Cowboy

Rainbow Bridge

The Rainbow Bridge is the theme of a work of poetic prose written some time between 1980 and 1992, whose original creator is unknown. The theme is of an other-worldly place to which a pet goes upon its death, eventually to be reunited with its owner.
    • Gold Top Dog

    Cowboy

    My sister's dog Cowboy went to the Bridge today. Last week he started having trouble standing up, so she took him to the vet on Thursday. She said he had arthritis in his back and knees (we knew he had arthritis...he's been on supplements for at least a year or two), and he was hypothyroid, which caused him to gain weight and lose muscle, so he was basically weak and in pain. Put him on Rimadyl and Tramadol, and he was supposed to start thyroid meds today..

    But he was getting worse all weekend, and today he could barely move, he hasn't been eating or drinking well at all, hasn't peed in two days, etc. So she took him to the vet again, and she said his back end was totally paralyzed and the only thing to do would be basically exploratory surgery to see what was causing that, but there was no guarantee that would help anything, and he has a heart murmur so he could very well die on the table. She wasn't recommending surgery, and my sister didn't want to put him through it anyway, so they decided to let him go.

    She got him from the SPCA almost 6 years ago, where they guessed he was about 4.. Vets thought he was older though, mine said he was probably closer to 12 (about a year ago)..so who really knows. Somewhere between 10 and 13, probably. He was a big guy, around 80 pounds usually.

    She and her husband and their 4 year old are just crushed... I feel so bad for them.

    Run free, pretty boy.

      

    ^This was on our big family camping trip 2 years ago.

      

    • Gold Top Dog

    Oh, no!!  I knew I recognised the name Cowboy!  I'm so sorry for your loss AGAIN!!  How are you holding up?  He was a handsome boy, just gorgeous. 

    See you on the other side, Cowboy! 

    • Gold Top Dog
    Run free, handsome speckley Cowboy!
    • Gold Top Dog

    wow -- he looked like a cuddley guy!

    • Gold Top Dog

     I'm so sorry for your sister's loss and for you once again to have to go through this. My thoughts are with you during these hard times.

    • Silver

    He looks like he was such a sweet pea.  Poor Cowboy, run free handsome boy!  I'm sorry your sisters family is going through this, but they can just be secure in the fact that they gave him a wonderful, loving home for over 6 years.  I'm sorry for their loss.

    • Gold Top Dog

    Run free, Cowboy.  

    • Gold Top Dog

    Oh Chelsea I am so sorry.   Your family has been such good pet parents....Cowboy and Cherokee such lucky pets to be loved so much.

    Run Free Cowboy, Cherokee and a host of our babies are waiting at the bridge for you.  No more pain...just running and playing!

    Our hearts and prayers are with you and your family.

    • Gold Top Dog

     Aww, what a pretty dog. Run free big guy

    • Gold Top Dog

     Run free, handsome polka-dotted boy.