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Thanks Pers, i normally avoid this section too as i get too emotional these days. But i wanted to do just a small tribute in here for our beautiful Renae

Lots of gentle hugs for you. You were both very brave. Try to keep distracted, thats what i tried to do.. but let the tears flow and all the thoughts of healthy happy times

Wow 17 tomorrow, thats fantastic despite the circumstances of his declining health. Happy Birthday Danny for tomorrow !! x

I think most of us hope they will pass away peacefully in their sleep but sadly it rarely happens from what i have read over the years. I had hope too with Renae it would be taken out of my hands, but it wasn't to be. My Renae and Joey will be there to greet Punpuny over the other side of the rainbow bridge. Thinking of you with much love. I feel your pain Today its been a week since i went through the same thing x

Thank you Drumbeat, it's still pretty raw.. a week tomorrow x

My heart truly goes out to you Isabel. We just went through this last Friday Morning with our girl Renae. We defiantly knew it was time to make that decision. We were fortunate to get the vet our fairly quickly (to our house) and the same one we had who came to our place to give Renae's son Joey his wings a few years ago. We knew what to expect but our vet went through it again with us and made sure i was ready to say goodbye before she shaved her and gave her the needle. I am pretty sure she sedated her shortly before the main one ( i turned away a few times but my husband was holding onto her) She was pretty out of it anyway at that point. It was very quick. She looked very peaceful after. We let our other 2 cavs hang around her until the vet came, young Miah layed with her closely. We did put them in another room during it more so they didnt accidentally bump the vet. Afterwards we let them sniff Renae's body as we said our final goodbyes. My husband buried her about 15 mins after. Its the worse thing to go through but its the kindest thing we can do for them when they have gotten this bad. It is heartbreaking. I tried my best to contain myself during it but i did let our a few small fairly quiet bouts of crying but kept turning away as to not make it more stressful than it had to be. Just before the vet came Thinking of you. You are doing the right thing, you will know in your heart

A young adult woman I know on fb has a Cavalier as her's . She puts in a lot of time with him. Pretty sure she got him when he was a puppy, well her parents did. If you are on fb and wish to check them out, here is her page :) About Toby - MindDog In Training

Thank you Pers x

Like others have said, they come to you usually at the right time... When we put our name down for a Cavalier puppy a few years ago, we thought when she comes along it will be good timing as we were concerned at the time our old dog 'Renae' might not be with us for too much longer (she had some serious liver issues going on) so thought it would be great for her to grow up with our old dog's son 'Joey' (another cavalier we had) as he was still youngish and we were worried he would fret badly once his Mother went. Turned out down the track (some time after our puppy had come into our lives) Joey got an unexpected aggressive brain tumour, he had just turned 9 ! So we had to sadly give him his wings At least Renae (the Mother) had Miah and us to comfort her and each other. Then later down the track a friend of a friend was wanting to rehome her Cavalier 'Toby' and told us about him.. We ended up adopting him as he was so beautiful natured. He came into our lives quite out of the blue and has been the best thing for our young Miah and for us ! Last Friday we had give our old girl Renae her wings (she ended up with a large tumour near her liver) and fought it hard until last week She was almost 14. I was worried Miah would be fretting and she has a little bit but because her and Toby are besties, she's doing ok. So yeah its in the timing i believe. Some people feel they can't replace their pets at the time with another one (I don't think i could personally during the actual grieving process) but for others its been very therapeutic for them . There is no right or wrong. Before we were rehomed Renae by her breeder (we had her son Joey at that stage and another old dog of mine - not a cavalier) My old dog had to be given her wings and Renae and Joey's breeder wanted us to wait a period of time before she handed over Renae to us. Poor Joey was on his own with just us during that time and he did fret but when the time was right Renae's breeder brought Renae to us. Joey was so excited to see his Mother when the time came . Anyway all the best and yes its a tough time going through what you are going through *hugs* Hope what i have written makes sense, I'm still very heartbroken atm so i hope its understandable . I just wanted to share about my own experiences x

Thank you Denali

Thank you again everyone for your kind supportive words :) I have been asking the Universe every day since she left us for a sign (yes i am into all that) and as days have gone on i have felt disappointed there have been none Then last night my husband called me over the back sliding door and pointed to the sky. Up there was a perfectly formed love heart shaped cloud ! Her collar tags were always love shaped. By the time i got my camera and took a pic of it it had started drifting apart so it doesn't show up as well in the pic but there was my sign at last ! I now know she is ok

Thank you Panto

Thank you Tassie x

Thinking of you Westiemum RIP Mac x

Hi Eza, i must have missed seeing about this on fb, i'm sorry So heartbreaking isn't especially when they have been in our lives forever Thinking of you,,, grieving them is just the worse thing isn't it. RIP Anna. Hope you were able to hold Renae's paw over the rainbow bridge and make her feel welcome when she came over X

Its a horrible predicament we have to face when owning pets All my past dogs, i took to the vets to give them their wings. I could never be there at the actual time though. I just couldn't handle it A few years ago we had to have one of our Cavalier 'Joey' put down as he developed a brain tumour (it was all very sudden and unexpected) Within a few months of being told we had to make the decision. We had a local vet organised to come to our house to do it, but had to get her to come earlier as he went down hill very quickly. I did stay in the room (loungeroom) but my husband held him while the vet put the needle in... But i had to look away and put my hand over my mouth as i was very emotional and did not want him to hear me cry (Joey) We let our others dog come and sniff him afterwards before we buried him Last Friday we had to give our old cavalier 'Renae' her wings (she was diagnosed with a large tumour last year near her liver) . She had fought it longer than what the vet expected her too.. Earlier last week she had a couple small seizures but bounced back but by Friday very early in the morning, she had a big one that left her in a very bad way. Again we got the vet come to our house (the same one) They are just down the road from us. I patted Renae and told her i loved her (she was out of it mentally by this stage and couldn't even look at me) and my husband helped the vet while i sat on the sofa watching and once again trying hard not to cry.. i did make some small crying noises through out it.. We let our 2 younger Cavs sniff her (one of them had stayed with her laying close to her until the vet came) and then we buried her next to Joey. Its the toughest part of owning them and even though i am always traumatized by the actual process of staying with them while they are given the injection, i am glad i do now. Our vet is lovely and talks us through it and makes sure we are completely ready before she goes ahead I was fortunate that both times my Husband was home with us. I had been worrying that if this had happened later than sooner i would have to face it on my own as my husband is waiting to go back into hospital for another op soon.. so that would have made it even more difficult had her time been then instead of now. My heart goes out to you..

Thank you Everyone x

Thank you Everyone. Day 3 without her, i wake up feeling sick every morning, Its so painful to go through, their loss

thanks Caz, :) you mean Joey her son. It is very very hard

Thank you Everyone, she was such a huge part of my/our life

Thank you. It just so raw and painful atm. I know she's now at peace but its hard to accept i will never see her again

Thank you Jules x

Thank you DDD. And although we still have 2 Cavaliers but they are completely different to Joey and Renae, and thats fine ... just its going be different for quite some time x

This is all I am able to write due to being very heartbroken, teary and numb. Renae - 'Rivarose Mirror Image. Our beautiful girl left us yesterday morning after a long battle with cancer. She fought very hard and made it longer than what her vet even thought she would. She even survived some serious liver issues some years back. I had hoped she would have made it to the 14th birthday in July but it wasn't to be. Reunited now with her breeder Merry, (who passed away around this time a year ago) her Mother Rosie - 'Arborlor Your Highland Rose' and her Son Joey - 'Rivarose Just As I Am' Run free little lady... always loved and forever remembered.You gave us many years of love and loyalty and our home will never be the same without you around. She had some small seizures over the last few weeks but the big one yesterday left her in a very bad way hence us having to make the dreaded decision. Renae as a puppy but we didn't have her come into our lives until she was about 4 Miah stayed laying very close to her and comforted her during her last hour until vet came to our house to give Renae her wings She is now buried next to Joey in our memorial area in our backyard.