My Sweet Boomer - Page 5

pawprints · Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:11 am

writerlady wrote:Barb - I am so very sorry for your loss! Boomer succumbed to the same thing my Jake did. It's so sad... I'm here and I have a very strong shoulder if you want/need. (((hugs))) ,Remember - Jake, Cid and Chloe are there playing with him right now.

Thank you Sandy. That is so sad that your baby had the same thing. Sounds like Boomer will be finding a lot of Cherry friends on Rainbow Bridge.

CherryTat · Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:47 am

pawprints wrote:
sdwhru wrote:Oh my gosh, Barb! It is so hard when they seem fine one day and in overnight there is something terribly wrong. The shock is so hard to deal with. I'm so sorry you are having to go through this. It seems to be several cherries are having to go thru this right now. BIG (((HUGS))) to you. Be sure to give Twinkie extra loving as it will be hard on her, too.
Yes I have been giving her a lot of love. We all have. Yes the shock is so hard to deal with. The only thing that I think is the most comforting part of this is that, at only a little two months shy of 14, he was healthy, had his hearing and his vision, and didn't suffer long. I am so grateful that he was with us for such a long time.

Oh my, I know just how that feels. My black Lab Sydney, was only a month shy of her 14th birthday when we had to make the decision to let her go. Now I had some forewarning because she was starting to show signs of her age- her hearing was going, she couldn't go up/down to the second floor, she couldn't hold her bowels at times. But she still acted like a puppy when I came home and every morning when she saw me. One morning I got up and she appeared to have a stroke and we had to bring her to the vet and say goodbye. Even though I was "preparing" everyone for this day, I wasn't prepared and it was heartbreaking. Like you, I had my Soda to comfort me and she felt the loss of Sydney too, you could certainly tell. Boomer may be gone but he will always live on in your heart. I felt a special connection with Boomer because he reminded me so much of my Sydney. It's been 5 years now that she's been gone but I vividly remember the heartache of that day and still wish she was here. Twinkie will help heal your heart.

sherelm · Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:54 am

Barb, even before he was sick, no one slightly doubted your love of him. He knew it most of all. They tug at our hearts their entire lives, and then break our hearts when they leave us. I'm so very sorry to hear this. Nothing we can say will make it better. Remember a part of your heart is his - and he will always live there until you go see him again. My heart is breaking for you.

JillinIN · Thu Jul 17, 2014 9:02 am

I'm so sorry Barb. He was so beautiful and I've loved seeing the photos of him over the years.
I'm crying with you.

pawprints · Thu Jul 17, 2014 1:04 pm

CherryTat wrote:
pawprints wrote:
sdwhru wrote:Oh my gosh, Barb! It is so hard when they seem fine one day and in overnight there is something terribly wrong. The shock is so hard to deal with. I'm so sorry you are having to go through this. It seems to be several cherries are having to go thru this right now. BIG (((HUGS))) to you. Be sure to give Twinkie extra loving as it will be hard on her, too.
Yes I have been giving her a lot of love. We all have. Yes the shock is so hard to deal with. The only thing that I think is the most comforting part of this is that, at only a little two months shy of 14, he was healthy, had his hearing and his vision, and didn't suffer long. I am so grateful that he was with us for such a long time.
Oh my, I know just how that feels. My black Lab Sydney, was only a month shy of her 14th birthday when we had to make the decision to let her go. Now I had some forewarning because she was starting to show signs of her age- her hearing was going, she couldn't go up/down to the second floor, she couldn't hold her bowels at times. But she still acted like a puppy when I came home and every morning when she saw me. One morning I got up and she appeared to have a stroke and we had to bring her to the vet and say goodbye. Even though I was "preparing" everyone for this day, I wasn't prepared and it was heartbreaking. Like you, I had my Soda to comfort me and she felt the loss of Sydney too, you could certainly tell. Boomer may be gone but he will always live on in your heart. I felt a special connection with Boomer because he reminded me so much of my Sydney. It's been 5 years now that she's been gone but I vividly remember the heartache of that day and still wish she was here. Twinkie will help heal your heart.

Darlene I know what you mean. I knew that with him being almost 14 that he wasn't going to be with us much longer, but still when it happened it was just too hard to take. Like your Sydney, he still acted like a puppy. He hadn't been able to go upstairs for about 3 years, and yet we all said other than that and his back leg issues that he was still like a puppy. He had such a waggy tail, and it would just thump against the floor or the furniture whenever you walked toward him. He loved getting pets and belly rubs, and he still enjoyed his food and treats. He still had a puppy dog face and always had a sparkle in his eyes. That day when the sparkle was not there, and he turned away from food, we knew something was terribly wrong.

Thank you for sharing your story about Sydney. I feel for you too as I know that no matter how much time goes by you still remember that day and the heartache forever. I remember it all too well with my Cider. ((Hugs)) to you. They will always be in our hearts.

pawprints · Thu Jul 17, 2014 1:09 pm

sherelm wrote:Barb, even before he was sick, no one slightly doubted your love of him. He knew it most of all. They tug at our hearts their entire lives, and then break our hearts when they leave us. I'm so very sorry to hear this. Nothing we can say will make it better. Remember a part of your heart is his - and he will always live there until you go see him again. My heart is breaking for you.

Thank you Sher. My heart is broken and I miss him so much.

pawprints · Thu Jul 17, 2014 1:10 pm

JillinIN wrote:I'm so sorry Barb. He was so beautiful and I've loved seeing the photos of him over the years.
I'm crying with you.

Thank you Jill.

Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:05 pm

I'm so sorry for your loss. When I lost Chase and Hoffen it was the hardest thing, I know what you're going through. You may actually be seeing him. He may be comforting you. I believe they stay with you while you're grieving just so you know they are ok. Oskar and Chase had never met. One night while I was thinking of Chase - Oskar walked along the back of the couch just like Chase and came nose to nose with me and did the "Chase bump" nose bump. At that point I knew Chase had told him to let me know he was near. Find comfort knowing he is with you and always will be and he is at peace. <<hugs>>

pawprints · Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:47 pm

cbremer80 wrote:I'm so sorry for your loss. When I lost Chase and Hoffen it was the hardest thing, I know what you're going through. You may actually be seeing him. He may be comforting you. I believe they stay with you while you're grieving just so you know they are ok. Oskar and Chase had never met. One night while I was thinking of Chase - Oskar walked along the back of the couch just like Chase and came nose to nose with me and did the "Chase bump" nose bump. At that point I knew Chase had told him to let me know he was near. Find comfort knowing he is with you and always will be and he is at peace. <<hugs>>

Thank you so much Clint.

average_kim · Mon Jul 21, 2014 6:09 pm

I'm just reading this today. (was gone all last week, and I've missed so much!) So sorry for your loss. Will be thinking of you and your family as the days go by.

pawprints · Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:11 pm

average_kim wrote:I'm just reading this today. (was gone all last week, and I've missed so much!) So sorry for your loss. Will be thinking of you and your family as the days go by.

Thank you Kim.

cort · Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:14 pm

Hugs and prayers to you and your family. Its never easy to loose them..but he looks like he had a really awesome day in the picture.

Ayla · Tue Jul 22, 2014 12:42 am

I didn't read all of the posts...this is about my first time online in almost a week and I didn't see it before. So sorry for your loss! But he is running around without pain, playing with Cider. Hugs for you though!

pawprints · Tue Jul 22, 2014 2:11 am

cort wrote:Hugs and prayers to you and your family. Its never easy to loose them..but he looks like he had a really awesome day in the picture.

Thank you Cort. He did have a great day. He even had pizza crust and Frosty Paws that night and loved every minute of it.

pawprints · Tue Jul 22, 2014 2:12 am

Ayla wrote:I didn't read all of the posts...this is about my first time online in almost a week and I didn't see it before. So sorry for your loss! But he is running around without pain, playing with Cider. Hugs for you though!

Thank you Nancy. Yes, I believe he is with Cider again.

JeanG · Tue Jul 22, 2014 12:30 pm

I'm so sorry for your loss, Barb. Over the last few years, as I lurk here, I've enjoyed the pictures of him at different ages. It's so hard to lose our furkids.

pawprints · Tue Jul 22, 2014 1:33 pm

JeanG wrote:I'm so sorry for your loss, Barb. Over the last few years, as I lurk here, I've enjoyed the pictures of him at different ages. It's so hard to lose our furkids.

Thank you Jean. Yes it is so hard to lose them.

It's so good to see you! It's been a long time!

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