Dear Ryles,
I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your sweet Cesar. No matter what is going on, we are never ready to face this day when they must leave us for a while. Yes, for a while. I firmly believe we will all see our precious babies again one day when we cross that Valley from this life to the next. Cesar will be waiting for you then and from that time on you will never be parted again. Til then, he will be watching over you with the same love and care with which you watched over him for so long.
Grieve as long as you need in any way that you need. There is only one rule to grieving...do no harm. So don't let guilt take hold. It is part of the grieving process but let it be a passing phase as it should be. To hold on to it is harmful. You did all you could to help your precious baby boy and he knows that so don't beat yourself up.
Please know we are here if you need to talk, cry, scream, vent, whatever. We DO understand.
My deepest sympathies,
Leslie
Tribute to a Best Friend
By Unknown Author
Sunlight streams through window pane onto a spot on the floor…
then I remember,
it’s where you used to lie, but now you are no more.
Our feet walk down a hall of carpet, and muted echoes sound…
then I remember,
it’s where your paws would joyously abound.
A voice is heard along the road, and up beyond the hill,
then I remember,
it can’t be yours — your golden voice is still.
But I’ll take that vacant spot of floor and empty muted hall,
and lay them with the absent voice and unused dish along the wall.
I’ll wrap these treasured memories in a blanket of my love,
and keep them for my best friend until we meet above.