BS: Uncomfortable Adventures

Subject: BS: Uncomfortable Adventures
From: Amergin
Date: 06 Feb 17 - 11:39 AM

Last May, I was picking my elderly dachshund, Yoshi, out of her bed to take her outside, and she died right in my arms. It was a bit traumatic though not entirely unexpected. She'd been going downhill for some time, and I'd been debating taking her to the vet to ease her to the rainbow bridge. I am thankful she spared me that.

Anyway, I wrote a story about her that was recently published in Drunk Monkeys, in case you'd like to read it.


Uncomfortable Adventures

Subject: RE: BS: Uncomfortable Adventures
From: Ebbie
Date: 06 Feb 17 - 01:02 PM

You made me cry, Nathan. One never forgets.

Subject: RE: BS: Uncomfortable Adventures
From: Senoufou
Date: 07 Feb 17 - 07:41 AM

I daren't read your story Amergin. We recently had our little Siamese cat put to sleep at the vet's, and he too died in my arms. Our hearts are broken, it's so hard to get over it. I can imagine your pain, I'm so sorry.

Subject: RE: BS: Uncomfortable Adventures
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 07 Feb 17 - 06:29 PM

Our 18 or 19YO yellow tabby disappeared for 2 days. On the third morning she was back in her house, and spent more time than usual with us. The next morning she was gone, never to return. We believe that day was her farewell to us, and that she had found a place to enter the next of her lives.. I believe that, and my wife is sure that that is true. She let us remember as she was, living, sparing us having to ourselves euthanize her.

Subject: RE: BS: Uncomfortable Adventures
From: Donuel
Date: 07 Feb 17 - 10:04 PM

The loss of unconditional love is greater than we dare admit.
But Nate, you did it.

I once hosted a radio call in show on the subject and the pent up anguish and loss over the loss of a dog or cat was overwhelming.
The bond and the break runs deep.

Subject: RE: BS: Uncomfortable Adventures
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 08 Feb 17 - 03:36 AM

The saddest but in many ways the most bizarre death of a pet I have ever heard of happened to a workmate of my wife, who had a Grey Dane, one of the largest of the breed - a beautiful, friendly, but enormous animal.
One afternoon he was walking it in a local park in suburban London when it suffered a heart-attack and died instantly.
The park attendant insisted that the dog be removed immediately as the park was very popular with local children - he refused to assist.
My wife's friend was left to manhandle the deceased animal out of the park, where he had to call a taxi to get it home.
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: BS: Uncomfortable Adventures
From: gnu
Date: 08 Feb 17 - 11:36 AM

Good read. Again, congratulations.