Buttercup (Calcinosis cutis) - Buttercup is now in heaven

Oh Dawn, I'm so sorry for the loss of your beautiful and brave girl Buttercup. As others have mentioned you two were such an inspiration for us all with your courageous and tireless fight with the Cushings and horrible CC. I hope you can take some comfort in knowing that you gave her two extra happy and healthy years.
I'm sending my most sincere condolences to you and your family.
Song

Hugs! I'm sorry for your loss of Buttercup. My being a newer member, I don't know all of her history but I do know the feelings of an empty house and of grief.

Three times in recent years we have lost a pet who took a lot of care in their final years. Our guinea pig developed stomach issues, our cat had kidney failure, and our adopted dog struggled with Cushings and pancreatisis. My husband and I have become well-acquainted with vet visits, pee pads, and medical treatments. Ah me.

Our brains keep us sane and let us moved forward. I'm not sure that our hearts ever really recover though and suspect we always have scars. Love is bittersweet.

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Originally Posted by Dawn Anderson

Our beloved Buttercup is in heaven, we had to let her go yesterday, major neurological crept up on her fast and we had to do stop her suffering. She gave us 3 holiday seasons and hung in for my 50th birthday, but the last couple of days were real bad, I know the tumor came back all the signs were there and there was nothing else that could be done for her. Our home and hearts are empty. The house is to quiet for us to sleep, there are no pee pee pads for me to clean up, feeling lost and as empty as her food bowl in the kitchen, cant stop crying, my brain knows that we did the right thing for her, I just wish my heart could understand .
Thank you for all your love and support for my Miss Buttercup. she will be missed by all who knew and loved her:(

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Dear Dawn,

I am so very sorry to read about Buttercup. She was a beautiful girl. I just wanted you to know that your story has been so very helpful to us, giving us hope for success at UC-Davis with our dog Nola. I read your posts over and over. So much of what you wrote was so familiar to our situation. Nola completed her treatment on 3/2/16.

It seems that Buttercup did so well for quite some time after her radiation treatment and that has been inspiring for us. But, that doesn't erase the pain of the loss of your sweet girl. The grief we feel when they pass is one of the hardest things in life, but the love pets give us is so priceless.

Holly