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1:30 pm
21 October 2014
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Oh, I'm so sorry to hear this. My heart is breaking for you. May you find comfort knowing she'll be waiting for you with a wagging tail and a happy heart.
pam
Harmony became a Tripawd on 10/21/14 (MCT). She left us way too soon on 11/1/14.
"We miss you so much; our love, our heart, our Harmony."
- Pam, Ron and Melody, Meesha, Doublestuff and Mariah Carey
1:34 pm
28 March 2015
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I'm so sorry. It is never easy to say goodbye, even when you know you have no choice and you know it is the right thing. As hard as it is, it is the one last gift we can give our pups, to set them free from pain and suffering.
Denise, Bill and Angel Ellie.
Active 10+ Pyr mix suddenly came up lame with ACL tear in left rear leg. Scheduled for a TPLO but final pre-op x-rays indicated a small suspicious area, possibly OSA, which could have caused the ACL tear. Surgeon opened the knee for TPLO but found soft bone. Biopsy came back positive for OSA. Became a Tripawd 9/18/14. Carbo6 with Cerenia and Fluids. Pain free and living in the moment. Crossed the Bridge on 7/12/15 after probable spread of cancer to her cervical spine. A whole lifetime of memories squeezed into 10 months. Here's her story: Eloise
2:43 pm
31 August 2013
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So Sorry for your loss of sweet Zoey, she was a wonderful friend and companion, and she will remain in your heart always..... At the end, she knew how much she was loved by you. This unwanted journey is not fair, but I know she lived a full and completely happy life with you and that is what is most important.
Keeping you in my thoughts, and hoping happy memories of her ease your heartbreak....
Bonnie, Angel Polly, Pearl, and Zuzu
4:45 pm
13 August 2015
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I'm so sorry to hear this. I know Zoey was much loved by you it shines through in every one of your posts. I hope your joyful memories of that beautiful girl will help get you through this hardest of times.
Linda & Spirit Mighty Max
9:55 pm
11 January 2016
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Oh, Brigette! I am so, so sorry. It is so very hard to say good-bye. Zoey was amazing. You gave her so much love and care. Everything you did was with her comfort in mind. ((((hugs))))))xxxxx
Nancy & Susie
9:43 am
13 June 2013
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Oh I am heartbroken for you .... I am so sorry Zoey had to leave this earth for her next journey ... She knows how loved she is/was by you and will forever be your angel.
Hugs and peace and love,
alison with spirit shelby in her heart (and little jasper too)
Shelby Lynne; Jack Russell/Shiba Inu mix. Proud member of the April Angels of 2014.
October 15, 2000 to April 8, 2014
Our story: Broke rear leg in June 2013 - non-conclusive results for cancer so leg was plated and pinned. Enlarged spleen in September 2013 and had it removed and was diagnosed with Hemangiosarcoma and started chemotherapy. Became a Tripawd January 8th, 2014 and definitive Hemangiosarcoma diagnosis. Three major surgeries in 7 months and Shelby took them all like a champ only to lose her battle to cancer in her brain. We had 8 amazing extra months together and no regrets. #shelbystrong #loveofmylife
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Brigette, my heart goes out to you, I can't begin to tell you how sorry I am. I just saw your news. It is our greatest wish that every single member has a long, long life ahead of them after losing a leg to cancer. When that doesn't happen, a collective grief hits us all hard.
Zoey had such a good life with you, what a beautiful thing to give her the love, care and compassion that she deserved. May she reward you in her new life as Angel Zoey, by watching over your pack for all time. Listen closely, I am certain she is nearby.
If you want to share more about her and all the memories you shared, please do, we would love to hear them and see some photos of the good times you shared.
Many, many condolences coming your way.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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So so sorry Bridgette for you, I just lost my Zeus on 2/2. Zoey runs free and whole again. You will see your baby again.
XO
Deb, Belle and Angel Zeus
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22 February 2013
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I've tried several times to reply, znd just sit and shake my head because no words come. Like everyone else here, we cry with you. We try to fi d words of comfort knowing there are none.
You did, indeed, do everything possible to give Zoey some quality time..and you did! I'm sure you crammed more loving and spoiling into every second of everyday than you every imagined possible once you heard the "diagnosis". That pice of crap disease is brutal and cruel and does what it wants however it wants.
Jerry always reminds us that the days prior to transition are just a blink of an eye compared to the thousands and thousands of blissfully happy days Zoey has with you! You have to hold onto those memories. That's what Zoey wants you to do.
The void, the loss of routine, the constant overseeing....all of this is intensely hard to deal with right now. The grief will seem unbearable and never-ending. It will be weeks and weeks and weeks before you start to realize you didn't cry that day, or at least only once or twice.
Your love and devotion for sweet Zoey came through loud and clear. She knows how much you loved her. She knows you gave her a chance for pain free time and she wanted that chance.
February has seen too many of our beloved furbabies head to the Bridge...far too many. I can only imagine the ruckus that was raised as they all regained their health...and their legs...feeling vibrant and healthy and young again. They all were telling each other that they had THE best time with their humans! Zoey just wagged her tail sweetly and with confidence knowing surely she must have had the best time!
Zpey touched us all. I love how she just "decided" one day she was done with her pills and ready to get on with being Zoey! What a character! When you can, we would LOVE to hear more about her and see more pictures.
We are all here right by your side. This is not an easy time. Far too many of us understand that.
Surrounding you with Zoey's eternal grace and wagging time
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
10:26 pm
29 December 2015
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Thank you everyone for your sympathy, empathy, support and love. In my head and heart we did the right thing to try and give her a pain free life. That damn cancer, it did not give us as much time as we wanted. We had Zoey almost 10 years to the day, not nearly long enough.
Thankfully, we have two other fur kids and we will all be adjusting to a new routine. The house feels emptier now. We miss that sensitive, happy, talkative with many smiles girl like crazy!
Brigette, Ryan, Belle & Diesel
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