Zoe By My Side- Our Journey with Cushings

glad you are enjoying your chicken walk. please ignore the siblings. I've had more than a few people tell me that about Jenny. How can we not help her as long as she is enjoying life? hugs, Judi

It is not for others to tell us what to do and how to behave.

Yesterday a "friend" told me to Back Off! from Ryan. He's 32 and we are too interfering. His living arrangements are changing and both Bob and I have felt things getting a bit different,.....as they should with time. She thought we had too much contact with Ryan and that he came down here too often. I was really thrown for a loop and got VERY upset. I called Ryan, asked if he felt we were crowding him, interfering. He said "Absolutely not."

I don't understand where some people get off thinking they have all the answers.....and I didn't even ask for her opinion........as I bet you did not from your sister-in-law. NONE of us could do anything to hasten our beloved pet's time here on earth. A waggy tail, a chicken walk- an arf or an arghhh.,......or even a woof-woof.... that is what a lot of it is about. You and you alone will know when the time is right.....and as Marie Irene said....it is not now.

Tell you sister-in-law to bug out.
No, people aren't crap...........some people are crap.:)

Love,
Sus

Thanks guys, sometimes, people dont get. Hubby put it right. Would we put mom down? Everyone was ready to give up on her and she has a wonderful quality of life now because hubby and I would not give up even though it got really hard. They said we dont know if Zoe is suffering. She may have aches and pains. So do we. But I dont think she is suffering.

When Zoe cant do her woof, woof, bouncy act or is not interested in her chicken walk well then it may be a different story.

Right now she is sucking peanut butter off my finger while I type with one hand. I'm grinning from ear to ear:D:D:D:D

I love you guys.
addy

Addy,

I am with everyone else. You and your husband know Zoe best, and YOU will know when it is time. If she is that happy and has that much life in her, it definitely isn't.

Just yesterday I counted and I am currently giving Hannah 7 medications (she has a pretty bad corneal ulcer as of Fri. afternoon and an ear infection), plus she needs a bath once or twice a week and her "privates" wiped with Chlorhexidine wipes daily. She pretty much can't hear and can't see very well and she still has her allergy issues but it's a little better on Hydroxyzine.

Yes, it is a lot of work, and it isn't cheap. But she is still my happy girl who follows me around, wags her tail, gets excited to eat, and is excited every time I put that leash on to go walk one or two blocks. There is no question that she is still happy. With Zoe barking at you, going for her chicken walks, snoring away during her little naps, it is clear that she still is happy living life. YOU, and no one else, will know when she is not.

Keep up the excellent work! Zoe knows how much you lover her!

Julie & Hannah

I was told about 8 years ago that I was cruel to keep Squirt alive simply because she walks funny due to her back legs. Then she got Cushing's and it started again - put her down, put her out of her misery, why make her suffer... :rolleyes: I am told often today what a waste of time and money I expend on keeping her with me. But you know what? Not a single one of them have ever seen the light that shines in her gorgeous eyes over and over each day; they don't see her smile when she sees her mom come home; they don't see her play with toys; they don't feel that warm, fuzzy body snuggle close at night and sigh with contentment; they don't see the joy that fills her when she is on the trail of a critter in the yard or when it's mealtime. In other words, they don't know my Sweet Bebe at all but are speaking from their own, in my opinion, inability to connect with anything not human. It used to make me mad or hurt my feelings but I have come to understand these people are missing out on so much...and you and I and everyone here is oh so blessed to be able to make that connection with our babies. So just let it roll off you and find a way to have compassion for their loss. ;) Somehow, I don't think that will be hard for you. :)

Many hugs,
Leslie and the gang

Harrah, harrah!! I second Leslie's words.

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Dearest Leslie,

Your last post here simply made me cry. Couldn't have said it any better. So true dear friend. Wish we can make the rest of the non-animal world see it as well. I hear the same thing from many about "wasting" money on my dog. My reply to that "she's not a dog, she's my third child". :)

You are just wonderful Leslie.

We love ya, xo Jeanette and my very loved third sweet child Princess. lol:D

So true, Zoe is my perpetual child, she is my little girl and her personality is larger than life. She and I communicate without words sometimes, just looks. She still makes me laugh, she still looks at me with that zoe look, she still does her rod stewart impersonation (she shakes her head and then her hair sticks our straight up on top and she tucks her chin and then sticks it out and barks) why that reminds me of Rod Stewart, I will never know:D:D:D:D

She knows when I have a headache and will check on me. Zoe is my once in a lifetime dog and I will know when it is her time.

I think from now on when the siblings inquire we will say she is "just fine" and when they stop over I will just point out happy things about Zoe before they decide to "help".

Thanks guys, It is comforting to know we all feel the same way. I got down because I started thinking, I am with her everyday, maybe I dont see something they do. But now that we discussed it. I see more than they do. And what I see is all good.

I rounded the hair on her back paws and cut the hair between the pads short. It seems to give her a bit moe traction on the floors.:):)

On a side note, grandkid and I finished the essay for Wellesley College. It is pretty good if I do say so my self. She has a chance to win an all expense paid trip to Boston to visit the college.

Wish us luck!!!!!!!!

love ya all and thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Addy - what everyone here says is so true. You will know when she doesn't have the same quality of life. Right now she is enjoying life and you are enjoying her and the chicken walks :):):) Don't listen to the others - she is your baby and you are her person.

Love to you and our Zoe.

Addy: Everyone is right. Zoe still has a great life with you. She is so lucky to have you and you are so lucky to have her. Hope your grandkid wins. Both of mine are graduating, one a nurse and the other a teacher. We are so proud of them. They have really worked hard. Have a good day. Love JoAnne