Have I finally found my friends? (Palmer has crossed over the Bridge)

Hey-what's going on??!! I just posted a reply to Leslie and a separate one to Marie. They're gone!
Meanwhile, I went and caught up with Marie's story. I had replied to Marie that I was so very sorry for your loss. I am amazed at your resilience. I will share one thought I had while reading your story....every story is horrible in its own way. Cancer is one nasty disease. I just had two good friends die from it. It sounds like it disfigured Maddie and I know how distressful that can be. I did see, that while it went so fast, it was a definite issue and you had enough warning that you could cuddle up and share some love. You seemed to be very aware of where this was going. With Palmer, he had an excellent ACTH report on July 7 and was gone on August 5th. His last week was spent in a hospital receiving fluid transfusions. He lost 6 pounds. We brought him home and felt we had at least the weekend. The next morning we took him in to give him peace. His poor little body just shut down. I often wish I had seen the signs sooner. Looking back it seems they were there.....and I just missed them. It would not have changed the outcome but I would have smothered him with even more love that last month. I hope this doesn't sound insensitive to you and your Maddie. NO matter how it goes, the specifics may vary, but the loss is the same.

Hey-Addy!! I like this breathe in breathe out "movement" you've started. I think it's a wonderful idea. And I think all of us doing it at once makes a lot of sense. We can exhale all those hurtful feelings and take in fresh, clean air.

-Susan

:confused::confused:And then there are those phantom posts!!!:confused::confused::eek::mad:
They're back now. It's probably just me.

LOL Got good drugs? LOL

Here is a link to Trink's photo album here. The first ones are the newest and the last 3 are before her painful little eyes were removed.

Beauty? Oh my! She is so special, Susan! In spite of all she has been through and is still going through, she is the sweetest, most loving little soul. Full of life, curiosity, courage, and strength...she is truly beautiful inside and out!

Hang in there! and keep those drugs on board! :p

Hugs,
Leslie and the girls - always

http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/album.php?albumid=246

Hey Susan,

LOL seems like you day improved alittle:) Glad you like my yoga breathing session idea. I still think we should all do that once a week. LOL we will probably all just bust up laughing but that is a good thing too!!!:D:D:D

Hope the Schnoodle pups come soon!!!!!

And I agree with you, Marie is amazing.

Hugs,
Addy

Hi gang-
Well, my Monday crying session seems to be over.
It's no joke about the drugs. :confused::confused: Friends came by yesterday and she said-Susan you told me to bring you something funny....... and then she had these cute little ducks that light up when they hit water. I said-"I DID?:confused::confused::eek::eek: Well that was rather bold of me!":(
That is about the fifth or sixth memory I am missing. Funny thing is I've been off the "drugs" for 2 weeks. Maybe I should go back on them? [just kidding]

I'm glad Abby you're not miffed about me going back to the schnoodle place. I feel kind of hypocritical but a friend said to me-"That's where you were then. Now things are different for you." It's so nice to know I'm not totally flipped out!

I'll keep you posted.

susan

Leslie-what a cutie! Thanks for the link. Do you have any idea how old she is? How is she doing without her eyes......or maybe she's not been able to see for some time now? Kudos to you kid!
-Susan

Susan,

Thank you for your kind words. I wasn't sure it would go as fast as it did with her, but we knew we were not going to put her through all the testing just to find out there really wasn't much we could do. It made me think what could they have done with how fast she shut down, but I could have given them lots of my money for nothing. The weakness was already there in her hind legs with the Cushings so this just contributed to it and I know it wasn't her to be so confined to the house or the rug in our family room. She was a trooper to the end still taking care of us in her limited way.

We are all lucky in that we had them in our lives to share and they had us--a good give and take relationship. I do feel sorry for the people who have never experienced this joy because they do not want animals in their lives--my sister in law is one, but her grown daughter has a lab who watches over her 2 little twin girls so maybe there is hope.:)

Take care!!!

Hey Susan,

Thanks for the compliments on Trink! She is a doll, huh?

As for how she does without her eyes, I think this little story tells it best -

On her first visit to Dr B's office, she was exploring the waiting room when he came in and stood watching her for a minute. After a bit, he looked up at me and said, "Well, Leslie, I believe she can see a little bit." To which I replied, "Dr. B, she ain't got no eyeballs!" :p:p His face expressed absolute dumbfoundedness! She maneuvers around her world as if she had the sight of an eagle...nothing phases her. In fact, she is so brave she scares the crap out of me at times. Trink will approach a drop-off, check it out, then back up, run at it and fly off with her little front legs tucked up under her chest! :eek: I have caught her several times in mid-air!

So, to put it bluntly...she has no idea she is blind! :p OR that she weighs less than 5 lbs! She has that "small dog attitude" that leads her to believe she is a Great Dane!

Hugs,
Leslie and the girls - always

Leslie & Company-

What a hoot!
:eek::eek::eek::eek:......is right! The little guys and gals never cease to amaze me. I sure hope you don't take her to Niagara Falls or some such place.;)

Palmer used to do that flying swan thing at the end of our bed. And he always did it suddenly. Palmer had a way to know that it was time to play and he was off and running. It was so funny to see him from behind.:D


There's no schnoodle news on this end. I did send an email today saying.....
Perhaps someone should tell Ana that she has done the first part of her loving job and it's time to move on to the next phase!!
-Eagerly awaiting news

Ana is the mommy.

When I looked at Trink's pictures, from how she looked to me on my computer, it was not really detectable that her eyeballs were gone. If that is the color of the hair around her eye (sockets), that's great.

It makes me feel guilty for complaining about my foot. I am so sick of this hardware and this stupid shoe and needing to limp. I think I could pull the two pins out okay, but that shaft looking thing looks scary! :eek::eek: (I would never do that, by the way.)

Keep us posted on how it is going.

-Susan

Hello friends!

Still no puppy news. I called but they don't answer the phone on the weekends.:(

There is news in the foot arena. Golly gee....one of the pins just happened to fall out. Imagine that.;);) They're two inches long :eek::eek::eek::eek:
My foot has started hurting and I think it has to do with the hardware in there. I'm going to try to see the backup doc tomorrow and have her take out these other two pieces. I tried getting the second pin out, but it won't even budge now. I'm not about to attempt to remove that rod myself.

Have a good week!-Susan