Happy Thursday, Friends!
Tuesday we had to make the decision to let our Princess Gigi go.
A difficult & dreaded decision but it was her time.
Her health in the last 2 years has declined and she really went downhill in the last several months. She had severe arthritis, a pinched nerve in her neck/spine, stomach issues and we think she was starting to get dementia. We kept her comfortable for the last few months but it became evident Tuesday that it was time to say goodbye. We adopted her in March of 2013, 10 months after Fluffy passed away. We had Fluffy for 14 years. Gigi was only with us for 9 yrs, 1 month and 3 days but when we adopted her she was already 5-6 years old. In that time she healed our heartache from losing Fluffy and loved us unconditionally! She was a wonderful dog but in recent weeks she was not the same doggy she was. I have prayed for strength to get thru this because I don't handle things like this very well. Shawn seems to be taking this loss harder than I expected. She became his "old girl" in the last several months and I think he grew closer with her.
Bailee seems to be doing good with the loss.
I think she realizes now she is the queen bee!
Yesterday was a hard day to get thru after a night with lots of crying and no sleep.
We packed Bailee up and took her out to do some shopping at some of the local dog friendly stores. She was antsy at first but soon realized she got lots of attention from other shoppers. I hope that helped her to cope with the loss in some way.
By the time we got home she was exhausted and took a long nap.
We won't be getting anymore pets after this. Bailee will be our last one. We are growing older and just decided this would be it even though we love dogs. It's just too heartbreaking!
The next couple of weeks are going to be a bit hard as we navigate our way thru this loss but know I am at peace with letting Miss Gigi go.
She was in pain and we just knew it was time.
Run free my sweet little Gigi....until we meet again.
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4 comments:
I am just heartbroken to learn this about your precious GiGi. I remember when you adopted her and it was such a joyous time, but life unfortunately is shorter than we expect it to be. When the last of our 3 dogs left us, we too decided we were too old to get another dog, so now we just love on everybody else's dogs instead. Sending heartfelt hugs your way as you go through some tough days ahead.
Oh no!!! So sorry to hear this! I will pray that you will weather this loss and take pleasure in the fun memories you have of her, and all the warm wet affectionate kisses she gave you!
Oh Wendy, I am so sad to hear this about your Princess Gigi. Hugs to you and your family during your time of loss. Take care.
Yes, heartbreaking. I said, never another dog....but twice I have adopted, happy I did....love never ending, plus exercise no matter the weather.
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