ADIEU PLUTO
Today I said goodbye to my faithful friend
A sassy fourteen year old blond LabradorΒ
A joyous dog that loved me till the end
Now he's gone, days are stained , my heart bleeds with dolour.Β
We have had so many happy memories together
Then the last few months he put me to the test
And I knew he wasn't getting better
So I relieved him from the ceaseless quest:
A turgid nail on the rear dewclaw;
that brought him down to his knees;
The pangs of death continued to feel me gnawΒ
as eyes rolled up in its head, no longer at ease.
Right side of his head was dented
A mucus eye discharge at the corner
causing his eyelid to swell when left unattendedΒ
And ran to a gamut of clinical and mental disorder.
His loss of appetite had deteriorated twice
But still a 'playful doggie' for his age
Though his back leg weakness had taken its price
Just enjoying his 'fourteenth life's-stage.
I held him so firmly and had laid
him down to slumber, then he looked at me-
" Boss, just let me go" , then I prayed:
" Lord!", keep him safe in heaven, and we'll see!
then he passed away.Β
I will miss his propeller tail
And his raucous voice echoing the sky
And how he loved getting the mail
Segregated them - so proudly- and he did not fail.
But, I will surely miss his unconditional love.
Pluto! Your memory will always be a blessing to me!
REST IN PEACE MY SOUL MATE
LEAH CABAEL YODICOΒ
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Β A lovely tribute, I am sorry for your loss
John x
Hi John , I'm very sorry for the late response.Β Β
Thank you so much.
Having lost our canine companion just a few months ago (who I wrote a sonnet about here on Cosmo titled "An Ode to Tippy"), our beloved dachshund, Tippy, that we also had the pleasure of knowing for fourteen years, I can completely relate to the pain you're feeling right now, Leah Cabael Yodico.
I hate it when people say things like, "Oh, c'mon. It's just a dog, fer cryin' out loud!"
No, I beg to disagree.
Our pets become an integral part of our families and a friend in whom we can rely on to love us unconditionally and lift our spirits, no matter what.
If I've said this once I've said it a hundred times.
There's a very good reason that God spells D-O-G in reverse.
You have my deepest sympathies...
~Dean ???
"God & Dog" a song by Wendy Francisco
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7ZkSm24xiM
enjoy...
~Deanβ€οΈ
Hi Denn, sorry for this late response...
It occurs to me 14 years is an exceptional and remarkable age for a dog.Β
I understand because the grief of losing a SOUL MATE is something only pet owners can understand...It is bewildering.. you feel empty, drained, and speechless...
I hate to hear when people say " it's only a dog" .. We know, as pet lovers, it's more than that.
I'll read later on that " Ode " you've posted.
Thanks for your support.Β
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I AM SO SORRY WITH HUGS AND LOVE FROM ME XXOO
Thanks Greg.. sorry for my late response.Β
Hello Leah...
A beautiful tribute...
I'm very sorry...
I'm sure he had a very good life with you...
I don't know your pain but, I know I will...
I have a senior citizen dog too...
Thank you for sharing...
Hugs...
sparrowsong
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Hi Sparrowsong,
I didn't know that pain too not till I lost him .. I think, my worst whammy..
Thanks for your support.
hugs
Leah
Our Dear Leah,
OMG!Β Please, please forgive us for not responding sooner on your loss of dear Pluto.Β We have been going through a tremendous problem with Larry's son, and have not been as active on Cosmo as we usually are.Β We have been posting poems, and only had time to do comments on those that wrote on ours.
We just found out about your Beloved Pluto, and your beautiful poem brought tears to our eyes.Β We will never forget how you honored Cody with such heartfelt words, after we lost him.
Please feel free to send us a private message if there is anything you would like to talk about, because we have become experts on grief.
We have just co-written a poem for you called "Tears For Pluto", which we are going to post right now.
All our love,
Linda and Larry xxx
Dear Harry,Β
No need to apologise really..
I thought I was prepared to lose him.. it impacted me terribly.. as if the clock stops ticking..Β
His time has come, though I helped him a bit... I would rather have him died from natural causes, but the waiting is so inhuman and kind of torture.. depriving him of the quality of " dog's life".
We talked to him the whole day before we took him to the Vet.. when inside, he hid behind the cabinet... The Vet gave him a sleeping shot, after 10 minutes, the real one ,, but he was very strong, so, two shots were needed. I save his ashes in an urn and trying to keep it inside in a very special spot ...
He was a good boy. ..I will surely miss him... Beside my daughter, there is no one else I see everyday.
Thank you so much forΒ your support.
I'm still mourning..Β
I will visit your page and try to be on Cosmo maybe after a couple of weeks. I miss everyone.Β Β
I have a stye in my right eye and it is very painful and swelling. Hope it will resolve naturally.
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hugsΒ
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Our Dear Leah,
Our tears fell as we read your heartbreaking words about Pluto's last moments.
With our dear Nico, he had been ill for the weekend, and Linda took him to the vet on Monday morning.Β They ran several tests, and gave him some shots to boost his blood count.Β They also gave us some special food for him, that was supposed to do the same.Β He actually perked up a bit when he got home, but so sadly, passed away in his sleep that night.Β We had laid him in his living room bed, with Cody next to him in his adjoining bed, thinking he needed some rest before his next feeding.Β But after a few hours, Cody came running into our room, and when we raced out, we found him lifeless on the floor.Β It killed us at the time, but actually turned out to be a blessing, that we didn't have to watch the vet put him to sleep, as we had to with Cody.Β Watching our little Angel take his final breath, was the most excruciating pain we have ever experienced.
We realized the horror that you also experienced, watching your precious Soulmate Pluto float off to Heaven.
As do you have his ashes in an urn, so do we have Nico's and Cody's in two carved wooden boxes, that rest upon a large shrine that we have erected for them in our living room, where we say mantras for them everyday.
I think it would bring you tremendous solace, to write more poems about Pluto.Β I know it has been a wonderful source of easing the pain, for me.
As we said, if there is anything we can do to help get you through this, please don't hesitate to ask.
All our love,
Linda and Larry xxx
Beautiful and most heartfelt refrain