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Jack was a beautiful dog. I'm glad you posted the pictures.
I know it is hard for you, but I know, your other baby surely senses the loss. I know because my mom is going through this right now. with her remaining dog. Her vet told her it may take about 6 weeks for your other fur baby to adjust. Remember, pet's grieve too..
Kim & Angel Buster
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Thanks so much for posting his pics Jerry -- made me cry yet again -- isn't he such a handsome boy? Wow, I miss him.
I'm having issues here with "what ifs" -- I took him to Penn in February...they did the biopsy - no cancer....follow up here w/ x-rays - ok, i say - go back in early April for x-ray - looks the same, we still don't know what it is -- come back next month....ummmm, no thanks -- find another doc -- by the time I get a new doc, get him there, get the stuff from Penn to her to look at, get another biopsy, get the results - its August.... "what if" it was diagnosed in February??!?!?!! I tried to help him.....
Kim - I've been giving extra hugs to my girl...I don't think she realizes anything yet - I think once we get back home, she will figure out he's gone. I just wish I had Jack here to hug....
Heather - you will have courage when the time comes but don't worry about that now. Enjoy Zeus. I'm trying to remember that in the end, I guess, I was able to help him. Even though I couldn't get that dang diagnosis earlier....
I'm just so sad. So very much dreading going home. Hanging at my sister's another night so as to put off the inevitable....
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Yes, jack is a beautiful boy indeed. But please stop feeling regret! No matter how much we do for our lovable three legged cancer survivors, it is never enough. You could spend a million dollars trying everything possible, and still wonder what if i tried that one more thing?
If you're gonna keep asking "What if?" ask ... What if Jack never came into your life? You're better off for having had him, and he was better off with everything you did for him.
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