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by tessa
Sun May 06, 2012 6:46 am
Forum: Amputation
Topic: one year on...
Replies: 9
Views: 8742

Re: one year on...

hi carol and christine... here is a picture of my cheeky sasha. she sure does love the luxury of modern living. at the same time...she enjoys herding things. US, especially. http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q270/tessagirrl/cheekysasha.jpg she was a hand-full as a puppy. ate a blowfish and had to b...
by tessa
Fri May 04, 2012 5:13 am
Forum: Amputation
Topic: one year on...
Replies: 9
Views: 8742

Re: one year on...

hi friends. i just got the newsletter from handicappedpets.com and it reminded me to come back and say hello. it's been over two and a half years since xena died in my arms...and the pain is still to hard to face. i'm a filmmaker, and i have miles of footage of xena, but still don't have the strengt...
by tessa
Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:17 pm
Forum: Paralysis: Neurological and IVDD
Topic: Bully is gone!
Replies: 8
Views: 5007

Re: Bully is gone!

oh karen...i'm so sorry to hear of your pain and loss. (thankyou christine for letting me know) it is just so sad, and every day (still!) i am so sad for losing xena and it does seem to take a long time, but i can now talk about her without crying...and just a few days ago, i was able to sort throug...
by tessa
Sun Sep 26, 2010 5:18 am
Forum: Amputation
Topic: one year on...
Replies: 9
Views: 8742

Re: one year on...

lisa...i'm sorry to hear about sara.
at least with xena...we knew for 3 years it would come. still...we couldn't quite believe it.
she is as close to my heart today...as she ever was.
so too will be sara.

i miss you christine.
hope all is well with you.
by tessa
Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:45 pm
Forum: Amputation
Topic: one year on...
Replies: 9
Views: 8742

one year on...

hallo friends. i haven't been around lately but do think of you all from time to time. today is one year since i lost my xena. my heart still aches for her. i suppose it always will. the new pup is a dear and she is completely settled into home here, of course not knowing that all her favourite spot...
by tessa
Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:18 pm
Forum: Caretakers' Cafe
Topic: not sure what to do now
Replies: 146
Views: 120189

Re: not sure what to do now

hi joyce...welcome. sorry to hear and know that you are going through the end stages with your friend of 17 years. it's all so sad, and will be sad for a time to come yet...but it does eventually get better. i'm not exactly sure how long that takes tho. i am a film maker...and i will eventually make...
by tessa
Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:11 pm
Forum: Emergency help
Topic: 2 1/2 Year old Doberman bone cancer diagnosis
Replies: 6
Views: 6593

Re: 2 1/2 Year old Doberman bone cancer diagnosis

OMG...carol wrote to me but i never got a notification. soooooo sorry to rock up here so late. in the meantime...10 days have passed. no doubt...there are clear answers by now. i hope you'll come back and let us know what's happened. unfortunately...i am two days away from vacation and will have onl...
by tessa
Sat Jun 19, 2010 11:54 pm
Forum: Caretakers' Cafe
Topic: hello friends
Replies: 4
Views: 1534

hello friends

i just dropped by to say hello. i still read the boards from time to time...tho mostly the amputation board, which, thankfully, is a bit quiet at the moment. life downunder is good. the puppy is totally a handful. she's just turned 8 months, and has reached her approximate full size, and is quite ea...
by tessa
Sat Jun 19, 2010 11:47 pm
Forum: Caretakers' Cafe
Topic: Calypso went home today :)
Replies: 3
Views: 1571

Re: Calypso went home today :)

yay!
that's a GREAT ending to that story.
:thankyou:
by tessa
Thu Apr 22, 2010 7:22 pm
Forum: Caretakers' Cafe
Topic: not sure what to do now
Replies: 146
Views: 120189

Re: not sure what to do now

we are more alike that you think! sasha is terrified of the car...and if i put her in the back, she will pee and poo there. if i keep her up front...she won't...but if the ride lasts longer than 10 minutes...she vomits profusely. looks like caravanning is going to be incredibly difficult, even if we...
by tessa
Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:41 am
Forum: Rainbow Bridge
Topic: Mr. Kitty is sleeping under heavenly skies now...
Replies: 8
Views: 6252

Re: Mr. Kitty is sleeping under heavenly skies now...

i am crying at your loss.
what a beautiful bittersweet story.
by tessa
Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:36 am
Forum: Caretakers' Cafe
Topic: not sure what to do now
Replies: 146
Views: 120189

Re: not sure what to do now

hi everyone. things are ticking over in the old xena house. i still miss her every day, and can't seem to stop crying...if i let myself think about her. wow. what a wound. sasha is growing up nicely. she is starting to learn to play *nice*...but is still an over-exuberant puppy, emotionally. physica...
by tessa
Sat Apr 17, 2010 10:18 am
Forum: Caretakers' Cafe
Topic: March 17 made 8 years, a tribute to Leggy Legume
Replies: 5
Views: 2245

Re: March 17 made 8 years, a tribute to Leggy Legume

aw. such a sad, yet beautiful story.
by tessa
Wed Apr 07, 2010 7:50 am
Forum: Caretakers' Cafe
Topic: Calypso's surgeryis Tues
Replies: 15
Views: 4362

Re: Calypso's surgeryis Tues

so good to hear she's peeing on her own.
even better to hear it's in the litter box!
LOL.
by tessa
Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:25 pm
Forum: Caretakers' Cafe
Topic: Calypso's surgeryis Tues
Replies: 15
Views: 4362

Re: Calypso's surgeryis Tues

great!
glad it all went well.
look forward to the pics when you have the time.