hershey

Hershey, our 10 year old westie, was diagnosed with stage 5b lymphoma 2 weeks ago, and we put him down yesterday. One of the saddest days of my entire life. I can't believe this happened so fast, 3 weeks ago, he was happy and feeling great. The vet said that chemo would not have helped him, it was too far advanced, and his chest kept filling up with fluid and he struggled to breathe, and stopped eating and drinking. so yesterday i held him in my arms, with my tears dripping onto his fur, while the meds were given and he quietly slipped away. he tried to hide his suffering, but as hard as this was, I knew I needed to end his pain. We are so sad it's overwhelming. I only just joined this site, and now he's gone. Someday, we'll be together again, i know. And, in time, we'll bring another furry friend to live with us in our home and to love and cherish. God bless all of you who listened and gave support during this very difficult time.

Benpaws

Dear Friend,
How well I understand the great sorrow and emotion you are presently feeling. When we said goodbye to our Benny, our tears fell onto his sweetly scented gray/white fur and his ears went back as they always did when we were sad, especially when I was sad, because I suffer from bouts of depression and when in the "dark tunnel of sadness, Benny never left my side." The last moments were filled with emotions, we told him how much he meant to us and always would mean to us, how brave he was throughout his illness, how much he had taught us daily in the enjoyment on a walk, smelling the flowers, seeing the smallest bugs, wading into the coolest lakes on a hot day, catching a snowflake as it fell gently to the ground, running through the rain and just enjoying the MOMENT which was LIFE! Benny lived every day of his young life ( 6 when he died.) We will be forever grateful for having this small, energetic, independent, loving little fur boy in our lives for such a very brief time. We will never forget the JOY OF HIM, the LOVE HE GAVE, the EMPTINESS HE FILLED! He was a little hero in a fur suit and I always looked for the zipper down his front to reveal the little boy hidden inside.
Life does go on my dear friend but not without grieving and tears and the feeling of great loss because it IS A GREAT LOSS to lose a beautiful best friend to CANCER.
My tears are overwhelming me right now so I will just say: "May God Bless you through this difficult time. May you find peace. Remember the good times, but let the tears fall as they will. There is nothing like a dog to fulfill your life and bring you daily joy and when that is over there is emptiness, pain and great sorrow which you think will never end!

Blessings,
Joanne & Shadow

Meesh

I am so sorry for your loss. Hershey knows he is loved and will be waiting for your reunion. Until then, he'll make his presence known and be playing cancer free on the other side.
My deepest condolences!
Michelle

hershey

Thank you, your words are amazingly beautiful and comforting. So sorry for the loss of Benny so young.

jeffers

so sorry to hear of hershey, we all know just how ou feel on this site. i said goodbye to my old girl 17 and it broke my heart, so for you to lose your love at 10 seems so harsh. hershey will have had the best possible life being with you and later on you will realise that although he is not there in body, you have him for a lifetime in your heart. i know this to be true as i lost my grand old lady over a year ago and she lives on forever in my heart. these days will be dark, but there is light at the end of the tunnel and hershey will be there waiting for you just as my old girl was. its just so hard getting through the fog, but there are many here that understand and will help you thro these difficult times.

hershey

Thanks, I know I did the best for him, but I constantly second guess myself in terms of is there anything else I could have done. Did I miss any signs that would have found this earlier, so we wouldn't have had 2 weeks between diagnosis and the end. he just seemed so happy and healthy, nothing seemed to be wrong until the gastric problems started and i took him right to the doc and the tumors were discovered, and he had 2 weeks left. The shock of it all and the second guessing is difficult, and I miss him sooo much.

Rottnk9s

I am so sorry for your terrible loss. I ahve lost 3 dogs to an osteosarcoma and am currently battling cancer in my 3 year old boy. There will always be days you question but know that you have done right by your boy

I am so sorry

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hershey

Thank you and best wishes to you and your little boy

Brunosfriend

I am sorry for your loss of Hershey. I had also just found out about the site, and was still trying to decide on best course of action when my boy Bruno had another ruptured tumour and I had to make that painful decision. I too second guessed and asked all the what if questions that cannot be answered. Hershey will always be with you in your heart, and you gave him relief from his suffering.

rockytola

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