Last time I wrote about the Final Trip in the Car, one of the hardest things we'd ever had to do. We were so relieved and delighted to have received the reminder about the perfect place to heal some of our grief about our beloved boy. The Botanical Gardens welcomes us with its spring magnificence. ... [ Read More ]
The Final Car Trip
In the previous post, I wrote about our precious Jack's last night and morning. Our last trip in the car follows. I put Jack’s bed and warm, purple blanket in the car. The softest, most cozy blanket in the house and my favourite colour. We took him to the lawn for one last wee-wee. Of course, my ... [ Read More ]
Jack’s Special Last Day
In the previous blog post, I wrote about Jack's message that he'd like to go home after a long journey. During Friday night, Jack was restless and I woke up a few times with my heart in my throat. This was not new. I’m a light sleeper and had been waking up for months with any sound he made. Now ... [ Read More ]
Going Home
As you may have read before, our adorable Jack Russell had been ill for more than 18 months. In February 2014, he became really ill after we took him off cortisone, and for the past 6 months we’d been trying everything to help him. Two specialist vets, sonars, blood tests, X-rays, and mountains of ... [ Read More ]
Ask for Help or Suffer?
The first time I took Jack to his new specialist (that sounds just like a little person, right?) I was pleasantly surprised with the surroundings. Usually, at all the other vets we'd visited (even specialist clinics) there’s a din. Anxious people (just like myself), panting dogs, howling cats, a ... [ Read More ]