I am heartbroken to announce that our Papi, who we adopted from NEBTR in October 2011, went to the rainbow bridge last night.
He
had been having some neurological symptoms that affected his walking on
and off since June. On Monday, he went out in the yard in the morning
on his own, came back in on his own, and then later had no control over
his legs.
I
took him to the vet Wednesday morning; things were pretty bad. I
couldn't even hold him up between my legs to put his sweater on - he
kept flopping over. They
kept him overnight and tried some meds, but to no avail. Papi was also
blind, and in great distress that he couldn't move on his own.
Bill, Dr. Rosen and I agreed that the kindest thing to do was to let him go.
Papi
was found filthy and hungry in an abandoned warehouse in Brooklyn. We
promised him he would never be cold, or hungry, or alone again. We kept
that promise.
I
loved him every day. I loved him every day he peed on my carpets (he
was starting to have some cognitive dysfunction). I loved him every
night when he woke up at 3am to go outside to pee. I loved him when he
would ge
t stuck in the snowdrifts in the middle of the night and I'd be falling
in the snow in the middle of the night to get him. Bill too.
I just hope he knew how much we loved him.
Deb Dolan
I am so sorry. I have a feeling he had the best, most compassionate years of his life with you. Remember the bright times. Run free Papi... -Loretta
I am so sorry. I have a feeling he had the best, most compassionate years of his life with you. Remember the bright times. Run free Papi... - Joyce
Deb, how could he not know?? Your story of chasing him out in the snow gave me a smile. That happened with Sunday Valentine quite a few times last winter. I kept having to run outside in my socks and grab her lol. He hit the lottery with your home. Hugs! - Marjorie
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