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The slate tile on my home page is a tribute to my pets Woody
& Pastel. It was painted year ago
when I came across an old picture of them in an album that I have always
loved. These two have been best friends
for years!
These last two weeks have been very hard; with many of the
last 14 days spent in wonder should this be “the day”. Two weeks ago we learned that our 14 year old
cat Pastel had gone into liver failure and her thyroid levels had jumped off
the chart. We tried medicine it has had
some good effects, but some bad side effects too. It is time.
During this time we have seen the further decline of Woody our 16 ½ year
old dog. Maybe we were just looking more closely. He has become so fragile
again; on Saturday I had to help him stand he had no control over his legs at
all at one point. It is time. Woody & Pastel have been such good
friends since we first brought her home.
They would often sleep in the dog bed together or grooming each
other. We chose to take them into the
Vet together to so they could go on to heaven together; allowing their spirits
to find a comfy place to curl up in a dog bed in the sky together.
John took this picture of me with them on Saturday. It was a beautiful sunny spring day, which is
nice to have this last memory picture of them with. The girls each had pictures
taken with them too. I was very proud
that the girls chose to be with us this afternoon to support the pets to the
end; they have known these guys their whole life. There have been lots of tears and I’m sure
there will be more, that is ok. They
were certainly loved and treasured by our family.
It will be interesting to see how Mugsley our other dog
does; at 13 ½ he is not doing so well himself... Our home certainly is in mourning. However, I am so grateful for the life of
these animals, the joy, the laughter, the memories and the love that we have
shared with them. I am glad that they
are in peace, and trust that they are in a better place together. The girls have asked that I paint their urns
so that will be happening soon.
Thank you for the kind thoughts and the prayers.
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