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rest in peace Zoe

Posted : 2/26/2007 7:45:04 PM

Zoe unfortunatly had a birth defect where her rib cage was only 1/2 the size it should be. It was also twisted and deformed. So much so that if she layed down the wrong way she had a hard time breathing. You could see her lungs and heart moving. The vet said that he couldn't believe she lived with it like that. All it would have took is one hit or a twist in the wrong way and she could puncture a lung. I'm pretty sure this is what happened to her. Thursday night she was coughing and hacking I was planning on taking her to the vet Friday morning. I woke up at about 6 am friday morning and she was laying in the bed right beside me se looked up at me and licked me in the face. I figured I could get a couple more hours of sleep so I went back to sleep. When I woke up again at about 9:30 she wasn't in the bed anymore I had to look all over the room for her and she was right there on the floor dead with a pool of blood and foam under her mouth. I don't know what happened to her or what was wrong she has been coughing a little these past few days but nothing serious. I was mortified when I found her... I couldn't even look at her...My dad came home from work and buried her for me. Zoe was my heart dog. She was so special to me I can't even describe the pain i'm going through right now. Zoe was about 8-9 years old. She was found at a year old abused skinny and she had just raised a litter of puppies. She was so scared of hands at first she would drop to the ground and cry when you lowered your hand to pet her. She was over that and seriously the sweetest most loving dog in the world. She wasn't a purebred or even a cross of two breeds. She probably had about every thing there is in her. She was always there for me. If I was sad she seemed to know and she would just sneak up into my lap and lay her head on my shoulder. I wish I had her right now to do that for me. and I wish I would have stayed awake when I woke up at 6. Zoe will never be forgotten by me or any of my family my entire family is very upset by this even my tough dad who I have never seen cry my entire life cried. Thanks for reading...
I would just like to share some pictures of my special girl.

ChancesMama

Posted : 2/26/2007 9:36:30 PM

I'm so sorry for your loss, I know how you feel. [

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] I'm sending you lots of hugs and if you need someone to talk to just send me a pm. You might need to take your other dogs to the vet and make sure what Zoe had isn't contagious to the others.

gradyupmybutt

Posted : 2/26/2007 9:42:27 PM

Oh my! I'm sooooo very sad to hear about Zoe. It sounds like she had so many more happy years than she would have if you hadn't stepped into her life. ((Lindsay)) You did what you thought was the best for her. She said her good-bye & is now looking over you. You were her guardian angel & now she's yours. Run free, sweet Zoe!! [sm=angel.gif]

agilebasenji

Posted : 2/26/2007 10:17:34 PM

I'm so sorry. Poor Zoe, but really poor you. Zoe is whole and happy waiting for you at the bridge now. Run free little Zoe.

boneyjean

Posted : 2/26/2007 10:26:44 PM

Run free sweet Zoe! Sorry to hear of your loss.

dyan

Posted : 2/26/2007 10:45:14 PM

How sad for you,,you lost your beautiful shiny Zoe! I'm so sorry!
Run free Zoe!

bluelighting

Posted : 2/27/2007 1:24:23 AM

I'm so sorry for your loss.

It sounds like you gave Zoe a good life filled with wonderful moments together and gave her a life that she couldn't have without your love and support. It sounds like she knew her time was ending and that last moments you had she was kissing you good-bye. All ways remember those times spent together and she is watching over you.

Run free Zoe!!

pofi_pasquale

Posted : 2/27/2007 9:17:32 AM

I was so surprised when I saw this post and tears sprung to my eyes in sympathy. I am so sorry for your sudden and difficult loss.

She's in your heart - she'll always be there.

Wishing you comfort and peace for sweet Zoe.

dogslife

Posted : 2/27/2007 5:13:59 PM

It is kind of hard for me to read these now. It is coming on our 1 year anniversary of the loss of my heart dog.

Your dog sounds like a precious gift to you . I know that it is hard when you wish you could have her and hold her. (Give those hugs to those that you still have.) But at this time of parting we have to believe that it was as it was for a reason. If we had never had the love of these beautiful creatures, life would not have been near as interesting. And fun too.

I hope that you know that in time, your heart will lighten and you will again come to know the love of more furry friends. It is a long journey, but it is good. And it is ok to cry.

Run free Zoe. And peace to you who loved her as she needed!

janobonano

Posted : 2/27/2007 10:59:37 PM

I'm so sorry about Zoe. I enjoyed seeing pics of her cute spunky sweet face. Thanks to you she learned what "love" means.

Run free, sweetheart. [sm=angel.gif]