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Post by caryll on May 17, 2020 20:03:31 GMT
My heart is breaking. Dempsey was given rest this evening. I'll explain when I feel a bit more able.
God bless Dempsey, run free.
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Post by gsdgroupie on May 17, 2020 20:16:28 GMT
Thinking of you all.  |
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Post by goodie on May 17, 2020 20:29:50 GMT
I didn't expect to read that post - our thoughts are with you, even though it was expected at some stage, too soon...  Dempsey was (and is) loved and he will always be with you |
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2020 22:53:19 GMT
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Run free, little one.
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Post by gtrmacs on May 17, 2020 23:34:20 GMT
Oh no, loved Dempsey - I thought he was going to be in remission forever. Hugs to you'n'yours from T'n'me ...
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Post by cockneychris on May 18, 2020 8:53:59 GMT
Oh damn. He was doing so well and has been fighting a long time. My heart goes out to you all at this sad, sad time. Take a back seat for a while as I know it takes a long time to get your head straight. I’m a grown man but when I lost Aide I was beside myself for a long long time. God bless.
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Post by caryll on May 18, 2020 11:18:17 GMT
Thank you all so much.
He had a tumour in his abdomen that we knew nothing about. Yesterday afternoon it ruptured & he went downhill very fast.
We got him to the emergency vets who were absolutely wonderful, but they couldn't do anything. Basically, he was bleeding out internally. Even if they'd operated, there would have been little or no chance of recovery & the anaesthetic would almost certainly have killed him.
He was in a lot of pain & was really depressed, so we had to make the decision then and there.
The vet agreed to set up a long intravenous line so that he could administer a strong pain killer to make him comfortable, and we could all three of us gather around Dempsey while he passed away. He was peaceful and quite unworried when he fell asleep.
We're having his ashes returned, but we don't know how long that will take at the moment.
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Post by gsdgroupie on May 18, 2020 11:23:41 GMT
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Post by cloud on May 18, 2020 12:33:01 GMT
Oh no I'm so sorry for your loss, thinking of you, hugs.
Run free Dempsey.
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Post by gtrmacs on May 18, 2020 12:39:29 GMT
Heartbreaking (the sudden ones are the most disorienting) - but lovely that you could all be together, T'n'me're very impressed with your vet ...
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Post by Carlin on May 18, 2020 19:30:39 GMT
I am so sorry for you and the loss that all who love Dempsey are feeling.
When Sera got sick and had to be put to sleep it was unexpected but not a total shock as I felt in my gut that she was not wholly well... at the same time I had nothing from the vet to tell me she was filled with tumors in her abdomen. It came suddenly but was not drawn out and I am grateful for that. It hurt more as I was not emotionally prepared but, with time, it has given me greater peace as I know I gave her a wonderful life during over 15.5 years and that she knew only love during that time and that she repaid me in 100 time as much love.
You loved Dempsey right until the end when he could no longer have a life of joy and then you gave him the freedom from feeling pain and suffering. That is the most unselfish thing anyone can do. Mourn him greatly. It is no shame to sob and keen over a pet. I did that over my feelings of loss for Sera. You will come a place where you feel joy again because of all the good Dempsey brought to you. I am starting to feel that now. I will never know a cat like her in my life but that is a good thing. It makes our relationship that much more special, as Dempsey will be for you, always.
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Post by caryll on May 19, 2020 14:29:57 GMT
Wow, it took three goes to read that without breaking down. I tried at about 8am,got half way & cried. Same again a couple of hours ago.
Thank you so much; I know it will take time, and eventually I'll be able to remember with smiles instead of tears. Right now, I keep expecting to see him, expecting to have him pester me when it was near meal time - it all breaks me at the moment.
But I'm sure he's happy & pain free now, and enjoying a splash in heaven's sea or sunbathing by the Bridge. He'll be with his great friend, Pneuma.
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Post by cloud on May 19, 2020 17:27:53 GMT
Hugs Caryll, take care.
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Post by gtrmacs on May 19, 2020 19:52:45 GMT
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Post by cockneychris on May 20, 2020 6:41:25 GMT
What helped me manage my grief over Aide was that one day I made the decision that I would never think anything negative about her as it was too upsetting for me so only good and happy times come to mind now. I still have her picture up on my screen at work and on my mobile phone, she’s always with me.
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Dempsey was (and is) loved and he will always be with you 
