Down the Cushings Road Again -- Abbie, 15 year old beagle is now at peace

[judymaggie]

Folks: Curious if anyone is giving their pup a cranberry supplement ... Abbie is having frequent UTIs and, although the antibiotics help with the PU/PD, she doesn't want to eat (even though taking antacids) or go on walks when taking them. I've been reading about Nutramax' Crananidin as I do like their products in general.

[molly muffin]

I like Nutramax's products too. I never gave the supplement to Molly but it was mentioned by one of her vets to try once when she had a UTI. So maybe it would help.

[molly muffin]

Judy, we haven't heard from you in awhile and I wanted to check in on your Abbie and see how you are both doing.

[Harley PoMMom]

Judy, we haven't heard from you in awhile and I wanted to check in on your Abbie and see how you are both doing.

Me wondering too!

[Squirt's Mom]

Count me in, too!

[labblab]

OK Judy, now I'm really getting worried about you girls.

Please do check in whenever you can. You don't have to write much at all -- hopefully just letting us know that you girls are OK.

We're all thinking about you...

[labblab]

On Judy’s behalf, I’m returning to add a final note to Abbie’s thread. Sweet Abbie is now at peace, and as her vet said so kindly, Maggie was surely right there to greet her. Judy’s loving care allowed Abbie to celebrate her 15th birthday on May 7th. However, her many problems finally overtook her this week, and she was released on Monday. Her spinal problems were causing unremitting pain, and the steroid injections that had helped in the past were creating new severe issues. Just as Judy had originally rescued her in 2010, Judy again rescued sweet Abbie’s spirit from the pain of her tired, worn body. And now we have another K9C angel to watch over us.

Fare thee well, little Abbie. And many thanks to Judy for the love she gave to Abbie and for all the help she’s given to our family here throughout the years.

In gratitude and loving memory, always.
Marianne

[Joan2517]

Such sad news, Judy...many, many hugs to you.

[Harley PoMMom]

RIP our precious Abbie. Sending loving hugs to her wonderful Mom, Judy.

[Squirt's Mom]

Oh Judy, I was so sorry to hear this when Marianne shared the news with us. My heart is aching for your loss and the pain I know you feel today. Abbie was met by not only her sweet Maggie but by Squirt and so many of our other babies. She is pain-free, energetic, and oh so grateful to her mom for giving her those precious gifts.

Don't forget we are here for you anytime. You remain part of us always.
My deepest sympathies,
Leslie

A Blessing For Absence
by John O’Donohue

May you know that absence is full of tender presence

and that nothing is ever lost or forgotten.

May the absences in your life be full of eternal echo

May you sense around you the secret Elsewhere which holds

the presences that have left your life.

May you be generous in your embrace of loss.

May the sore of your grief turn into a well of seamless presence.

May your compassion reach out to the ones we never hear

from and may you have the courage to speak out for the

excluded ones.

May you become the gracious and passionate subject of your own life.

May you not disrespect your mystery through brittle words or false belonging.

May you be embraced by God in whom dawn and twilight

are one and may your longing inhabit its deepest dreams

within the shelter of the Great Belonging.
(Eternal Echoes 275)