how auful.
how sad.

i'm sure because he never got off the bed...he never knew.

troopersmommy...
thankyou.
your words have resounded so loudly with me these past few weeks.

yes...i had always planned to have her made into jewelry.
but the time is not now.
i will look at that down the road.

for now...her urn sits on the shelf above the TV.
i'm not sure what we watch more.

xena was on both prednisolone and tramal (the aussie words for these drugs!) for the last 3 years of her life.
the tramal was only for pain flare-ups...but we used the pred daily for years.
no noticable behavioural changes.

i'm reading.
i'm just not in the space to respond at this time.
but i'm here.

oh karen.
i love your heart.
i love YOU.

you will have that, troopersmommy.
it's pretty much guaranteed.
and you'll have it especially from me, for many reasons, not least of which...because you've kept xena's candles going.
that has meant so much to me.

we clipped and saved some of xena's hair.

xena will also have a movie made of her life.
as soon as i'm strong enough to look at all my footage.

that must have been quite a shock.
my heart goes out to you.
18 years is a long, long time to have a friend, and then lose him.

that sounds like a good idea. maybe i'll start a treasure box. carol...i just re-read your post. i see i missed the point. the answer is: yes. of course. the blog stays up. it was always going to stay up...whether or not xena's experience was a success story. there's really not much out there. i saw...

carol...i finished the blog. i'm not sure what else there is to say there. i still have two chickens. don't scoff...they were hand raised in the house. they're really quite friendly and interesting characters, tho i wouldn't call them pets. i'm babysitting a cat for the next few days. she is aloof a...

oh my gosh. this is so hard. as she is a puppy...i am imagining she is smallish? is she a small breed also? if you can...keep her off it as much as possible. carry her if it's possible. i'd consult a vet right away. hopefully the others will be here quickly with good advice. i'm a bit fragile around...

good idea, bendy.
i will.
thanks.

that xena.
she was good value.
she died the day before we'd have to open another bag of food....
and two weeks before her 3 year licence renewal came due.
i got the notice in the mail today.
*sob*

les...thankyou for sharing all that. you've really touched me. the week we put xena down, just two short weeks ago, i came home twice at the end of the day to find a roaring fire in the woodburner. like...ROARING. and with liz at work...and me just arriving home from work myself...the explanations f...