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lotsadox
03-25-2008, 05:35 PM
My Sweetums went to the Bridge this morning. She had been failing badly over the weekend and last night she just couldn't seem to get comfortable in her bed and was up and yelping every 1/2 hour or so. When I took her to the vet this morning, the vet told me that her organs were all starting to fail. Dr. Cooper said that she could give her a remedy to help her kidneys, but it was just a matter of time (probably only a few days). I made the decision to help her on her way without any more pain. She had clearly been uncomfortable the night before and I didn't want her to hurt. She fought a valiant battle right up to the end. She was such a tough old girl :hearts: RIP Miss Sweetums. See you at the Bridge. :candle3:

Here is her picture from the calendar that DH made for me this year which is just like her.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/pschoppe/Miscellaneous/Calendar%202008/Calendar2008.jpg

And here's last years.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/pschoppe/April.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/pschoppe/sweetums2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/pschoppe/CIJ2006008.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/pschoppe/Christmas%202004/sweetums.jpg

Tanya
03-25-2008, 05:42 PM
Oh Patrice, I am so sorry! A million :hug99: for you. I know Sweetums was a very special girl and will be greatly missed. :candle:

Otto'sMom
03-25-2008, 05:44 PM
Wow. Just wow. I am so sorry for your loss.:hug99: I am also so glad I got to talk to her before she passed.

Lisa
03-25-2008, 05:45 PM
Oh my gosh Patrice, I had no idea. I am so sorry. All my condolences for you, Jim and the Houston Crew.

:bighug:

I wish I had some words for your broken heart.

RIP Sweetums :candle: :candle: :candle2: :candle2: :candle2: :candle: :candle:

areese
03-25-2008, 05:52 PM
We are all so sorry... I know you will miss her a lot.
Many :hug99: :hug99: :hug99: :hug99: for you.
I'll light a candle tonight for Miss Sweetums.

lotsadox
03-25-2008, 05:52 PM
Wow. Just wow. I am so sorry for your loss.:hug99: I am also so glad I got to talk to her before she passed.

I am, too, Andrea. So glad.

alfina
03-25-2008, 06:13 PM
I am so sorry for your loss Patrice. You made a tough decision to help her over the bridge. Big hug to you.

Rafi
03-25-2008, 06:16 PM
Sorry for you're loss... I can only imagine how hard the decision was.

Lisa and I were fortunate to meet Sweetums in person on our Texas Trip.

:candle3:

LUVMYGUNNER
03-25-2008, 06:22 PM
Oh Bless her heart. I always remember her from the rescue side and remember reading when you adopted her.
RIP pretty girl

AnnMarieK
03-25-2008, 06:33 PM
:hug99: :hug99: I am so sorry... I know she is now running and playing... pain free... waiting for you at the bridge .

michelehbc
03-25-2008, 06:42 PM
Oh, no..I am so sorry for your loss... :candle:

Anatresia
03-25-2008, 06:45 PM
So sorry, Patrice! :candle:

bsquared
03-25-2008, 06:46 PM
Patrice, I am so, so sorry. :hug99: for you and your crew! :candle2:

Teddysmom
03-25-2008, 07:16 PM
:holyshp: Oh goodness, :sosad: to hear about Miss Sweetums. I wish I had some words of comfort for you; but all I can offer is a few :hug99: :bighug: :hug99: for you and your crew and a few of those magical DLC :bigrayz: :bigrayz: :bigrayz: to heal your broken heart. I know she will be missed dearly. Will go light a :candle3: right now for her. Run free and painless at the bridge you beautiful girl.

Red Haired Girl
03-25-2008, 07:17 PM
I am so very sorry :candle2:

ebmw1975
03-25-2008, 07:25 PM
I am so very sorry to hear that Sweetums passed on to the Bridge.:hug99: :sorry: :candle2: :candle3:

oceangirls
03-25-2008, 07:47 PM
Oh Patrice, I'm sorry :(. You gave her some very happy years, and you did a wonderful thing for her today.

I am absolutely in awe about the conversation Andrea just had with her about knowing when it was her time, and helping her go. Wow.

:candle: for Miss Sweetums, and :hug99: for you.

Courtney
03-25-2008, 08:23 PM
Many :hug99: :hug99: :hug99: for you Patrice. She lived a long life but I know that doesn't make this any easier.

Linus
03-25-2008, 08:27 PM
I am so very sorry Patrice. :hug99: :hug99: :hug99:

Alex's Mom
03-25-2008, 08:55 PM
:hug99::hug99::hug99: Patrice. Godspeed little girl, til you meet again. :candle2:

Jen
03-25-2008, 09:21 PM
:bighug: Patrice, I am so very sorry for you loss. I know Sweetums would thank you for making her passing easier. She is at rest now. :hug99:

Two Red Smooth's
03-25-2008, 09:41 PM
:candle3: I'm so sorry for your loss.

JanUet
03-25-2008, 09:43 PM
Oh Patrice :hug99: :hug99:

I am so sorry to read about Sweetums :sosad:

She knows that you loved her and cared for her.
I know that your heart is heavy and that you have cried for her.

I'm sure she Thanks you for helping her to cross the bridge :hearts: :hearts:
It was her time to go.

RIP Sweetums --you are now free to run with the :angel: that have passed before you :candle:

Opaleyz
03-25-2008, 09:52 PM
Rest in peace sweet Sweetums. She is happy and free over the bridge :candle:

I'm so sorry for your loss. It is tough, even when the time is right.

jenfer
03-25-2008, 10:11 PM
I am sorry, P.

Rest in Peace Sweetum!

Azaren
03-25-2008, 10:19 PM
:hug99: :hug99:

I'm new around here, so I might not have gotten to know little Sweetums, but I'm sure she was loved and loved back. I'm am so very sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing the pictures. :candle3: :candle3:

Fluffy
03-25-2008, 10:25 PM
I'm sorry for your loss Patrice. :candle:

Yolanda
03-25-2008, 10:55 PM
Dear Patrice.

You were a great Mom and Sweetums knew this. You truly are her special guardian.

I know this will hard but my best advise is to place her memory in your heart and smile every time you think of all the joy she brought to your life. You will smile a lot.

laura
03-25-2008, 11:19 PM
AWWW. Sweetums will be so missed! So sorry for your loss, but so happy that you have 18 years! 18!!!!

samandissy
03-25-2008, 11:43 PM
I am so, so sorry :candle3: :candle3: :candle3:

Frzframe
03-25-2008, 11:49 PM
Patrice, I'm so sorry you had to let Sweetums go. She was so blessed to have you in her life as your were having her in yours. :hug99: :hug99: :hug99: :hug99:

Patt
03-26-2008, 04:18 AM
Patrice, I am SO sorry that Sweetums went to the Bridge today. It's good to know that she is running free from pain and will be waiting for you. I know how hard it is, I have faced this situation and there is just really nothing anyone can say or do that makes the hurt go away. I truly believe that Sweetums knew she had the BEST mom anyone could have, you were both lucky to have found each other. Things will get better as time passes, but it is so new right now I'm sure your other furkids will give you lots of comfort at this difficult time. I will keep you and Sweetums in my thoughts and prayers. Remember those we love never really leave us.

A :candle3: is lit in CA for the newest angel.

Shared tears,

K2
03-26-2008, 06:54 AM
Patrice, I am so sorry. :hug99: She was such a sweetie. Run free, little lady.:candle:

Jill
03-26-2008, 08:11 AM
I am so sorry for your loss. :hug99: She certainly lived the good life with you.

Tex
03-26-2008, 08:35 AM
*can't type and cry at the same time*......

I'm so sorry Patrice! You made a very tough decision, and I just know that Sweetums is grateful to you for all you did for her in her lifetime!:hug99:

:candle2: Godspeed Miss Sweetums! You will be missed....

Rae
03-26-2008, 08:36 AM
I was blessed to meet her highness Miss Sweetums when I was in Houston earlier this month, and it was plain to see her Mommy loved her very, very much. The stories Patrice has told me about her (getting stuck under the bed, the dresser, behind the toilet... you get the picture) and Patrice always being on the lookout for "where the heck is she now!?" gave me insight into her personality.

I can attest that being a Schoppe Doxy is truly a bit of heaven on earth, and am glad this special little girl got to experience it.

Patrice, like I said last night, this is the very kindest and most loving last thing you could have done for Miss Sweetums. Keeping our furkids safe from pain and harm is part of our job as their guardians, and you fulfilled your duties in spades.

RIP darling Sweetums. And give 'em "H" at the bridge now that you have your spunk restored. :candle:

Barb
03-26-2008, 09:33 AM
Patrice - I am so sorry for your loss.....your Angel will be watching over you - no doubt about that....I know you will miss holding her. I love her beautiful white face. Hugs to you and your family.

JuneyTrixie
03-26-2008, 02:20 PM
Oh Patrice, I am so sorry that Miss Sweetums is gone. She was such a sweetheart and everytime that I heard of her antics, it made me smile. She had a special place in my heart because of her age and also because of her similarity to Bunny. I know that Miss Sweetums is in Rainbow Heaven and thinking, "wow, I'm young and I can run and play!" :) :hug99: :hug99: :hug99:

lotsadox
03-26-2008, 03:01 PM
She's probably playing with Bunny right now. :hearts: :hearts:

Mama S.
03-26-2008, 03:54 PM
I'm.Crying.My.Heart.Hurts. My soul is heavy and my mind is in pain at the loss of your baby. Where are the words to make it better? Where is the help to ease the hurt?
You've been a fabulous Mom - I know she'll greet us at the bridge when our time comes.
Mama

Kasianni
03-27-2008, 12:12 PM
I am soo sorry to hear about Sweetums. :candle2:

As much as I loved the life we had and all the times we played,
I was so very tired and knew my time on earth would fade.
I saw a wondrous image then of a place that's trouble-free
Where all of us can meet again to spend eternity.

I saw the most beautiful Rainbow, and on the other side
Were meadows rich and beautiful -- lush and green and wide!
And running through the meadows as far as the eye could see
Were animals of every sort as healthy as could be!
My own tired, failing body was fresh and healed and new
And I wanted to go run with them, but I had something left to do.

I needed to reach out to you, to tell you I'm alright
That this place is truly wonderful, then a bright Glow pierced the night.
'Twas the Glow of many Candles shining bright and strong and bold
And I knew then that it held your love in its brilliant shades of gold.

For although we may not be together in the way we used to be,
We are still connected by a cord no eye can see.
So whenever you need to find me, we're never far apart
If you look beyond the Rainbow and listen with your heart.

bittyup
03-28-2008, 11:58 PM
I am so so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing those pictures. I love her sweet frosty face. Be well Miss Sweetums :candle::angel: :candle: You were very loved and will be missed.

Rileybugg
03-31-2008, 03:38 AM
What a beautiful little girl she was!:hearts: I'm so sorry. :hug99: :hug99: