Karen, I am glad you were able to have a vet come to the house. That's what I did with my beloved Zorba in December. It is still very hard & there are many days I don't want to get up, but I have to because of the new pup. I'm so glad Simba had such a good life & such a peaceful end. That being said, their lives are never long enough. The poem you posted is beautiful, it made me cry, but chuckle at the end. Thank you.

I found this poem on this website and by reading it, it gave me the strength to get through Friday and my weekend. There is no pain more greater than coming home to an empty house, no water bowl, no toys, no snack jar, no signs of a dog that greeted us, jumped for joy on us and barked like crazy as we came into the door...even sick. I didn't realize how painful it would be or how hard it would be to look around the corner into the kitchen to see Simba's spot empty. The Vet that came to our home wrote me a card that said "you did the most humane and loving thing today for your dog"...she's right however for me it was the most painful, heartwrenching thing I've ever done. I will say that he looked very peaceful in his beautiful wooden box, handmade by my husband and handpainted by me...flowers, vines which said "Our Beloved Simba 7/90 - 4/06, you will be missed and loved forever". He had a rosary around his neck and laid on his favorite pillow and it's was the most peaceful sight I had ever seen...he was absolutely beautiful at that very moment. I weeped at his box and screamed out for him knowing full well that he was in a better place and now our pain was about to begin. His burial was later in the day once my boys came home and we tended to their tears and broken heart. It was a very special little gathering with friends, family and my neighbors. I visit his grave sight every evening before the sun goes down and look at how beautiful it is to be there next to the trees, sitting on a bench and listening to the birds (and some barking doggies!). A place I've been time and time again except there was no Simba in the ground. Thanks to all of you and your thoughts and prayers, I truly would have not made it through last week without this site! God bless you and all your loved pets who bring you more joy than you probably realize. Big hugs and kisses to them all tonight from the Cushmans! Until we meet again... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

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Karen, I am glad you were able to have a vet come to the house. That's what I did with my beloved Zorba in December. It is still very hard & there are many days I don't want to get up, but I have to because of the new pup. I'm so glad Simba had such a good life & such a peaceful end. That being said, their lives are never long enough. The poem you posted is beautiful, it made me cry, but chuckle at the end. Thank you.

The 'fridge part made me smile, too, as I thought back over the food-driven guys whose refusal of food was the big sign to me that the day had come.........

Thank you for sharing this whole process with us, Karen. It was helping other people who weren't board members, too.

I appreciate the thoughtfulness of administration here who allowed the thread to keep going for a long time, despite similar threads in the past; sometimes it is just needed, at the time, again. Thank you.

You all have helped ME and it was my pleasure to "share" even as bad as it was to "share"...it was priceless therapy probably as much for me as many of you and I learned so much from many of you who helped me realize that it was time and we were making the right decision...that is usually the hardest part is knowing when is it time and then accepting it.

Yes, thanks to the admin for allowing this. Other people can understand when you lose a human, but don't understand the depths of grief some of us feel when we lose a pet. It's important to me to know others who understand.