My "Muck-a-Luck"
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:32 pm"Muck-a-Luck" was one of a dozen nicknames I called our dog, "Lucky". He was a 7 year old Bichon who came to use after hubby couldn't find him a new home..he'd run away from previous owners and ended up getting hit by a truck(which is how hubby found him...he'd seen it happen).
3 weeks ago he went in for dental surgery. He had to have some teeth removed. His mouth was healing well, he was getting his appetite back....
A month or so ago he jumped off our bed(as he'd done dozens of times), but his feet slipped and he landed on his shoulder. So while I've been taking care of his dental needs since the surgery, the pain he felt in his shoulder was not getting better. He limped when he walked, and some nights would cry out in his sleep.
I have spent a lot of sleepless nights holding him in my arms, praying over him(I read the Bible to him and our other 2 dogs every night). I continued to ask God to heal him....
Last night, I felt that something was going to change. This morning he was no better..he'd slept almost all thru the day and night, only waking up long enough to take a few morsels of food from the palm of my hand.
He went outside, and couldn't "go potty". So I called the Vet, explained the situation. They said "bring him in". Dr. Wyman met us at the front door, then took us into one of the exam rooms. He checked his shoulder...and said to me "well, it could be one of two things", and I said, "what?" and he replied, "either arthritis, or cancer."
Dr. Wyman took him for xrays...came back in and said, "My worst fears have been confirmed, your lil' boy has bone cancer, and it has spread to his lungs." He showed me the xray. Lucky's lungs were full of cancer. I asked him "how long does he have?" Dr. Wyman replied, "It's just a matter of time."
I called hubby(who is on the road..down in Florida), we conferenced the call and made the decision to have our "Muck-a-Lucks" put to sleep.
I am sad, but I am glad he is no longer in pain......We will always have good memories of him.
I pray if pets go to Heaven, that my lil' guy is right there with Jesus....and being cared for, as only HE can do. That lil dog deserves the best wings that he can be fitted for. He was ours but for a short while...but he is HIS forever.
Daisy
3 weeks ago he went in for dental surgery. He had to have some teeth removed. His mouth was healing well, he was getting his appetite back....
A month or so ago he jumped off our bed(as he'd done dozens of times), but his feet slipped and he landed on his shoulder. So while I've been taking care of his dental needs since the surgery, the pain he felt in his shoulder was not getting better. He limped when he walked, and some nights would cry out in his sleep.
I have spent a lot of sleepless nights holding him in my arms, praying over him(I read the Bible to him and our other 2 dogs every night). I continued to ask God to heal him....
Last night, I felt that something was going to change. This morning he was no better..he'd slept almost all thru the day and night, only waking up long enough to take a few morsels of food from the palm of my hand.
He went outside, and couldn't "go potty". So I called the Vet, explained the situation. They said "bring him in". Dr. Wyman met us at the front door, then took us into one of the exam rooms. He checked his shoulder...and said to me "well, it could be one of two things", and I said, "what?" and he replied, "either arthritis, or cancer."
Dr. Wyman took him for xrays...came back in and said, "My worst fears have been confirmed, your lil' boy has bone cancer, and it has spread to his lungs." He showed me the xray. Lucky's lungs were full of cancer. I asked him "how long does he have?" Dr. Wyman replied, "It's just a matter of time."
I called hubby(who is on the road..down in Florida), we conferenced the call and made the decision to have our "Muck-a-Lucks" put to sleep.
I am sad, but I am glad he is no longer in pain......We will always have good memories of him.
I pray if pets go to Heaven, that my lil' guy is right there with Jesus....and being cared for, as only HE can do. That lil dog deserves the best wings that he can be fitted for. He was ours but for a short while...but he is HIS forever.
Daisy
Lani
so sorry to hear of the loss of your little sweetiepie. Mine died many years ago and there isnt a day that I dont think of his adorable little face and all the funny and cute and mischievous things he used to do. They sure do have a way of getting into your heart and staying there for always. 