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Daisy walked into our home and into our hearts on July 30, 2000. And oh what a lifetime we packed into four weeks.
Daisy was my nephew and his wife's Black Lab. She was diagnosed in July 2000 with kidney failure. She was only a year old.
My nephew works 14 hours a day and his wife has three little children and one on the way, and she was overwhelmed with the added responsibility of taking care of Daisy too. I suggested that Daisy come and stay with me and my husband because I had the time to care for her. She needed a lot of attention.
Daisy arrived at our home on July 30, 2000. She was nothing but a walking skeleton since she hadn't eaten in about two weeks and she was very dehydrated. I concentrated that first night on giving her all the fluids by syringe that I could. She was so bad off that night that I didn't know if I even had time to attempt to save her. I laid my hands on her and prayed for her. And I made a promise to her that night that I would fight as long as she wanted to. It was me and her until the end.
The next day I began to force feed her with a large syringe. By the fourth day she began to eat and drink again on her own. After that she seemed to thrive, and she gained back 3-1/2 pounds in no time. I have five Rottweilers of my own, and they accepted her and she began to run and play with them. For a while I thought she might beat the kidney failure. She was so loving and sweet. I loved her, and she loved me.
But sadly four weeks after she came to me she took a turn for the worse. She began vomiting and was bleeding from the mouth. I knew that the time had come. She told me with her eyes that the battle was over--she didn't want to fight anymore. So I kept the promise I had made to her. I called my nephew and his wife and told them it was time to end her misery. So on August 26, 2000 we sent Daisy on a journey to a land free of pain and suffering--not because we didn't love her, but because we loved her too much to make her stay.
"Grieve not for me nor speak of me with tears, but talk of me as if I were right beside you. I loved you so.....'twas Heaven here with you."
I can still see her beautiful brown eyes looking at me. If only I could have saved her. But I know that she is waiting at the Rainbow Bridge and she can run and play like a puppy should--the way she couldn't in her life on earth.
So softly she tiptoed into my life, but oh what a big impression she left. I will never forget you, Daisy.
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Daisy was the furbaby of
Justin, Angie, Shelby, Christopher & Maddie
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