On January 7th, we had to make the decision to put to sleep our sweet lovin' yellow Lab, Buck. He had been ill for over a year and we kept hoping for the miracle that never came. Every morning when I would feed him, I would tell him it was okay to let go...but he just kept hanging on, and that Sunday before the 7th, he could barely stand...and my husband found a sweet lovin' vet that agreed to come to our home and help us say goodbye...and now my keyboard's getting all wet, and I thought I'd waited long enough to write about this w/o tears. Guess I was wrong , folks. The Doc my husband found was one of the most compassionate women I've ever met...she has no office, all her work is done mobile...& she spent a huge amount of time with us & Buck...never made me feel like she was in a rush to get on w/ the next thing on her list...very unusual in this day of "rush..get it done...rush..rush...move on". If my heart ever stops breaking, she will be my new Doc for whatever "fur-face" finds his/her way into our home and our hearts...not now, & maybe not for a long, long time...but I feel that there will be another unloved & unwanted who will somehow find us, just like my sweet Buck did 13 years ago...and he or she will probably break my heart again...and damn, I feel like the Tin Man...I know I have a heart, cause it just keeps getting broken...I miss you "Buck-L-Butts"..(why do my pets always end up with odd add-ons to their names??)...and I'll miss you always. Hope you made it to the Rainbow Bridge...I'll see you in 30 or 40 years, God willin'....
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I'm so sad for you at the loss of Buck-L-Butts. Take care.
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