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That is so sad, I am so sorry, you have enough to worry about at the moment. My thoughts are with you...... I am sending you a big hug......... Lilly

I'm so sorry to hear about Lucy, its like losing a member of the family isn't it? June xx

Hiya TC, Know exactly how you feel. We lost our beloved Jazz a year ago, and still miss her terribly,talk to her every night. I don`t care what people might think, I just know how we feel. Thoughts for you, Baz xx

So sorry to hear about your loss. I think I will be in the same position in the not too distant future, my Teddy was 17 years old last October and is getting very shaky. I am just dreading what I know lies ahead. We lost his half-sister Sadie when she was 14 and I have to say we can now look back with fond memories of her tricks. So I know its a bit of an old chestnut but time does help. Thinking of you Josie

I know exactly what you're going through. Our vet told us it was the one thing we could do to repay her for her love and loyalty - give her peace and end her suffering. I hung onto to that for a long time. Take care of yourself. Susan

Hello TC, I was so sorry to hear about your dog. I read the poem and must admit to having a bit of a weep as we had to have our Mac put to sleep last year and I still miss him so much. I like to think that one day I will see him again. Love and Peace Marianne.xxxx

TC, I know how you must feel. Same happened with our beloved Pippin a couple of years ago, and I still miss him like mad. I thought I'd get another dog after a while, but I still don't feel the time is right. I haven't come to terms with losing him yet. You'll probably always miss him and his individual ways. Most people I know who have got another dog have said that - they all have such different characters. Hope you feel better soon. CB <|> X

Oh, TC I am so sorry. There is nothing I can say except as always, thinking of you & sending healing thoughts. I believe they will all be waiting when your time comes & will come to greet you. Love Vivienne

My cat,who had been a stray,cost me £700 in the last year of his life.I felt that I had done everything the poor little chap needed.I had made his life as good as I possibly could and made his leaving gentle.At home there was still a huge supply of untapped love and just about everything a cat could need.Somewhere there was a cat who needed them all.Cooking Fat(fraid so)had had as much of them as he needed so it was time for another cat to benefit.Of course we grieved for him but we were also doing something positive for the new cat,Tommy,who had come from the RSPCA. Also,it is easier to recover with another cat to cuddle and he doesn't know he is filling a gap. I hpe you can give another dog,who at this moment is desperately seeking it,the love it needs while you cope with your grief.I'm sure Lucy wouldn't mind.

So sad for you - like most owners - been there, done it and worn the T-shirt. We miss them so they give so much unconditional love. Take care Ann

Morning T.C. sorry to read your sad news.

Beyond The Rainbow.... As much as I loved the life we had and all the times we played, I was so very tired and knew my time on earth would fade. I saw a wonderous image then of a place that's trouble-free Where all of us can meet again to spend eternity. I saw the most beautiful Rainbow, and on the other side Were meadows rich and beautiful--lush and green and wide! And running through the meadows as far as the eye could see Were animals of every sort as healthy as could be! My own tired, failing body was fresh and healed and new And I wanted to go run with them, but I had something left to do. I needed to reach out to you, to tell you I'm alright That this place is truly wondrful, then a bright Glow pierced the night. 'Twas the Glow of many Candles shining bright and strong and bold And I knew then that it held your love in its brilliant shades of gold. For although we may not be together in the way we used to be, We are still connected by a cord no eye can see. So whenever you need to find me, we're never far apart If you look beyond the Rainbow and listen with your heart. Bev x

Thankyou for this, my mums dog died 5 weeks before my mum, she always said her and her dog would go together, its nice to think they are together again, he looked after my mum so well, he never left her side and although he was a big dog(German shepherd cross labrador) he was so gentle with her, rainbow bridge sounds a lovely place for all the animals that give us so much. i am so sorry for your loss, Lucy's at peace now and no more pain Love and Hugs Helenxx

TC, Sorry to hear your sad, i know how you feel, i lost my dog Duke 3 weeks ago. Raggy Bear.

TC, I don't have the words to say, but my thoughts are with you. Sorry about your little dog. *hugs*

Thank you so much everyone for your kind thoughts and words. I am sitting here with tears rolling down my face. I feel so drained. This morning, as always, I reached out to stroke her little head - she has slept on my bed for a year since her first fit - and of course, she wasnt there. I broke my heart. Its so silly, I must get this into perspective, people all over the world are losing their children every day. My eldest son, such a lovely boy, rang me last night and said he had been to the cathedral to light a candle for Lucy. What a good kid. Its so quiet here now. I suppose the last few months she was only lively now and then but still, her little feet tapping over the wooden floors, I keep thinking I can hear her. God bless you all for thinking of me. And that is the point I guess, I am crying for ME not for little Lucy, so I must remember that. I see now that she did have to go, that she was just a shadow of the Lucy we had known so long. When the vet came (thank god the emergency vet was her usual one so she would have had less fear) my husband said Is there anything else we can do. The vet said If there was I would do it, but she has come to the end. So at least I know it was the right thing and we werent just being selfish because of all the peeing and pooing on the carpet which is how she had become. I do so hope there is a heaven or somewhere where we will meet again with my dogs. I miss every one of them Ive lost over the last 35 years. I still remember how they felt to stroke them, how they smelt, the looks in each ones eyes. Ive always had at least 2 dogs together so when one had to go, I had one to cuddle but I have none now. I looked at her photo last night with my other dear little Jack Russell Beau, who went 3 years ago and she looked so beautiful and bright eyed and healthy. Yes, it was the right thing to do. I just hope she knew I loved her right to the end. Thanks everyone.

Hi TC. So sorry to hear you have lost your little pet. Been following your thread from the beginning. Alyson