RIP Luna

[malta blue]

You were my best friend, my constant companion. While I weep for my loss, I know you are at peace.

I will miss you always.

:cry:

[VenusRising]

1. I'm sorry for your loss, malta blue.

What a pretty baby she was! Rest easy, Luna.

:hug:

[malta blue]

16. Thanks VenusRising.

:hug:

[Call Me Wesley]

2. Safe passage.

:hug:

[malta blue]

17. Thank you.

she went peacefully.

[bertha katzenengel]

3. RIP Luna.

:cry:
:hug:

[malta blue]

18. thank you bertha.

she is at peace now.

[flvegan]

4. I'm sorry, mb.

The loss of a best friend is never easy.

[malta blue]

19. It was the hardest thing I have ever had to do.

[Dangerously Amused]

5. So sorry for your loss.

[malta blue]

21. Thanks

I'm not sure when I will stop crying.

[Wcross]

61. It's been six months since I sent one to the bridge....

I still get teary eyed when I think of her.

[bigwillq]

6. Safe passage, Luna.

:cry: :(



:hug:

[malta blue]

22. thanks friend.

She went quietly without struggling.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. What a beautiful dog.

I'm sure she appreciated all your love and companionship as well.

[malta blue]

23. She was severly abused before she came to me, so

she was spoiled from day one.

[Midlodemocrat]

8. Safe passage, Luna.

And my thoughts and prayers are with you my friend.

:cry:

:hug:

[malta blue]

24. I can use all the prayers you've got midlo.

I am not doing very well.

I haven't eaten since yesterday's lunch and can't stop crying.

[AlCzervik]

9. I'm so sorry, she was a beautiful dog and i know you gave her a wonderful life.

:hug:

[malta blue]

25. thank you

she truly was beautiful.

[Shell Beau]

10. Awww

:cry:

Seems like so many little DU pups have died recently. I lost one of mine back in April.

[malta blue]

26. sorry about your pup Shell.

It was the hardest thing I have ever done.

[NewEnglandGirl]

69. I am so sorry

I know what you mean when you say "it was the hardest thing you've ever done." You feel so responsible and they are your babies. You did the right thing, gave her a wonderful life and then kept her from suffering. What more can any any beloved pet ask for. I have been there also, we probably all have. She's not in pain anymore.
:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :grouphug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

Sorry to all of you who have also had this experience. :cry:

She was really beautiful. That's a wonderful picture.

[Parche]

11. Big Hugs

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together.... :cry: :hug: :hug::hug: :hug:

[malta blue]

28. I know she is basking in the sun at the bridge right now.

Along with my Kobe kitty...

:hug:

[NewEnglandGirl]

70. I love Rainbow Bridge

It's beautiful and comforting.

[Pool Hall Ace]

12. Safe passage to Luna

I am so sorry, mb. :hug:

[malta blue]

29. thank you

:hug:

[JeffR]

13. I'm so sorry, mb.

What a beauty. And what dog wouldn't love that spot by the fire?
:hug:

[malta blue]

30. she was a beauty wasn't she?

and that fireplace, well, that was HER spot.

[huskerlaw]

14. She is at peace

You gave her a very valuable gift today, Malta Blue.

:hug:

[malta blue]

31. I know I did the right thing.

When it was all done, the vet told me that she suspected Luna had been suffering from internal bleeding which was causing her to stumble so much.

[warrior1]

15. Bless her heart

RIP

[malta blue]

39. thank you....

:hug:

[SPKrazy]

20. Bye Luna!

thanks for being Malta's friend

:hug: :hug: :hug:

:loveya: hugs for you Malta

[malta blue]

40. She was my best friend ever.

:hug:

[seemunkee]

27. I'm very sorry MB

[malta blue]

41. Thank you,.

:hug:

[alphafemale]

32. My vet gave this to me...I pass it on.

The Last Battle

If it should be that I grow frail and weak,
And pain should keep me from my sleep,
then you must do what must be done
For this, the last battle, can't be won.

You will be sad, I understand,
Don't let the grief then stay your hand,
For this day more than all the rest
Your love and friendship stand the test.

We've had so many happy years,
What is to come can hold no fears.
You'd not want me to suffer so;
When the time comes, please let me go.

Take me where my needs they'll tend
And stay with me, if you can, to the end.
Hold me firm and speak to me
Until my eyes no longer see.

I know in time, you will see,
It is a kindness you do for me.
Although my tail its last was waved,
From pain and suffering I've been saved.

Don't grieve that it should be you,
Who must decide this thing to do,
We've been so close, we two, these years;
Don't let your heart hold any tears.

Smile, for we walked together for a little while.

- Author Unknown

http://www.la-spca.org/pet_loss/comfort/last_battle.htm

[malta blue]

42. I stayed with her until the end.

She would have done it for me
:cry:

[Lavender Brown]

33. I'm so, so sorry

What a sweet pup. Rest in peace, Luna. :hug:

[malta blue]

43. many thanks

:hug:

[Cabcere]

34. So sorry to hear of your loss, mb.

:hug: Peace be with you, and your lovely Luna on the other side. :pals:

[malta blue]

46. thank you

:hug:

[MrsBrady]

35. so sorry n/t

[SalmonChantedEvening]

36. aww malta hun

:cry: :hug: :loveya: :cry:

RIP Luna

I know one thing for sure: She was adored by a truly wonderful soul.

Sleep well good girl.

[malta blue]

48. thank you so much SCE,

That means so much. :hug:

[Born_A_Truman]

37. So sorry...

for the loss of your precious Luna.

[malta blue]

49. Thank you

She truly was precious to me.

[SallyMander]

38. Oh, mb!

I am so sorry to hear this!!! :cry: :cry: :cry:

All my condolences to you and your family... RIP Luna. :(

:hug:

[malta blue]

50. Thanks Sally...

It all happened so fast. I mean, we knew our days were numbered, but she just went downhill in 24 hours. And of course, she was all tailwagging when I got home to take her to the vet. :cry:

The vet told me I was doing the right thing though - that meant a lot to me, I respect her so much.

[SallyMander]

56. Of course you were doing the right thing

It's the final gift you could give her, you know? It would have been selfish to let her suffer. That said, i'm sure it was one of the hardest things you've ever had to do. :(

:hug: :hug: :hug:

[malta blue]

57. I would not wish this pain on my worst enemy....

It is the hardest thing I have ever done.

:hug:

[BuelahWitch]

44. Luna was a beautiful dog

I'm sorry you lost your best friend. :hug:

[malta blue]

52. thank you....

She was my best friend. I love my little rat dog, but Luna...LUNA, was THE dog in my house.

[femmocrat]

45. So sorry, malta blue.

She was a gorgeous girl and she knew how much you loved her.

:hug:

[malta blue]

53. I hope she knew how much I loved her

It was the hardest thing I have ever had to do.

[nuxvomica]

47. I'm so sorry, Malta Blue

Peace to you. :hug:

[malta blue]

54. thanks my friend.

I know I did the right thing for her, but that does not make it hurt any less.

:hug:

I will see you on Monday - I'm staying in tomorrow to cry :cry:

[hobbit709]

51. So sorry. R.I.P. Luna

[malta blue]

55. thank you.

:hug:

[Sheltiemama]

58. I'm so sorry.

I had to have two of my Shelties put to sleep last year just three weeks apart, and it was the hardest thing I've ever done, too. Don't be surprised if you feel conflicted. That's normal. Her coat just glows in that picture.

[malta blue]

59. You were an amazingly strong sheltiemama to have

two go in three weeks.

That was Luna in her younger days, when she used to race out of the house and run the back 40 all day, rolling in mud and coming home stinky and happy.

[Wcross]

60. Luna, good girl.............

:cry: :cry: :cry:

We have discussed our dogs before Malta Blue. I am crying right now as I hear that Luna has crossed the bridge.I hope it was a painless as possible for her, she knows her people loved her. Rest in peace Luna, good girl, you were loved here on earth.

[malta blue]

62. She was amazing Wcross....

At 15, Luna had "old lady" veins and so the vet had to try a couple of different spots, but I must say, I really feel the vet was trying to find the "right one."

Luna was stoic. our eyes were locked. We never stopped looking at each other. I held her in my arms until I knew she was gone, and then I sobbed for the days when she would run in the fields and grin at me as she came barreling home smelling like a dead something.

I hope she is running somewhere now, knowing that I loved her more than anything.

:cry::cry::cry:

[Wcross]

67. I am glad you held her when she passed.

I did that myself last year, I was taken aback when the Vet asked me if I wanted to be with her. I was astonished that such a question would even need to be asked.

I hope you never stop thinking about her, that in time you will smile instead of cry. Luna, good girl.

[SPKrazy]

75. ...

reading this reminded me so much of my dog Kerry

I held him while he was put down too.

eyes locked

:cry:

I miss him, he was such a good dog.

I don't have a yard for a dog now. My son and stbx do, and they just lost the little Sheltie named Keltie who was 2 years old to seizures a couple of weeks ago. Amazingly, I bonded some to her, but never in the way I did to Kerry. He came to us as a 7 month old dalmatian that was scared of his own shadow, like he'd been beaten. We took care of him and loved him and he finally got to where he was just a big lap dog, (no one's lap is that big though :P ) and he needed people. He was so sick before we put him down. Nothing the vet could ever put his finger on, just old age, arthritis. He finally seemed to have a stroke and could no longer walk without falling down to the left. When he was put down, hundreds of small bladder crystals came out in his urine. I can imagine that he must have had pain from that? We never could find any evidence of bladder crystals (dalmatians have a very high uric acid content and we fed him special food, lamb and rice, for years) I was stunned, and in the context of the situation was too sad over his death to think much about it. Anyway, I'm rambling and not sure why, but your words made me remember that moment. I believe I helped him leave, I saw the lights go out in his eyes.

:hug: :hug:

sorry if this didn't help

[Rhiannon12866]

80. My dear friend, thank you for sharing this with us.

I was there for three vet-assisted losses, my Cairn Terrier, Rags, at 18 1/2, my tabby cat, Angela, who I adopted when both my uncle and aunt died, and nuxvomica's cat, Amos, who was my beloved kitty, too, and it never does get any easier. And when my grandmother died, the person closest to me, her financial adviser went with me and got the man in her life up in the middle of the night. He had his hearing aids off. But when I called one of her close friends to tell him of her passing, he said that Paul, who loved her, holding her hand, finally gave her permission to leave us. And I believe that.

And I don't know why I'm going over this, just now, either, but your words evoked a memory...:shrug:

Rhiannon:hug:

[fizzgig]

63. ...

:hug:

[malta blue]

81. thank you kagehime

:hug:

[stuntcat]

64. :hug:

Don't stay sad for long, Luna's had a very happy life and felt such love. Soon you have to not be sad about her at all, just think of how great her soul is :hug:

[malta blue]

82. thanks

:hug:

[ThomCat]

65. Good bye Luna.

:cry:

I wish I got to meet you. :(

Malta Blue, I am so sorry. You know I understand. We're both going through this right now. It really, truly sucks. :cry:

I hope you and your family will be well, and I hope you always have great memories of Luna. :hug:

[malta blue]

83. you would have loved her Thom...

she was so sweet - the sweetest dog I have ever been around. All she ever needed was to rest her head on my knee. :cry:

[Madrone]

66. ...

:hug:

My Othello will take care of your Luna.



I picked up his ashes yesterday.

[malta blue]

84. othello

what a beautiful boy :cry::hug::cry:

[Flaxbee]

68. Rest in peace, sweet Lunagirl ...

:hug: malta. I'm so sorry.

[malta blue]

85. thank you

:hug:

[elshiva]

71. Dear, dear malta blue.

:hug: That's awful. Luna was a great animal, and you were a great human for her.

[malta blue]

86. thank you

:hug: She was my first love.

[hedgehog]

72. Dogs come into our lives just to break our hearts when they leave.

[malta blue]

87. :hug:

You are such a wonderful person :pals:

[LoveMyCali]

73. I'm so sorry Malta Blue

Of course she knows you love her! I'm so bad at trying to express myself about these things but my thoughts and prayers are with you.

:hug:

[malta blue]

88. thank you and thanks for the card.

I will see you Monday - I stayed in today. :hug:

[LoveMyCali]

106. I did the same when my siamese cat Cato passed

She was my best friend for close to 18 years so I called in the next day and told them I had a headache. I didn't tell them I had a headache from crying all night. :cry:

I'll try not to make you cry on Monday. :hug:

[Debi]

74. Oh Malta

:cry:

[malta blue]

89. thank you Debi

:hug:

[Bullwinkle925]

76. So sorry MB . . .

any loss is hard to take.

my thoughts and best wishes are with you.

[malta blue]

90. thank you

:hug:

[Rhiannon12866]

77. My heart goes out to you, my friend.

I've been there, and it never gets any easier. And you've had this beautiful dog for most of her 15 years, so she'll leave a huge hole in the life of your family. But you did the right thing, since you put her needs first. My love to all of you. And I'm here, if you need anything.

From Rhiannon and Jack :grouphug:

[malta blue]

91. thank you so much

:hug:

I didn't really sleep last night, I kept nodding off and then would jump back awake. :cry: I can't bring myself to even touch her bed yet - it is near the foot of my bed on my side. :cry::cry:

[Rhiannon12866]

101. Oh, Jesus, MB, I know.

I still can't sleep at night because Meneken's pillow is right beside my head. He took possession of that from the very first day I brought him home, since he must have been used to that. And I'm used to him being there and hearing his little snore.;(

I know, MB, and my heart breaks for you. It will get easier, but not for a long time. I adopted Meneken in 2002. You have had a much longer life with Luna. I'm alone until Sunday. Call me if you need to talk. I'm more than willing to listen, since I became fond of Luna, too. Such a "precious life," as my friend in rescue says about her guys...

But Luna truly lucked out when she found you.

Rhiannon:hug:

[Cooley Hurd]

78. I'm so sorry to hear of your loss, mb...

I lost my Paddy almost 6 years ago, so I know how you feel.

:hug:

[malta blue]

92. thanks C H

:hug:

[Rhiannon12866]

104. MB,

That's Al. He was also affected by your loss, hated it when I told him about her. And it was much more complicated with his Paddy, he went through so much with her, but that was the day he bonded with Charlie, the first time that his recalcitrant pup showed him affection, because he was hurting. I hope that Egypt can console you.:hug:

[driver8]

79. What a sweetie...I am so sorry for your loss.

It just isn't fair that our beloved pets don't live as long as we do.

RIP, sweet Luna.

:hug:

[malta blue]

93. thanks driver8

She really was a sweet dog.
:hug:

[Dogtown]

94. Heartfelt sympathy

What a beautiful dog.

:grouphug:

[MorningGlow]

95. Oh, I'm so sorry, MB

Luna was a lovely dog. :hug:

[Magrittes Pipe]

96. I'm sorry.

:( :hug:

[mitchum]

97. My thoughts are with you and everyone who knew and loved Luna

I am so sorry for your loss

[Brigid]

98. RIP, Luna.

You were loved. :hug:

[City Lights]

99. My deepest sympathy to you on Luna's passing, malta blue.

:cry:

As one who lost two felines a week apart in April, I understand how you're hurting. From our house to yours...:grouphug:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

100. aww

:hug:

[UrbScotty]

102. (((malta blue)))

:hug:

[Eurobabe]

103. Safe passage Luna, RIP

and a big hug for you malta blue. :hug:

[applegrove]

105. Vibes to Luna's family.

[nadine_mn]

107. Oh I am so sorry for your loss...hugs to you and safe passage to Luna

I have a 13 yr old collie mix who has compressed discs (she collapsed last weekend)- we are managing the pain with meds...but when the day comes when that isn't enough :cry:

:hug:

[Rhiannon12866]

111. My 17-year-old cocker had some fusion in his discs, and I had to hold him up to bring him out,

but I took him for veterinary acupuncture, and he was walking fine again, with just a few sessions. Best of luck with your beloved older dog. I've been there, too.

Rhiannon:hug:

[Hawkeye-X]

108. mb - so sorry to hear about Luna

What happened? I don't lurk to DU-L as often as I'd like to.. but didn't hear anything about it...

Hawkeye-X

[Pushed To The Left]

109. I'm sorry to hear about your loss, malta blue

:hug:

[Lil Missy]

110. Awww, what an adorable pup. May he/she RIP.

:cry:

[lost-in-nj]

112. .....

:hug: :hug:


I am so sorry MB........


lost

[GCP]

113. My deepest condolences

Our pets are truly members of the family :hug: