We have a 1 1/2 yr. old minpin that goes along with us. He absolutely loves to ride and being by our side 24/7.
I think I agree with the cremation aspect. I could never, ever just pick a spot somewhere and bury the little guy then leave. That would not be an option. We'd have him cremated and pay for a nice urn, take him home where he belongs.
But, if anything happened to my "buddy" either on the road or home it would be totally catostrophic.
Stick me with a fork, I'd be done!!!
I know exactly what you mean. I had a Yorkie named Butch and he died on Oct 19, 2006. He weighed 5 lbs and I got him when he was 8 weeks old. The 1st night I had him he almost died. I called the vet and took him in. He had hypoglycemia and got a shot of insulin. He was so small he couldn't maintain enough to keep going. I wound up giving him a shot of White Karo syrup every 2 hours for 30 days. Even in the night I had to get up and do this. I had him sleeping beside me so I could feel of him at all times.
He survived and was my faithful partner for 13 yrs. He went
everywhere I went. My husband and I had separate trucks that went to the same jobs every day for 4 yrs and Butch rode with me. He didn't want anyone in HIS seat.. If you got in the bed, he wanted in it.
to make a long story short.. about 1yr before he died he kept getting sick and having infections in his gums. I took him to the vet many time and we had anitbiotics for him. He had a
seizure one night in PA while we were waiting there. He kept
walking around my head and I finally made him lay down. I felt something wet in the bed, turned on the light and I freaked out.. he was stiff and I thought he was dead. We found a vet and he didn't know what was wrong but he had
revived a bit. I called my vet in the morning and told him I was on the way home . Before I got home
he called me back and told me to take him to the Animal hospital in ATL. Ga. He had called and they would take him in.
(you should see this hopsital.. it is a REAL hospital for animals)
anyway we got him there and they did some tests on his liver,
finally did surgery to him and found out that his liver was not
functioning properly. He had a shunt that bypasses the blood and it's not filtering thru the liver. (He had surgery to see exactly what was causing the problems. ) He stayed at the hospital for a week and we had to go visit.
I took him back to work with me but he kept staying sick and I felt
like he needed to be at home so I asked my DIL & son to keep him. They said he has been acting funny like he was confused before he died. I guess it was affecting his brain
because he went out to use the potty and didn't come back.
In 13 yrs he never went anywhere but my front yard and the
neighbors yard (our cousin). They called me and told me
they couldn't find him. I am in Pa and they are in GA. I called my cousin to see if he could help find him. When they went up the street, he was lying in the road. We think a car hit him. He was Dead. I thought I would literally die right there.
I was crying, my son was crying, my dil was crying, and my
husband. He drove me straight home from PA to Ga and I
cried almost every mile . We went home and buried him in the front yard under our tree by my old flower bed. My husband
made a stone for his grave.
It is the most heart wrenching thing to have your pet die. He was like a baby to me. So I hope and pray that none of
your dogs / cats die on the road.
