiling Ferris in our lives for so long, and our burden to come to terms with the loss in the prime of her life. Just make sure you cherish every moment you have with all your loved ones.

Mike, Alicia and Ferris

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