Our Dear Rex Passed Away Today On Christmas Day

[Guest SueG201]

so sorry for your sudden loss, Godspeed Rex

[Guest borzoix4]

I am so sorry for your loss. Rest in Peace dear Rex.

[greytpups]

We had to go through this with our first grey, Bailey who also had cancerous tumours in her stomach and we were not aware until the diagnosis and had to make a decision. I kept thinking about the track I cleared for her in the snow just five days prior, and the walk my dh took her on earlier in the morning. She never gave us the "sign" that it was time for her to go, but knowing she must have been in pain was our sign to let her go.

 

I think it's just too much to take in at the particular moment you hear the words and then have to make a decision, meanwhile thinking about them leading a seemingly healthy life just a short time ago. Nothing makes sense at that moment, but the pain is unbearable and everything can feel so overwhelming.

[CherylB]

Sudden losses are especially hard. I'm so sorry.

[Guest mld]

So sorry for your sudden loss, sending healing thoughts to mend your broken heart! Remember all the good times

[seattlegreygirl]

I am so sorry for your loss - Rex was such a handsome boy!

 

[Potomacpupsmom]

I am so very sorry. Treasure those memories of 8 1/2 wonderful years with him!

 

 

[Guest bluefawn]

Kathy, I was saddened to see that you had also lost your sweet hound suddenly. But Rex was a beloved family member and we have to do the right thing for our family. I hope that will give you some peace to know that you did the best you could for him. Run free sweet boy!

[silverfish]

Oh gosh ... I am so sorry that you lost your beloved Rex, and especially that it was so sudden and at Christmas, too. Others have said it, but maybe in time you can take comfort in the fact that he suffered for such a short time before leaving you.

 

I lost two hounds one year, one was suffering huge amounts of pain from the day before until we could get her a specialist appointment just after (cancer again, and we let her go) and the other followed five weeks later. The pain is still there at this time of year, but it gets less as the years pass. In time our hearts learn what our brains understood from the start: that there was nothing we could have done, and our hounds knew we loved them right to the last.

[LadyGrey]

I am so so very sorry, Kathy, that you lost your love and baby Rex. What a devastation. Please know there are so many who feel your pain and are praying for you now.

 

[galgrey]

I'm so sorry to hear you lost your beloved boy.

[Guest MissRita]

Dear Kathy,

I feel your pain as I too lost my greyhound, Maggi, on December 19th. And just as you, I also had no forewarning that she was ill. She was gone in 48 hours. She would have been 12 on January 15th. Maggi had a tumor on her liver that began bleeding into her abdomen and was not surgically resectable. I elected to not have her wake up after surgery. I and my entire family are devastated by her passing. I wish that I knew a strategy for both of us and our families that would help us deal with the pain of this loss. Rex led a wonderful life with you as his mom and was never hungry, never abused, never left out in the elements...the kind of life that every dog deserves. Maggi had that kind of life too. I spent 14 hours in the car, returning to Georgia from Pennsylvania after Christmas, without Maggi, trying to somehow get a hold of the fact that she seemed just fine only 3 days before she died. We have the same challenge, you and I...we had no time to prepare, to get ready, to begin to accept. I woke up the first morning and thought "This cannot be real. This didn't happen". My guess is that you have had/are having similar experiences. I am so sorry for you and your family. The only consolation that I can offer is that Rex was so loved as was Maggi and what a wonderful world this would be if all dogs could experience that kind of life. Hugs.

[Guest iconsmum]

I'm so very sorry

[greyhead]

How very hard it must be to lose Rex at all, much less without warning. I'm very sorry. But I'm happy for the warm, safe, happy life he shared with you.

Godspeed Rex.

Edited December 29, 2012 by greyhead

[NancyB]

I'm so sorry

[carronstar]

I am so very sorry.

Godspeed, Rex.

[Guest katohio]

Dear Kathy,

I feel your pain as I too lost my greyhound, Maggi, on December 19th. And just as you, I also had no forewarning that she was ill. She was gone in 48 hours. She would have been 12 on January 15th. Maggi had a tumor on her liver that began bleeding into her abdomen and was not surgically resectable. I elected to not have her wake up after surgery. I and my entire family are devastated by her passing. I wish that I knew a strategy for both of us and our families that would help us deal with the pain of this loss. Rex led a wonderful life with you as his mom and was never hungry, never abused, never left out in the elements...the kind of life that every dog deserves. Maggi had that kind of life too. I spent 14 hours in the car, returning to Georgia from Pennsylvania after Christmas, without Maggi, trying to somehow get a hold of the fact that she seemed just fine only 3 days before she died. We have the same challenge, you and I...we had no time to prepare, to get ready, to begin to accept. I woke up the first morning and thought "This cannot be real. This didn't happen". My guess is that you have had/are having similar experiences. I am so sorry for you and your family. The only consolation that I can offer is that Rex was so loved as was Maggi and what a wonderful world this would be if all dogs could experience that kind of life. Hugs.

Thank you for sharing your story with us and for your kindness and support. I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your sweet Maggi. I'm sure she was so wonderful in many different ways just like our Rex. Everything that you said about your loss and how we must feel is exactly right. This was an incredibly hard week. The other day, we received a sympathy card from the emergency vet hospital and inside were two memorial cards with Rex's paw prints on them. And with the same batch of mail, his county dog tag renewal form also came in. I saw on the form that I'll need to check the box on the form stating the dog is now deceased. I immediately cried and then went upstairs to hug his dog pillow where I cried even more for about 20 minutes. My husband and I still expect to hear Rex walk down the stairs any moment into our family room to greet us and take his place on the couch next to us. And it's been difficult to break certain household routines that involved Rex like holding the back door open just a little longer to allow him to run inside with the dachshunds after their potty break and pause to give him his most favorite treat - a Milkbone Marrow Snack. I love Rex so much and I know that his sweet spirit lives on. We have already decided to open up our hearts and home again to another rescue grey. I couldn't imagine living the rest of my life without the love of these wonderful dogs. Thank you again for taking the time to tell us about Maggi.

[Guest greytbig]

Kathy,

I am so sorry for your loss. We lost our Snappy 9/19/12. He was out in the yard running and playing, when he suddenly broke a leg. Turned out the leg broke so easily because he had Osteosarcoma. (bone cancer) We helped him to the bridge the following day, and are still missing him terribly. I tell you this because I understand how it feels to have a seemingly healthy and happy Hound one minute, and tragedy the next. I wish I could help take away some of the the life numbing pain you feel following such a loss. Time does make it easier to bear, but you will never forget your beloved Rex and the wonderful years you shared. Who would want to? Godspeed Rex. Give Snappy a kiss for me.

 

Joannie

 

 

[Guest vahoundlover]

I am so sorry for your loss.

[Guest MissRita]

Thank you for sharing your story with us and for your kindness and support. I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your sweet Maggi. I'm sure she was so wonderful in many different ways just like our Rex. Everything that you said about your loss and how we must feel is exactly right. This was an incredibly hard week. The other day, we received a sympathy card from the emergency vet hospital and inside were two memorial cards with Rex's paw prints on them. And with the same batch of mail, his county dog tag renewal form also came in. I saw on the form that I'll need to check the box on the form stating the dog is now deceased. I immediately cried and then went upstairs to hug his dog pillow where I cried even more for about 20 minutes. My husband and I still expect to hear Rex walk down the stairs any moment into our family room to greet us and take his place on the couch next to us. And it's been difficult to break certain household routines that involved Rex like holding the back door open just a little longer to allow him to run inside with the dachshunds after their potty break and pause to give him his most favorite treat - a Milkbone Marrow Snack. I love Rex so much and I know that his sweet spirit lives on. We have already decided to open up our hearts and home again to another rescue grey. I couldn't imagine living the rest of my life without the love of these wonderful dogs. Thank you again for taking the time to tell us about Maggi.

Thanks, Kathy, for sharing your challenges. When I returned to georgia without Maggi, I knew what would be facing me in terms of missing her in this house which is where she came when I first adopted her. I can empathize first hand with your statement about household routines...I now realize that Maggi and I had dozens of them, as we had with my family in Pa. I felt rudderless..still do. So many of our "walking buddies", canines and their humans, have stopped by to give support and express their grief. Maggi was allowed on the couch in the TV room and I miss her being there. And, yes, we had the most favorite treat routine, the large milk bone, only one and only in the morning, when she would take it to her nest and gently break off one small corner at a time and savor it until the whole thing was gone and she had licked up all of the crumbs. I have loved all of my dogs (and 2 cats as well) over the years but Maggi was my first greyhound and just like you, I am going to get another. My family members are BIG hockey fans and this past Saturday at the Hershey Bears game, in the stadium, as you first walk in, was a table and welcoming committee from Keystone Greyhounds attended by 6 hounds. My nephew, who adored Maggi, said that it a sign from Maggi that we should begin our search for her sister or brother and I think that he is right. I wish you peace, smiles from happy memories, contentment that Rex had a great life with you, and success in finding another hound to grace your presence......................Rita

[Guest NoGreytrLuv]

I just lost my boy yesterday. I am sorry for your loss. I miss my baby too.