Dear Carol, I was saddened to hear of Dinah's passing. I know there will not be a dry eye on the list tonight after reading your post. I feel like the list is family and when one hurts, we all do.
Dinah brought much happiness to your life--you will see her again. I picture her now romping in a field of flowers, chasing butterflies with her inseparable companion, Savannah!! How wonderful to be young and healthy once again!!! You made the right decision and I know Dinah thanks you for letting her go and the lifetime of love you shared. May you find peace and comfort, Robin (Gracie & Scottie) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Richards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 8:22 AM Subject: [CKCS-L] Dinah--Sad News > On Thursday morning I made a very hard decision. Dinah did not seem > to be doing well and enjoying the quality of life that she deserved. I > arranged for my vet to come to my house yesterday afternoon when the Clinic > closed and euthanize Dinah. I immediately started second guessing myself > about this decision, because Dinah was still eating and wagging her tail. > Friday, though, she did not seem to feel as good as she had, and Friday night > she seemed so tired. She ate supper, but it was obvious she was failing > rapidly. Saturday morning it seemed like she could barely keep her head > up, and she did not eat breakfast. I could not get her to take the Valium > that I had gotten for her euthanasia. It did't matter. > > > > My sister had come over on Monday to see her, and when she arrived > yesterday to be with me during this, she was shocked at how fast Dinah had > gone downhill. Cancer is such a horrible disease. It was just a > year and a half ago that I lost my sweet Savannah to cancer, too. I have > no doubt that I made the right decision for Dinah. It was definately the > kindest thing to do for her--but not for me. I will miss her so > terribly. > > > > My vet arrived around 2:00 p.m. yesterday. Dinah lay with her head on > my lap while the vet gave her the injection. It was over very quickly, and > she went peacefully. I read something recently that I think is very > appropriate. It was written by Patricia N. Olson, DVM, Ph.D. It is > about cats, but I feel it also applies to our wonderful Cavaliers. > > > > "And God asked the feline spirit > > Are you ready to come home? > > Oh, yes, quite so, replied the precious soul > > And, as a cat, you know I am most able to decide anything for myself. > > > > Are you coming then? asked God > > Soon, replied the whiskered angel > > But I must come slowly > > For my human friends are troubled > > For you see, they need me, quite certainly. > > > > But don't they understand? asked God > > that you'll never leave them? > > That your souls are intertwined? For all eternity? > > That nothing is created or destroyed? > > It just is ... forever and ever and ever. > > > > Eventually they will understand, > > Replied the glorious cat > > For I will whisper into their hearts > > that I am always with them > > I just am ... forever and ever and ever." > > > > It's going to take a long time to work through my grief for Dinah. > I'm so glad that I have Madeleine to comfort me and Nick to make me smile. > > > > Carol Richards > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.geocities.com/carolscavaliers/ > > > > "My little dog, a heartbeat at my feet." > > > Edith Wharton > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
