Post by tingler on Mar 24, 2013 8:44:52 GMT
I can no longer access the old forum to take this over.....
As many of you know, we lost our gorgeous lad Lucky on 8th January this year.
He had battled CRF for 3 years and fought it bravely every day. Towards the end of last year he suffered a seizure, resulting in oxygen deprivation to one side of his brain. The vet assured us he was in no pain and suggested giving him a steroid injection to counteract it. This worked, but for only 7 weeks, then a week before Christmas it happened again, we decided to give him another steroid shot with the vet's assurance that he was still in no pain.
This injection only lasted 2 weeks.
On the morning of 8th January, Gill phoned me in work to say Lucky had taken a turn for the worst and this seizure had caused him to soil the carpet in 3 places-which wasn't really like him.
I rushed home and we both decided that kindness was the only option left to us as neither of us wanted to see him suffer like this again.
The vet agreed as the injections were having less than the desired effect they should have had.
At 8:50 am that morning, I held his paw as the vet administered the lethal dose of anesthetic, as it coursed through his body, he whimpered and nipped my finger as I was holding the paw, he was saying goodbye to me.
Gill and I were left alone with him for a few moments to say our final goodbyes. I have never cried so much in my life as I did that day.
We decided to have him cremated and his ashes placed in a sleeping black cat statue.
I wrote this little poem for our wee lad a few days after he left us.
Lament To Lucky
The sky was filled with sunshine the day you came to us
We thought you were just visiting and we made such a fuss
For weeks you kept coming around and never really going away
You were trying to tell us that you really wanted to stay
For the last six years we shared each others' lives
Many days filled with joy and only one that made us cry
You battle through your illness up to the bitter end
There was nothing could be done to get you on the mend
Our parting gift to you dear Lucky, was simply this
We bent forward and gave you one last loving kiss
We held your paws while you slipped away and saw you breathe your last
Nothing more could be done for you as the final die was cast
We shed many tears and bade you farewell
Inside we were hurting, as everyone could tell
Farewell our darling Lucky, our gorgeous lovely lad
Across the Rainbow bridge you'll play with new friends to make you glad
We'll miss you so much with each and every passing day
Taking comfort from the fact that you are never far away
Even though the Bridge has taken you we'll never be far apart
As with every passing second you'll remain forever in our hearts
Love Mummy,Daddy and Gypsy
You will always have a special place in our hearts Bonnie Lad
We may have only had you around for 6 of your 16 years on this earth son, but you were a huge part of our family and I still feel your presence everywhere around me. The paw prints you left on my heart will be there for ever more
As many of you know, we lost our gorgeous lad Lucky on 8th January this year.
He had battled CRF for 3 years and fought it bravely every day. Towards the end of last year he suffered a seizure, resulting in oxygen deprivation to one side of his brain. The vet assured us he was in no pain and suggested giving him a steroid injection to counteract it. This worked, but for only 7 weeks, then a week before Christmas it happened again, we decided to give him another steroid shot with the vet's assurance that he was still in no pain.
This injection only lasted 2 weeks.
On the morning of 8th January, Gill phoned me in work to say Lucky had taken a turn for the worst and this seizure had caused him to soil the carpet in 3 places-which wasn't really like him.
I rushed home and we both decided that kindness was the only option left to us as neither of us wanted to see him suffer like this again.
The vet agreed as the injections were having less than the desired effect they should have had.
At 8:50 am that morning, I held his paw as the vet administered the lethal dose of anesthetic, as it coursed through his body, he whimpered and nipped my finger as I was holding the paw, he was saying goodbye to me.
Gill and I were left alone with him for a few moments to say our final goodbyes. I have never cried so much in my life as I did that day.
We decided to have him cremated and his ashes placed in a sleeping black cat statue.
I wrote this little poem for our wee lad a few days after he left us.
Lament To Lucky
The sky was filled with sunshine the day you came to us
We thought you were just visiting and we made such a fuss
For weeks you kept coming around and never really going away
You were trying to tell us that you really wanted to stay
For the last six years we shared each others' lives
Many days filled with joy and only one that made us cry
You battle through your illness up to the bitter end
There was nothing could be done to get you on the mend
Our parting gift to you dear Lucky, was simply this
We bent forward and gave you one last loving kiss
We held your paws while you slipped away and saw you breathe your last
Nothing more could be done for you as the final die was cast
We shed many tears and bade you farewell
Inside we were hurting, as everyone could tell
Farewell our darling Lucky, our gorgeous lovely lad
Across the Rainbow bridge you'll play with new friends to make you glad
We'll miss you so much with each and every passing day
Taking comfort from the fact that you are never far away
Even though the Bridge has taken you we'll never be far apart
As with every passing second you'll remain forever in our hearts
Love Mummy,Daddy and Gypsy
You will always have a special place in our hearts Bonnie Lad
We may have only had you around for 6 of your 16 years on this earth son, but you were a huge part of our family and I still feel your presence everywhere around me. The paw prints you left on my heart will be there for ever more
Such a lovely tribute to Lucky, thanks for taking the time to share this with us. 
