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Cindy and all others who've lost their little ones this year -- <br>
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So sorry to hear about your loss. They're all so unique and they leave a big hole when they go. I hope you can take comfort knowing that there are many out here in cyberspace who understand your grief. I've lost four of my little ones this year (two to bladder stone issues), and certainly do sympathize.<br>
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Best wishes for a healing holiday season,<br>
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Meghann<br>
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<-----Original Message-----> <br>
>From: Cindy [calliope@geeksnet.com]<br>
>Sent: 12/6/2007 1:15:58 PM<br>
>To: stones@gpigs-database.org<br>
>Subject: Re: [Stones] RAINBOW BRIDGE: Sunshine is gone<br>
><br>
>We had to help our beautiful boy to the Bridge this morning. He had<br>
>slowly quit eating his favorite foods, and last night around 1 a.m. he<br>
>quit eating entirely.<br>
><br>
>An X-ray showed that more stones had already formed (I had read about<br>
>stones re-forming within 10 days in some piggies), and he also had<br>
>pneumonia and gas. We would have done our best to get him through the<br>
>pneumonia and gas, but then the stones would still have been there, and<br>
>he might have died a horrible death, with a stone caught in his urethra<br>
>preventing him from urinating. He couldn't go through another surgery <br>
>so soon<br>
>and certainly not while he had pneumonia.<br>
><br>
>Our vet felt that the situation was such that Sunshine wouldn't be able<br>
>to get over it.<br>
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>I held Sunshine and talked to him when the sedative was given before the<br>
>euthanasia. I told him he would see Joey again and meet many new<br>
>friends at the Rainbow Bridge.<br>
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>Don't know what I will do without my special boy.<br>
><br>
>Cindy<br>
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