Tuesday, April 28, 2009

An Unexpected Tragedy

When A Pet Dies
When a pet dies,
that special place in our heart feels so empty...
But we realize, as time passes,
that animals have a way of teaching us about loving,
about loyalty, joy, and friendship...
And whatever we’ve shared in their presence
can never really be lost.
Anonymous

This morning Mugsy passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. I'm still in shock and disbelief. I feel so numb and empty. The tears are still flowing at the loss of my sweet little Mugsy. I don't know what happened. He was perfectly fine yesterday. After he ate his breakfast this morning, he got sick. He went to lay down and he started breathing hard and was limp. Mike immediately took him to the Vet. When he got there, the vet gave Mugsy oxygen and took an x-ray. Mike called me and said things didn't look good and that I should come right away. When I got to the clinic, I went right to Mugsy and saw him take his last breath. I couldn't believe what was happening. The x-ray showed his spleen was huge. The vet feels that Mugsy either had an aneurysm in his spleen, or his spleen had somehow twisted on itself. He was such a good dog. He had the most beautiful eyes, and when he looked at me, it felt as if he was looking right into my soul. I'm having a very hard time dealing with this. I am going to miss my faithful little friend so much!

5 comments:

Kim Rae Nugent said...

My deepest sympathy on the loss of your little "sweetie" boy. I was thinking about the little guy and his "lovey" stuffed toy today after talking to you. He sure was a cutie. My heart goes out to you!
Hugs,
Kim

Brook said...

So sorry for your loss Mike and Jill.
Hugs from Brook, Joel, Gunther, Gertie, Flossie, Rose, Neify, Geraldine, Olive, and Laverne

dogfaeriex5 said...

sweet thing, i so feel for you...
i love you and you and the family are in my thoughts...
love from good manor..xo

Kasha Rolley said...

Jill, I am so sorry about your loss, I lost a couple of my very much loved pets - family members, and I know how difficult this is. It will hurt for a long time and a special place will always be there in your heart for your little boy. My thoughts are with you.

Jill Beninato said...

Jill...I am so sad to hear about Mugsy. My heart aches for you! You have my deepest sympathy.