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My Drako Passed Away Tonight 6/18/08

  For all of us animal lovers out there, you must know what I am feeling when I say Drako, my male Shepherd, passed away early this morning around 12:10AM, i got home around 11:30PM, he was fine, 1/2 hour later he collapsed, and couldn't get up, i got him up to see if anything was wrong, he started panting and taking in less and less breaths of air, there was nothing on his body to alarm me, so I went in the house to get my son to help me lift him into the vehicle to take to the hospital and when i went back outside to wrap him up in a blanket to help lift him, he was already gone, and getting cold.  My instincts told me when I first saw him collapse, that he was going to die, and after talking with the hospital, it sounds like he had heart failure, here I have a very healthy dog, and this happens to him out of the blue.  I am so sad for my loss, he was an awesome pet, and now what is Shadow going to do without her mate, i am making her a house pet now, always indoors, she needs me to help her through this and I need her to help me through this, Drako was my baby boy, he was so handsome and so playful and so healthy, my son is devastated as I am, and he says No More Animals Ever, we have two more to go through with this someday, so no more, and I told him, you have to remember all the joy we got from Drako, all the fun we had with him, all the mischief he got into, and now shadow needs us more than ever to help her through this, i think we are all in denial still, because i can still see him outside in my mind, and now for just one dog to be there in the yard playing, this is not going to be easy, so I am off to rainbow bridge to make his announcement, for all of us animal lovers, please send a prayer to Drako, we know he is in doggy heaven, where he so belongs, take care, such a loss for all of us.

savvyinup says:
Thank You All So Much, it will take a while to get over the shock, and every day it seems to hurt a little less. He was such an awesome pet, and his mate, shadow, seems to be doing better too, we never know how much we love them until they have crossed over, but so many people have been so supportive, that helps in the healing process, God Bless to all of you and all of us animal lovers
Posted: June 26, 2008 10:31AM EDT
dmd52 says:
I am so sorry for your loss. I can feel your sorrow even as I write this. God bless you
Posted: June 22, 2008 1:59PM EDT
GSquare says:
My heart goes out to you. The loss of one that gives love with no strings attached is the greatest loss.
Posted: June 19, 2008 9:23PM EDT
brdmommy says:
my prayers are with you...I too have lost a beloved animal in the past...it is not easy to go through....feel secure with the thought that you were the last person he saw...his beloved owner and the love you both shared...brdmommy
Posted: June 19, 2008 3:00AM EDT
Hollowwood says:
So many people reading this are going to relive the anguish of their own losses. A dog, a Cockitiel, a horse, friends! We attach ourselfs to many things in Life. When they leave us, it's hard! Some day it will be our turn to leave. May we wish to be missed in the same way. Art/Hollowwood
Posted: June 18, 2008 7:43PM EDT
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