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He's gone...very sad
Yesterday morning the four of us woke up and took Zeek and Deezel down to the stream behind the house. It's one of their favorite places to be. We brought them back up to the house and gave them both baths. We came in the house and sat on the living room floor on a blanket with Zeek and cuddled him even Deezel while we waited for the vet to arrive. When she knocked on the door I felt like I was going to pass out or have an anxiety attack. From the time the vet arrived to the time she left it was very quick. We all of course cried but I have to say that watching Deezel really broke my heart. While he laid right there with us he kept smelling Zeek as if he knew something was wrong. It was like a dramatic scene out of a movie but it wasn't a movie, it was real and it was happening in my living room. Dh and the Dr. carried him out and Deezel sat up with his eyes wide and his ears propped. He followed and stopped at the doorway of the door and watched them put him in the van. He then went outside and kept smelling the van while also jumping on it. I called him back in the house and he didn't want to come right away. He was sad and confused as we all were. It was heart wrenching. I wouldn't have chosen to do this any other way. It was nice to be in the privacy of our own home and nice that Zeek was relaxed and comfortable.
He is being cremated. When it's time for Deezel to go we will do the same for him. He is 14 and Zeek was 5. Once we have the ashes for both of them we will put them together since that's how they always were. They were inseperable and Zeek was truly the best dog I have ever had to the to own. He touched so many lives as everyone he came in contact with loved him. He changed so many people's opinion on pitbulls even the toughest of minds. He didn't have enough time here on this earth because I wish everyone could have met him. People called him the gentle giant. He NEVER not even once while playing showed any type of aggression. He truly was a blessing to our family and to his breed.
Remember the youtube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ym3ocnpGZk&feature=g-upl where I turn on the alarm clock and he sings to it? I told dh he had to take out that cd because I will never be able to hear that song again. He didn't just sing once, he sang every single morning. So he took it out yesterday and put another one in to find that the cd player is now broke. It wont play another cd and the first song that played on the radio when the alarm went off this morning was I am the warrior by Pat Benatar. He was so strong and so tough being so selfless and not letting us know he was sick all that time.
We are all very sad. Tristan is doing considerably well as well as Kierstan. Dh and I are having the hardest time. Waking up this morning was so very hard without my big baby in the bed right next to me. I know it will take time and it will get easier but the heartache never truly goes away. He took a little piece of all of our hearts with him yesterday and I believe we will see him again. We will all be a little saddened by our loss forever and we will always love him.
Here is a pic from yesterday morning down in the water. The other pics are just some of my favorites. Thank you all for all your kind words. I hope you all have enjoyed the wonderful stories over the last 5 years that I was able to share with you. Some of you have been here since the day we got him at 8 wks old.
He was such a butterball
Re: He's gone...very sad
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I am so very sorry DeVa :-( I know how hard losing pets can be and this just sounds heartbreaking.
The only time I have seen my father cry is when they put our lab-golden mix down when I was in 4th grade, and we kids didnt fully understand why, but now when we look back on all our dogs we have such good memories, that the endings, while still sad, aren't the biggest part of the memory.
Except now I'm crying.
So sorry for your loss. I've never had pets other than my Jake and Alley that are still with us so I can't even imagine what you're feeling right now.
My thoughts and prayers to you and your family.
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I opened this post and began to cry before I even read your first word. Now I'm sobbing hysterically because I can only imagine the pain you are feeling. Oddly enough, my Diesel came running into the office right as I finished your post and is showering me with kisses. It's so strange that they just know what's going on.
How's your Deezel doing today? Is he said and confused without his buddy? I think that's what breaks my heart the most, his reaction to everything yesterday.
I'm so sorry for your loss and I thank you for sharing the story with us. xoxo
Thank you everyone for all your thoughts and prayers. I've been crying every day and still haven't been back to work yet. Tristan and Kier and doing well. Dh is depressed and so is Deezel. I think Deezel is confused and sad. You never realize how many times a day you actually think about your pet until they aren't there anymore. The hardest time for me is going to sleep and waking up in the morning and he's not here.
One day at a time is all I can do. I know it will get easier I think I just have to keep busy.
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