I hope today is a better day for you, Dej......with happy memories of your furbaby.

it was hard to sleep without her on my head. I kept waking lightly to look for her. In the end, she was quite blind, and would get lost in the dark house at night, and CRY! LOUDLY! I was getting up about every 3 hours to make sure she had food. I was working desperatly to make sure she kept on weight.

Every time I take a bath, she appears! There is a seat in my BR that she sits on. I brush her while the water runs. She LOVED to have her chin brushed. It took her years to get used to the brush, but in the end, she surrendered. It was hard to take a bath without her.

At 23 she was my constant companion for many years. I think she understood many English words. If I passed thru a room, and gave her the "come here" wave, she would either run to the kitchen, or the bath depending on which path I took. One meant a treat, and the other was a brushing. Either way she would ZOOM to it.

It was hard to see her blind, deaf, and lost. In the end, I simply couldnt ask her to continue to live in the dark, and silence. Her nose still worked, and she could ferret out a can of food, but her last day found her very confused, and unable to get her bearings. It broke my heart, but I wasnt going to be selfish, and lock her in a room somewhere, confined, and lonely in the dark and silence. I think we made the right choice.

Thank you for allowing me to share her with you. She helped me survive breast cancer, MS, and a host of emotional traumas. She was a true friend in every sense of the word. More than one occasion, she has left my room with wet fur, from allowing me to cry on her. She never seemed to mind. It was like she knew, it was just the right thing to do. In the end, I knew I had to return the favor. Thanks for caring about her with me.

I'm so sorry for your loss, Dej..

oh Dej - you were very special to her. What a life she lived due to your compassion and patience. She gave to you what you gave to her - unconditionally.

So sorry Dej...you were a kind and loving friend to her and her to you.