Goodbye Mr. Bear... 11-16-06 - 3-2-09

Tina:  You have my heartfelt condolences.  Run free Bear !!!

Deb W.

Run free at the Bridge, Bear! No more seizures up there, big guy.

 Oh Tina, I'm so sorry.  You tried so hard with him and HE knew it.  Honestly, I think he *did* tell you he was "done" and you just let him make the decision.  It obviously wasn't just that *one* day, but the way he was "in between" wasn't really happy either.  *hugs* from all here (not just me, but Billy's understanding too -- sometimes the messinines are just too much for a buddy)

Oh Tina, I'm so sorry to hear about Bear.  I know he knew you did the best you could for him & that you love him.  ((warm hugs))  Run free, Mr. Bear

 I'm so sorry, Tina.  Please, don't torture yourself wondering if you could have done more, we all watched you do everything you could for Bear and most importantly, Bear knew you were trying your hardest to help him.  Sometimes the best help we can give is a gentle transition and release from pain and panic.  ((hugs))

I know how scary status can be and we *all* (Bear included of course) know you tried your best.  Bless you for making the kindest decision in your most difficult hour.

Tina, you did what was right...of that I have no doubt. He was so lucky to have you....((hugs))

You made the right decision, no doubt.  Peace be with you.  No more feel bads for Mr. Bear.    Run free big boy!

Thank you everyone.  I was almost afraid to post this because I still haven't worked through all the emotions & guilt, but then I remembered how much all of you understand.

The pic in my avatar - that has always been one of my favorites of him.  I think he was laughing at a good joke!  Every Saturday morning when I'd come home from grocery shopping, he stick his head in all the bags looking for the toy or treat that I invariably bought him.  If it was a toy, everything had to stop while we went out and played with it for 5 or 10 minutes.  When he felt good and had the zoomies in the yard, he had this funny way of tossing up the toy that was in his mouth and catching it again while still running - never missing a step.    I hope he doing that at the Bridge now.

It is too cold here to bury him, so I'm having an individual cremation done.  Not sure what I will do with the ashes, maybe keep them for a while, maybe spread them around his favorite park. 

Thanks again to all.

Tina, I am so very sorry.  You did everything that you could to help Bear. 

Run free, Bear.  We will all miss you.

I am so sorry to hear about Bear, you made the right decision for him

Tina I am so sorry to hear that you were faced with making this decision.   We had to let Shadow go for much of the same reasons last year.   It is so hard to separate our furbabies quality of life with our need to keep them with us.  When we made our decision we too turned to our friends here for support.  Those feelings of guilt and loss will be with you for a while but eventually they will be replaced with all the good memories.   I didnt think I would ever remember all the good times because his suffering those last  few months was still too vivid in my mind.   Now we can laugh and talk about what he gave us by just being with us for those 4 short years.  

As for  his ashes, Shadow is in a beautiful cedar box and just like when he was physically with us, he rests in our entry watching over us in the place that was his favorite.  When you feel like crying do so, if you need a shoulder we are here, we all understand your stuggle today and the next weeks to come.

Run free Mr. Bear, your Mommy will be happy to know your are running and playing and having lots of fun!   Look up my Bear and my Shadow they will play ball and frisbee with you and if you just want to do zoomies they can do great zoomies!

I am so sorry.  You made the right decision and Bear is running free.  Hugs.