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[quote=Anonymous]DH and I got the sweetest 60lb sheppard hound mix from a shelter when we got engaged about 10 years ago. She was our baby, went everywhere with us, took her on long walks, to dog parks, she snuggled on the couch with us every night after dinner, slept on our bed...you get the picture. I was put on bed rest with baby 1 and she was my constant companion...and no one was more excited than she was when we came home from the hospital. Her life changed - not as much snuggle time or trips to the dog park, but she adored DS - and he adored her, she was the first to elicit his wonderful laugh. A few years later, pregnant again and had a horrible 20 week scan. She laid her head in my lap  as I cried and cried. Bed rest again, and she never left my side (even to go to the bathroom!). Baby born, long hospital stay, finally came home and all our energy was focused on meeting his vast needs. Our sweet dog was fed and let out...no long walks, snuggles, dog parks. She was pushed out of our bed, almost out of our room due to all the medical equipment. She had to wait for attention more times than she should have. Then...she got sick. Stopped eating so we took her to the vet. Leukemia. Got her steroids, but two weeks later, she died overnight. And I heard her take her last breath on our floor while I was up half awake nursing the baby. I didn't realize what the sound was until the morning though when we realized she was gone.

It's been over a month and I can't forgive myself for the change in her quality of life since bringing the baby home and for not checking on her when I heard the croaking sound. I know it wouldn't have made a difference, but after her always being there for me,I feel like I failed her.

Please give your fur babies an extra snuggle today for me. Take them for a long walk and let them sniff to their heart's content.  I would give anything to redo the last few months in the life of mine.[/quote]

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