Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

I'm sorry, they steal our hearts. I just lost a kitty last weekend too. I really wish that they would just go to sleep at home and not wake-up; the euthanization route is so hard. I once had a vet come to our home and put one down that had cancer, that was much easier for all of us.

Sorry to read of your loss. Dogs are family. I got through all your pages and realized I commented when you were first looking at moving and was looking at the Ky properties. Don't have any good things to say about any bankers/lenders so will leave it to others. Good luck. My company is in the process of closing out our pension fund so we will all get a lump sum payment. Mine will be small since it was frozen a couple of years after I started with them but will be enough to give me a 10 - 20% downpayment, I hope, on a small place of my own and then my son can do the big farming thing too. He already has his own house and the 75+ acre farm he (and the bank) just bought, so it's not like we are living/breathing the same air anyway. I would not want to be doing what you are going through. What about farm credit? they are member owned so to speak and we do alot of our financing through them. They don't just do farm loans, but country properties etc. I assume other states have them like Va.

I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm like you, I took 1 dog to the vet, once, and after that, no, I do it myself.
But know this, she had a good life with you and was loved until the very end, that's what really matters.

I so feel your pain. It is hard to lose them and even worse when we must make the decision, even tho we know it is best. Your sweet girl is running young & free again. She will meet you at the bridge one day.

So sorry for your loss.
It's like losing a member of the family.

So sorry Joe - it always amazes me how much emotion can be driven by the loss of an "animal". They all become a part of us and we hate to see them go. I lost my Macaw (Max) a couple of months ago and I still get teary eyed thinking about him. He was with me for 16 years and was like one of my kids.

Oh sweet Joe! I am SO sorry! I know how much you loved (heck, you still do!) your sweet little girl.

Sixteen years is a long time to have a pooch as a member of your family. They do cement themselves in our hearts, don't they? I know you will continue to feel her loss for a long time to come.

We had to put our sweet little white Persian rescue kitty to sleep just before we left PA. The trip would have been too hard on her, as her kidneys had already failed. We still get teary eyed when we think of her, 2+ years later.

Sorry guys. Thanks so much for understanding. I'm gonna skip this thread for a few days. Every time I come back it rains...

I don't blame you. The horse in my avatar has been gone for 3 years this labor day, and as I write this I'm choking up thinking about it. You take your time on healing from the loss.

I'm so sorry friend.

It gets easier, but never gets better.