Sorry I have not been posting.
Its been a bad month.
Boots my 12 year old Border Collie
was put down on Tuesday morning.
his leg was so bad that he was unable to walk.
We found out he had the beginning stages of
kidney failure and when they have kidney failure
they can not take any meds for the leg pain
because it makes the kidney failure progress
very fast. Me, my husband and 11 year old son
were with him till the end. My son has said he wanted to stay with him till the end so I let him.
We all cried so much and I kept Ryan home from school that day and he cried all day. Him and Boots grew up together. Its so weird in the house without him. I am sooo glad we got Holly our Shih Tzu puppy 2 months ago. She will never take the place of Boots but it did make it a bit easier
on the kids to at least have her to come home to.
Well I am tearing up. he was such a huge part of our family as you pet owners know.
Hug your pet today. Its a shame they can't live longer.

By Maddysmommy on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 08:20 am:

so sorry to hear of your loss, i know it is hard to lose a pet. you and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.

By Kernkate on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 08:31 am:

{{{Trisa and Family}}} Sorry to hear about Boots Pets do become part of our families.

By Karen~moderator on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 08:42 am:

{{{{{{{{{Trisa}}}}}}}} I'm so sorry.

By Rayanne on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 09:08 am:

I'm so sorry sweetie.
{{{{{HUGS}}}}}

By Amecmom on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 09:12 am:

I am so sorry that you've lost your friend and companion. Prayers for you and your family. As many times as I've had to put down a beloved pet, it's never gotten any easier. Hugs to all of you.
Ame

By Trina~moderator on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 10:04 am:

Major ((((HUGS)))) It's so hard to lose a beloved family pet. We lost a very special kitty last year to liver cancer. I still miss her. Have you checked out PetLoss.com?

By Debbie on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 10:19 am:

{{{Trisa}}} I am so sorry for your loss.

By Emily7 on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 10:50 am:

I am so sorry for your loss.

By Trisa on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 11:04 am:

Thanks for the kind words
and for the petloss.com link.

By Jackie on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 02:31 pm:

Trisa, Im so sorry for your loss. We had to put my 10 yr old dog down almost 3weeks ago, due to cancer..My 10 yr old son took it the hardest. I still miss her very much, and still tend to look for her, I know crazy.
petloss.com is a great message board, everybody is very kind.

By Bellajoe on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 02:41 pm:

I"m so sorry. When we put my dog down i was 17 yrs old. I cried for a week, it was like losing my best friend. I still miss him and that was 11 yrs ago! I have not had a pet since (dh is allergic).

((HUGS)) to you and your family.

By Dawnk777 on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 03:22 pm:

I'm so sorry. {{HUGS}}

By Tink on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 03:30 pm:

I've grown up with Border Collies. Maybe that's why I think they are a really special breed of dog. I'm so sorry that you'll be missing Boots. It is a shame that they can't live just as long as we do.

By Trisa on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 05:05 pm:

Yes Borders are a great dog!

By Hol on Friday, May 13, 2005 - 12:56 am:

Deepest condolences and a big (((HUG))) to you and your family. It is so sad. I agree...I wish that they could live longer. I, too, have had to hold beloved pets in my arms while they go to their Creator. It never gets easy.

Your son is a very brave and loving boy to stay with his dear friend to the end.