RIP - Moxie

[dakski]

I’m sorry for your loss Dave and Katie. I know Moxie was well cared for and loved a lot like all your animals are. RIP Moxie. All dogs go to heaven. 🙏🏾✌🏾❤️🌟

Thank you, brother. Katie adopted Moxie at two from someone who couldn't care for him properly. He was an anxious little guy sometimes because he didn't want us to leave the house too much. I think when I moved in it made a huge difference in his life because I mostly work from home. This past year, Katie hasn't been well and has been home a lot more. Not happy about that, but happy Moxie got both of us around a lot. Having the other dogs helped his anxiety too. When I moved in with my 2 OD's (original dogs - Banning and Tyler) and really became a pack, he calmed down a lot too.

Anyway, as always, I appreciate you recognizing how much we put into our animals and how loved they are. It's all we can do. Treat all living creatures with love and respect.

Thank you again.

Sounds like a hemangiosarcoma. My mother lost her German shepherd in a similar way. It really is heartbreaking.

I'm so sorry for your loss. You really did do everything that you could. Letting him go peacefully is such a hard decision sometimes... We want to try making things last just a bit longer. You put aside that selfishness and gave Moxie the peace he needed.

Make sure Tyler and Sam get some extra love. They're going to be pretty anxious.

Tyler is being super cuddly and Sam just seems confused. He knows something's up but I do not think it's sunk in yet. Alpha (the newish pup) is super worried about me and Katie. She's spooning with me, per usual, and is sandwiched in right between me and Katie (also usual), but also kissed both of us goodnight (usually I get groomed). She knows something is wrong, but again, hasn't necessarily figured it out yet.

Katie has already said, "no more dogs." We will see. That was her reaction the past 2 times as well, and I don't blame her. It hurts so much. However, having grown up with animals (dogs, reptiles, etc.) I try to focus on the joy they bring us and we bring them and not get caught up in when they go over the rainbow bridge. Of course, in the interim, we found and fell in love with Alpha. I know Katie will get there with time, and we all deal with grief differently. However, this really sucks.

Banning, our first of 5 to go, died of a hemangiosarcoma of the spleen. This was a myocardial tumor, and again, cannot remember what she/the vet called it specifically, but we didn't do invasive tests because a) he was going fast and uncomfortable, and b) we wouldn't have put him through that anyway at his age.

Armiyana, it is so incredibly heartbreaking. With Banning, we had a few days to say goodbye, but this was so tragic because we had minutes. I was headed to bed and saw him on the bathroom floor and switched gears. The vet said he would have died on the floor if we hadn't brought him in when we did. I am glad we let him go with grace and dignity and without suffering. Again, we always want the best for our animals. I know many here, you included, relate.

Thank you for the kind words.

Below is Banning's Rainbow Bridge Thread.

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...262982-Banning