Missing Lucky
I’m sitting here and it’s only been two days since it happened. I am still devistated. I am (was) the proud mommy of three dachsies. Daisy, Lucky and Lola. Daisy we got at six weeks of age in 2003. Lucky found us in early spring 2005. He was in the road, full of fleas and ticks. Pathetically skinny. We had talked about an addition and I guess it was just God’s way of saying we are supposed to be weenie dog people. The vet said he was around the same age as Daisy.D is our “Smart Girl”. She will do the Chinese alphabet backward for a treat. Lucky made up for his lack of smarts in personality. Lola is just cute! (By the third one you stop trying so hard to have the “Perfect kid”). We knew going into this that they can develop back problems. We never dreamed we would be faced with what happened. Saturday night everything was fine. We woke up Sunday to wimpering. My husband had to pick him up and bring him to the kitchen floor. He couldn’t move his hind end. We didn’t realize at the time that he hadn’t wimpered in pain, just that he couldn’t get to where the girls were because he couldn’t move. I put him in the crate to keep him quite until we could leave for the vet. This boy was MR. PERSONALITY! He loved everyone! I got him (very carefully) out of the crate to take him to the vet and he was dripping blood…If you a squemish,stop reading now. He had chewed off his “business”. I knew it was bad but not that bad. We got him to the vet and we knew it would be the last time he went through that door. The vet said “SURELY NOT” when I told him what was in the paper towel and plastic baggie. He came back and said I was right. He tested his nerve reflex. He had none. He had paralized himself from about the shoulderblades back. There was no way to help him. I would’ve taken out a loan to fix him. There is no worse feeling than taking your beloved dachsie home in a trashbag. I’m just not dealing with it very well I guess. It’s not that I don’t love the girls, I really do. I can’t bear to think that we will have to go through this again. Here’s hoping it gets easier….
June 25, 2008 @ 4:30 pm
OMG, How terrible!!! I have never heard of such a thing. Did your Vet offer any reason for Lucky’s odd behavior? I am so sorry for your loss.
June 25, 2008 @ 4:34 pm
I am so sorry fo your loss
My Thoughts and Prayers are with you !!
Rest in Peace Dear Lucky.
June 25, 2008 @ 5:34 pm
I am soo sorry for your loss!!!
I read somewhere that you never get over a pet you just learn to live wthout them. I believe that!
Lavish the girls with all of your love!!! It helps.
June 25, 2008 @ 5:46 pm
I am so sorry. Please know you are in our thoughts and prayers. Rest in Peace Lucky and know you are dearly loved.
My heart just breaks for you.
June 25, 2008 @ 5:54 pm
Oh no! I am so, so sorry for your loss. I can’t even imagine that.
For the first time we are going thru back problems with our Duchess.
My thoughts and prayers have went out for you.
June 25, 2008 @ 6:14 pm
Oh my Goodness! I am so sorry! We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers. How devastating.
June 25, 2008 @ 6:35 pm
I can;t imagine what you are going thru. What a shock. I never dreamed a doxie could or would do that. My heart goes out to you. Does the vet have any idea why he did this? The loss of our furbabies is never easy. Just remember Lucky and all the good times you had with him. Your other babies will help you cope with this loss. One day we will all be together again. Rest in Peace Lucky.
Cheryl,Zoe, Gracie, and Emma
June 25, 2008 @ 6:39 pm
What a heartbreaking story. I am so sorry you are going through this. You are in our thoughts.
June 26, 2008 @ 11:41 am
I am so very sorry for the tragic and sudden loss of your beloved Lucky.
My prayers are with you and I know that Lucky is now running and playing with other doxie friends over the Rainbow Bridge.
Bette and Baxter
June 26, 2008 @ 12:03 pm
I am so sorry for your loss. I will all be praying for you and your family. I will praying for you to find the strength to get through this difficult time.
~ Heidi
June 26, 2008 @ 1:49 pm
Oh My!
I’m truly sorry for your loss! I can’t even begin to imagine! We will be keeping you in our thoughts and prayers!
RIP Lucky,you will be missed terribly!
June 26, 2008 @ 6:06 pm
It is Thursday and I read your story yesterday. Couldn’t get you and Lucky out of my thoughts last night. Dear God I know it hurts. We have all been there or will be. I am so sorry, I wish I could tell you something to make it better. It just hurts and the best thing I think is to talk and talk it out. It sounds so empty but time does make it better. Each day will get a bit better. Please know we are all thinking of you. Having your other babies will help fill the empty place but nothing can replace him. Take care.
June 27, 2008 @ 12:50 am
Oh Dear Lord! I just read your story,I’m so very sorry,I too wish that I could say something to make the hurt go away!Please know that I’m
Praying for you!! We are all here for you!
Nance..