Prayers and Emotional Support Welcome

noreply@blogspirit.com (Bryan Thompson) — Wed, 17 May 2006 02:58:48 +0000

So we've had our Yorkshire Terrier Gizmo for about four years now. Ever since we've been married. We rescued him from a bad situation when he was about five or six years old (we're not even sure how old he is - but he is old). He had been abused since he was a baby. He grew up being bred by a woman who had literally hundreds of dogs and he was apparently the runt of the litter. He was bullied and beat up by other animals for most of his life. He was also passed around by family after family and was traumatized through all of it. He also had bad arthritis in his legs and was often in pain.

We've given him a good life for the last four years, but his aging and his condition have progressively gotten worse. And now he is becoming somewhat aggressive with our one-year-old daughter (fortunately he has almost no teeth - but we still have to be careful). After a long and exhausting talk and discussion, we have decided it would be best for him if we put him to sleep. He is in pain almost constantly and it would be better for him - his condition is only going to get worse and we don't think he has much longer to go with that alone. He is very old and he has lived a good life these last four years.

As I've mentioned before, I'm a softie when it comes to animals and this has been pretty tough on me. Kristin tells me it probably has more to do with the fact that I have never lost anyone close to me in my family - and she's right. I've been very fortunate! I know it's the right - and really the only - thing we can do at this point, and more than anything, I want my baby to be protected. But, it's still not easy to think about. It looks like it will be the end of the week.

So, please keep me (us) in your thoughts and prayers. Just for emotional support. I would greatly appreciate it. Many of you may not think it's too big of a deal, but it's pretty tough for me.

Anyone else ever go through losing a pet? I'd love to hear your stories.

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Keep My Daughter in Your Prayers

noreply@blogspirit.com (Bryan Thompson) — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:47:00 +0000

Keep my daughter in your thoughts and prayers. A couple of nights ago, she started getting sick with some kind of stomach virus and had difficulty keeping anything down. We took her to the hospital and the doctor gave her some medicine that kept her from getting nauseated and from vomiting. She's been much better since and her fever is going down. Just keep her in your prayers as she gets her strength back.

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