susi in heaven
It's sad ..... but true.
On Friday August 28, 1998 ... Susi went to sleep....forever...
Born in Germany in May 1985...
...and put to sleep at the tender age of 13...in Holland on August 28, 1998
On Wednesday August 19, I took Susi to the VET because she seemed very dehydrated and extremely skinny. She looked like
she had shrunken away in one week. The VET gave her a fluid booster and a tube of astronaut food, as he called it, to get
her to overcome her dehydration. During the next week she became weaker and weaker, and more and more dehydrated. She
was moving very very slowly, and seemed like she was in a constant daze. When she didn't seem to be getting any better at
all, I took her back to the VET on Thursday August 27. The diagnose was bad. Appearantly her liver had shrunken away. The
VET was unable to feel any liver at all. Therefore the kidneys had to work overtime, and their time seemed to be up.
Her own body was already in the process of poisoning her. All her skin (eyes, gums, ears, paws, etc) had already turned
yellow. She barely ate a teaspoon of food.
The VET's advise to put her to sleep immediately came as such a shock to me that I couldn't possibly make a life or death
decision the state I was in. I had the VET give my little Susi another fluid booster, and then I took my baby home.
I thought long and hard about what to do, and the decision was the hardest I ever had to make in my young life. I am currently
24, and I had shared more than half my life with this animal.
On Friday August 28, I spoiled my little baby rotten one last time. I petted her all day, and gave her all her favorite little
snacks. She went outside a few times to catch the last rays of sun on her little body. I realized that she was having
extreme difficulty moving. She was so slow, and every few meters she had to rest for 5 to 10 minutes before she could move a
little further. Alex (her daddy) and I both realized that the best thing for her would be for us to simply pet her to sleep.
It wasn't hard to see that she would never make it another week.
So at 19:30 (7:30pm) that night, we both petted and talked her to sleep.
My little Susi fell asleep sweetly and calmly without any pain, or resistance.
There are no words to express how much we miss her.
Susi, we love you!
If you would like to read about Susi's life, please click here.
There are also lot's of pictures of her.
Many people say that they could never take another pet into their home
after loosing their most beloved one.
I disagree with this. I feel different.
Susi gave me 13 great and happy years. I have to pay for those 13 great years
with a few days of pain and mourning.
Even though no other pet will ever be able to replace Susi's place in my heart, and
in my memory, another pet can grace me with another great 13 years (hopefully more),
and it can receive the love it yearns for.
I will always choose for another great 13 years with another pet.
There are so many out there who want to give love, but are euthanized because there is
no one who wants to love them. Maybe because they still greave for a lost love......!
I had room for 4, I'll have room for 4 again.
I will open my door again to a homeless kitty.
That's how Susi would want it....
Please click the image,
to Read about the Rainbow Bridge