God bless you, Marcia, for the life you gave him. I'm sure he knew he was loved and I'm sure his life was better for it. I'm sorry to hear of your loss. My heart goes out to you.
On Jan 21, 2008 7:22 PM, marsha Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am a bit heavy hearted this evening. Our Biscuit, a Heinz 57 mix, is > missing and has likely gone off to die. Biscuit came to us as a stray in > 2003. I don't know for sure how old he was, but when we found him he > appeared to be a year or two, so he would be about 5 or so now. > > We certainly did not need another dog, but we couldn't just turn him away > because he was blind. We took him to a no-kill shelter 2 hours away, but > they wouldn't take him, saying he was not adoptable and since he was blind, > the humane thing would be to put him to sleep. There was no way we could put > a perfectly healthy dog to sleep just because he was blind. At the same > time, we couldn't just let him run free because of the danger that would > pose to a blind dog. He did great as long as he knew the area he was in, but > would run into everything if he was in an unfamiliar area or if anything was > moved. So basically, we put him on a 50 foot runner with a 6 foot chain > attached. I don't normally like to confine dogs like that, but there are > some cases in which it is in the dog's best interest. > > He knew the areas he could reach and was a very happy dog. But for the > last couple of weeks, he has been sick. He had lost weight to the point he > looked like a bag of bones, despite eating three times what he always ate. > We would feed him constantly, yet he continued to loose weight. He has also > been shivering and digging holes to lay in. Last night, mom said he was > "hard" .....we knew his time was up. This afternoon, he was missing. We did > look for him in case he was just lost and not able to find his way home due > to not being able to see, but in our hearts, we know he has gotten loose to > go off and die. > > I am sad because he was such a sweet dog, but I am doing ok because I know > that he was going down hill fast. My only prayer is that he died easy and > felt loved........ > > RIP Biscuit > > Do not tell God how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your God is. > > > > -- The best way to clean your Chi's ears...get another Chi.
