Lulu 11 y.o. Pom has gone over the Rainbow Bridge to meet Jojo

Glynda,
I am so sorry to hear about Lulu... My heart goes out to you and I hope that sweet memories will forever live in your heart.
Dawn & Bogie

Dearest Glynda,

I am so, so sorry and my heart goes out to you and Gil at this most painful time. You are such an amazing person and I wish there were something that I could say or do to ease the pain you and Gil are feeling. Please know we are all here for you both.

Godspeed precious Lulu

With Heartfelt Sympathy,
Lori

Glynda,
I am so very sorry to hear about Lulu. You are in my thoughts. I hope your happy memories with Lulu will bring you peace and comfort.

Julie

Dear Glynda ... I am saddened to hear about dear Lulu. Cyber hugs from me to you and Gil. You are both in my thoughts.

Angela

Glynda-I am so, so sorry to hear of your sweet Lulu passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Oh Glynda,

I couldn't believe my eyes when I came here this morning, Lulu, another one of the icons of our k9c family gone... I am so very sorry. Know that my thoughts and heart are with you and yours and that this evening, when I will light a candle for my angels, I will light an extra one for dear Lulu.

Sas and Mhina.

So very sorry to hear the sad news about Lulu. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

I wanted you all to know how much I appreciate you being there for Gil and I. It means more than you will ever know. We are completely devastated that Lulu is gone. I love all my babies but Lulu was my true heart dog. She was the ever ready bunny but everything caught up with her. Gil called me on my way home from work Thursday night and said something was wrong with Lulu. She would not eat and her breathing was labored. Lulu has never turned down food since the day I brought her home so I knew something was terribly wrong. I had 45 minutes on that long train ride to think about how poor her quality of life had become and try to ready myself for making the most heart breaking decision yet again for another of my precious babies. I decided before I got of the train that I wasn't going to take extraordinary measures.

I met Gil at the ER. He told he me it was heart failure and that Lulu was on oxygen. I was stunned because less than 60 days before, her heart sounded good and ultrasound showed it to be a perfectly normal size. The ER vet said this can come on suddenly. He showed me her xrays and her heart was big with lots of fluid in the lungs. He also pointed out what I already knew. She had two fused discs which weren't causing her any serious problems but it was just a matter of time before she was completely debilitated. She had severe osteoporosis and her knees and hips were disintegrating. She was never free of pain, even with all the joint supplements and NSAID. She had started peeing in her bed because the pain was great; however, if you carried her to the grass orput her on the couch, you'd never know she was in pain. She'd twirl around on the sofa like nothing hurt and she still played with me. Her cushing's was in remission, her bloodwork was incredibly good and her abdominal ultrasound showed no organ abnormalities, even had normal adrenal glands that were working like a normal dog's. Unfortunately, her metabolic diseases destroyed her tiny bones that would no longer support her without a great deal of pain.

The ER vet was wonderful. He knew cushing's well as he had a dog he recently said goodbye to after six years of treatment for cushing's and diabetes. I asked him what he would do if Lulu were his dog. He said, "Veterinarians are very clinical and I can tell you that I've seen a lot worse heart conditions than Lulu and we can pull her out of it but I'm a quality of life guy so if Lulu were my dog, it's a no brainer....I'd let her go." I had already made the decision but wanted validation, and I got it.

They inserted the iv and brought Lulu to me swaddled in a towel and told me to spend as much time as I wanted with her and to let them know when I was ready. I was crushed that I couldn't spend the time I wanted with her because she was really struggling to breath. I couldn't be selfish and make her suffer one minute longer. She passed quietly in my arms and aside from the times she was anesthetized, it was the first time in her entire life that her little ratted tail was stilled. I kissed the top of her head over and over, telling her much I love her and how sorry I was that her life was so full of adversities. Her head was soaked with mommy's tears.

Lulu captured the hearts of everyone she met and despite the many hours she spent hospitalized, her little feet spent very little time on the floor. Vet techs, surgeons and internal medicine specialists carted her around in the crook of their arms because she demanded it of them and they could not resist that adorable face, those big eyes and larger than life personality.

My heart is broken into a million pieces and right now I can't imagine the huge emptiness I feel without my little girl getting any better. I love you my little Ludy Doo.

Dear Glynda and Gil....My heart and tears are flowing with yours....thoughts and prayers are with you at this time, I am so sorry for your loss. Lulu was one lucky puppy to have such love in her life. Peace, (((hugs))) and <3 Sharon - Norman's Mom

((((((hugs)))))))) Glynda!!!
T.