Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 8:35 am Post subject: Remembering Arwen
Today is one year since my special little girl Arwen went to the bridge and I would like to share some lovely photos of her.
Some already know that Arwen was Amber's litter niece and I selected her because she was the runt of the litter and her gorgeous dark yellow almost fox red colouring. We first met when she was less than a month old. She grew to be such a loyal, loving and affectionate girl. I have many, many brilliant memories of her. We had a few scares along the way when she got bladder stones but other than that was never ill. Until the Monday prior to her death, when she started to plod rather than run there were no outward signs she was ill. On the Thursday she refused food so we went immediately to the vets. The rest is history. He immediately knew we were in trouble and an x-ray confirmed the worst fears that she had a cancerous tumour the size of a grapefruit on her spleen which had ruptured. She went into surgery and Amber provided her with the blood she so desperately needed. Amber unfortunately was not willing to part with this without a struggle and had to be sedated, bless her. My vet was absolutely brilliant throughout and he agreed to let me bring her home on the Saturday. She was so ill and weak and I was feeding her through a syringe. I never left her and I stayed up all night with her but in the early hours of the Sunday she started retching and passed blood clots. I knew she had had enough and we had done our best and made the difficult decision to let her go. I could not let her suffer. Alan my vet came out at 3.00 am and she died in my arms on the living room floor. I will never forget the numbness I felt but I had done the right thing. If dogs could speak I am convinced she spoke to me through her eyes. I often wondered if I had brought her home to soon but I didn't want her to die in the vets alone. No regrets!!!
As I say I have some wonderful memories. I still miss her terribly but this is the circle of life. Had this been different I would not have got Millie the magnificent as part of my family.
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A windy day on the beach, flapping ears
She found a spade, prized possession for the day
Her last Christmas (wish we had known at the time perhaps)
Stick in the park
Away with the caravan
Keeping warm
Chilling with teddy
Auntie Amber I love you
Definitely a much loved and special little girl, run free at the bridge Arwen
____________ Gillian, Millie & Arya, watched over by Becky, Arwen & Amber from the Bridge. Run fast & free
____________ Natalie x
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Jack, Molly & Maia, watched over by Tara Banana from the Bridge
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