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Oh Tracy, Hubby, Mackenzie, Bella and sweet strong Bailey. My heart aches for you all! Sally is so right. Bailey gave herself and your family a happy extension. Now it is time to let that sweet beautiful princess run across Rainbow Bridge with Jerry handing out the purple heart and ALL of our sweet furbabies waiting to greet such a Warrior Princess. No doubt Shelby will hand over the crown for a few minutes to make Bailey feel welcome lol. In my thoughts!
Laurie
This is so hard, but I know it's the right thing to do for her. Neil and I cannot carry her outside she is not able to support any weight except on the front leg. We were just outside and she still will not go potty.
I'm sick, I'm mad and I hate this stupid "C". She had it beat, she had clear lungs, why this?
I'm a wreck just like anyone else who has walked this path, you think you can prepare yourself and not look back, but I keep asking myself WHY? She is my baby and such a good dog, why does she have to be in so much pain. They said to double the Gab. tonight so it zonks her..... uggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I hate this and I'm not ready
Love everyone on here who stood by me and listened to all my rants... one hell of a ride. If I could do it over again no chemo, but it's a gamble like Sally said at the very beginning to me. Bailey just couldn't handle it. I love her so much. I just don't want to wake up tomorrow, I hope tomorrow never comes.
Tracy ,
I am so sorry to be reading this........you fought a long tough battle with Bailey, and things always get much, much more tough at the end, we all do understand. But hopefully, although this will be one of the hardest things in your life, I truly hope you look back, not with what ifs and whys, but with the tremendous joy Bailey brought to your life. We all love our fur babies so much during their life here, it is the ultimate brave unselfish love we have to have at the end to let them go.......
You have an entire community of love and support with you and behind you, so you definitely will not be alone as you travel this last heartbreaking stretch of road in front of you....
Keeping you and your family in my thoughts and prayers,
Love,
Bonnie & Angel Polly
Tracy, be strong, I know you can be just as strong as Bailey. Love love love right now, there will be plenty of time for tears and venting later. If you proceed tomorrow, let her go with love in your heart and your voice, she will feel safe knowing her Momma is going to be OK.
Lots of hugs coming your way, this is so hard.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Dear Tracy,
this is all very sad, and my thoughts are with you and your family. I haven't been down this road yet with any of my dogs - but I did have this experience with my mom, also battling this nasty disease. After a full month of a roller coaster ride only downhill, there came a time where my brother and I had to make the decision towards a full sedation. Once she was sedated, and out of pain, it was in nature's hand. It was hard, very hard - but by far the hardest part was trying to figure out when was the right time. My mom never verbalised it but there came a moment when we felt she was showing us that she was ready, and that was the "click".
In these couple of months we have all witnessed your selfless dedication, doing all that could be done, all that was in your hands, and so did Bailey. You are her guardian angel, always by her side, in the good and the bad moments.
hugs (with lump in throat),
Daniela
Our awesome Golden Boy was diagnosed for OSA in April 2014 in the proximal humerus, front-leg amp on 05/20/2014. Finished chemo (Carbo6) on 07/10/2014. Ongoing treatment: acupuncture + K-9 Immunity Plus ( 3chews) and home-cooked no-grain diet. Stopped Apocaps because of liver issues. Liver issues: controlling altered enzymes with SAM-e and Milk Thistle. October 17: started having seizures. Taking fenobarbital for seizures. April 18: started prednisone.
I wanted to share this short video of Bailey she always loved this laser light and she knew when you opened the drawer.
We have an hour just wanted to share how wonderful she is, if only God would take her pain away.
Awwwww. One of those memories that you will have in your heart forever, thanks for sharing it with us.
I know how hard this day is Tracy. You and your family and your sweet Bailey are in our thoughts and hearts, now and always. We are here for you.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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With a broken heart it's really hard for me to say this but, Bailey has earned
Oh, heaven is full of the special ones today! She's got Jerry to welcome her, and Shelby to show her the new spots, and So many others...Sassy, Brendol, Libby....
I know how you're hurting. We all know. But it's so hard. THE HARDEST. I hope you find a few short seconds, though, to reflect on how blissfully out of pain she is. She's at rest. She's not hurting. She's OK!!!! She's full and happy and feeling SO MUCH LOVE.
Run free, Bailey. Run fast.
HUGS
~ Katy & Jackson
ACL tear in right hind leg 12/5/12 and scheduled ACL repair surgery 12/21/12. Pre-op xrays revealed osteosarcoma. Amputation 12/28/12. Chemo (carboplatin) started Jan 10, 2013 and ended on April 5, for a total of 5 doses. He handled carbo like a champ! No side effects. We started metronomic therapy at his third chemo and have been also doing some holistic treatments. He's a lively, playful 10 year old huskie-boarder collie and a very proud member of the Winter Warriors! Our love. Our funny little guy!
Katy and Jackson,
Thank you so much for your sweet message. No words can describe the last few days and last night was truly a nightmare. My only wish is that I wanted her to go pain free and I feel like I let her down. Her eyes were telling me yesterday just help me...
It hurts really bad.
P.S. about the laser light video... she use to love that light... when that drawer was opened she would come running and you would have to be careful because she would slide on the carpet and burn her little nose... she loved playing with it... but it was running and chasing... little bits at a time... she loved it. She was in too much pain but she did get to see it again.
Tracy, that's a beautiful video. I'm so glad you thought to bring out that laser light! What a wonderful gift of love to give her!
And Bailey enjoyed it...make no mistake about it!!! And she was not focused on any pain or anything else except that laser! Look how engaged shenis...look at how perked up her ears are! And all this focus through some pretty heavy drugs! What a special, special girl! This is a pain free moment!! Remember that!!
You gave her a wonderful memory to take with hernonnthis next phase of her journey...and she left you a wonderful memory filled with so much love.
Wrapping you up tightly in hugs.
Sally and My Eternal Light Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle
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!
Tracy I am so sorry for your loss. You did everything you could for Bailey and at the end gave her one final gift, freedom from her pain. It hurts like hell right now but think of all the love you shared. That love will always be with you, even if Bailey is not by your side. Run free beautiful Bailey, we are so happy we had the chance to get to know you here.
xoxox,
Martha and the Oaktown Pack
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I love you forever and always Bailey Girl. Tears in Heaven... was the song that I hear even though it's not the loss of a child I'm dealing with I lost my best friend and my shadow. Many on here knows what it feels like. It's very hard to breath. (Picture was taken when her daddy got the laser light out!)
Thanks for letting us know the back drop of that ohoto! Bailey is still shining through in that photo!!
I hear you on the loss of a best friend....the loss of a beloved family member.
Chunk ot down Tracy...one breath at a time. Give yourself a goal of must getting through the next thirty seconds...for Baile...thirty seconds at a time. And no...it doesnw have to look "pretty"...scream, cry, yel l...must get through it bit by bit.
We're here Trscy, we're here.
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!
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