katelouise

Thanks Mrs Tornsocks. He really was my little sunshine and still miss him very very much. I hope that one day I have another little dog, because I do love them so much, its just very hard to love another just yet. Thanks for your kind words:-)

Hugs again, I read the first post and thought Oh No I have heard of this happening before! and I cried again for you and Dusty, what a lovely life you gave him, well done 17 years is a great innings and a dog well loved Thanks Desexemall. Its hard because I should be very thankful of all the years I was able to have him, and I am thankful, however no matter how many years you have your little friend you always want more and the saddest thing is that our animal friends never live as long as we do.

I finally finished putting together a book full of photos of DUsty. It's a tribute to him and rather than trawling through photo albums everytime I wanted to look at him, I decided to put what (very little!) scrapbooking skills I have to good use and make a book for my little buddy. I organised the photos into sections (christmas, cuddles, me and him, photos of him asleep etc) and the book has turned out really well. I still miss him terribly and often it will just hit me and I will fall in a heap. But this book does bring a little smile to my face when it reminds me of the many memories we made over his 17 years with me.

Wow, 19 years! I said goodbye to my little man about 6 weeks ago who I had for 17 years. I'm still struggling. All the best to you and may Kitty be at peace

Hi Lewis & Lyn. I too had my dog for a long time. I am 27 and 3 weeks ago I said goodbye to my little mate who was 17 years old. I can understand how your kids must be feeling. It's very tough. Just take each day as it comes, and never be afraid to fall in a heap. Those photos are gorgeous. I can tell straight away the love between your kids and Sage. Thankgod for photos Thinking of you xxx Kate

It's very hard and, as Anna says, they never leave you. Silkies always seem to look like wise little souls, don't they. That's so true Cynthia.....an old soul he was for sure.

Thanks everyone. It's 3 weeks today since I said goodbye to my little Dusty. I printed off lots of photos of him today that I am going to scrap into an album. I look at his photos everyday and miss him terribly. I still can't really believe he is gone

Thinking of you Bustam xxx Times like these really test our strength. You should be very proud of the love and committment you gave to Mahli, particularly over the past terrribly excruciating and exhausting 9 months. Sometimes life just really sux, but you sound like an amazing person Bustam. Mahli was so lucky that the days she spent here on this earth were with such a caring and compassionate person like you. Kate xxx

So sorry Miss B xxxxx Life can deal us some massive blows Take Care. RIP Charlie, your mates will look after you.

How old was your silky Libby? What happened? (Hope that doesn't bring back sad memories by my asking)

I received a lovely card from the vet today. It made me cry .....but gosh it was nice. I feel very thankful that Dusty had such wonderful people looking after him throughout his years.

Sandy is adorable Shaw! I say 'is' because although you can't hold her anymore doesn't mean she still isn't adorable. I believe that Dusty 'is' beautiful too! Hope you're doing ok Shaw. Sending love to you too Sandy xxx Kate

Thankyou so much. I miss him alot

This is Dusty at Christmas time. He got this blue towel off Santa.

RIP Roxy, may you run pain free. What a wonderful life you must have had!

Yes me too. It's hard not having him around. It's a very hard adjustment.

That is so sweet! Thankyou! I do take comfort in hoping Dusty is with my dad. I hope I meet them both when my time comes.

Thankyou so much Anna........he LOVED bbq chicken!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi, I am 27 years old and on Saturday I had to say goodbye to "Dusty" who has been my little buddy for almost 17 years. My dad died in July 1992 the exact same day that Dusty was born. It wasn't until my mum and I picked Dusty up that we found this out. A true connection I felt. I has just turned 11 when we brought Dusty home and I am almost 28 now. I have spent the last 17 years worshipping him and loving him with all my heart. He was a silky terrier that seemed like he would live forever! He got me through primary school, through high school, through two degrees at university and into my working life. I don't have many memories of my life without him. I am really struggling without him. Although he still lived with my family after I moved out of home 3 1/2 years ago, I still saw him every single day. Lately because he was old I would go to mum's place in my lunch break to take him outside to the toilet. I loved going home to see him. I would also then call around on my way home from work to see him again. He really was my world and my world revolved around him. I would have done anything, absolutley anything for him. On Saturday it was time to say goodbye to him He had a seizure and the vet couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't keep having them. I couldnt bear the thought of him going through another one so we decided to lay him to rest. I lost my dad when I was 11 and losing my little bud has been just as traumatic. I miss him so much

Hi there, My little silky terrier had pancreatitis about a month or so ago. I, like you, was really concerned and the vet also originally thought (because he is 16 years old!) that it may have been his kidneys, however did some tests and pancreatitis was confirmed. No more sausages from the BBQ!!!! The vet recommended to me to feed him chicken and rice. So I have been boiling rice and mixing that with some chicken. I also have been giving him the Royal Canin low fat biscuits. Dusty is really fussy too, but he seems to like the biscuits. When Dusty was at the vet he was eating the I.D dog food in the tin, but I havent used it at home yet (I did once, but he turned his nose up at it!) Prior to Dusty getting sick he used to just have one meal at night, however now he has breakfast and dinner which seems to work much better. I'm not sure what to do about the fluid intake. Dusty drinks pretty well, so sorry about that little issue. However I found that once DUsty started on the biscuits it made him want to drink more, so perhaps if your little girl were to eat something that made her want to drink??? Just a thought thats all. Keep in touch, sounds like we've both gone through the same thing!! Kate

Hi, My dog, Dusty, is a 16 year old silky terrier and doing very well considering his age! I had him on glucosamine and that seemed to be enough for him. A month or so ago he was at the doggy doctor (vet!) because he had pancreatitis, which he has now recovered well from. However his poor old joints are becoming a little more stiff, particularly in the mornings. I wasn't sure if I should start the glucosamine again or perhaps try something like joint guard. I really want to keep him comfortable, though I don't want to cause any unwanted side affects. Does anyone know if any of these medications can affect dogs who have had pancreatitis ??? Thankyou! Kate