Noodle update

[luvmydoxie]

My heart is completely broken. I took her to the vet today and they took an x-ray to see if they could see anything. My Miss Noodle had an intestinal blockage and twisted SO bad that they only gave her a maybe 50-50 chance to survive surgery.

I called Kathy where I got Noodle from to bounce ideas off of. We checked with her vet, as a second opinion and they said the same thing. Kathy (whom I have grown to love) and I decided it would be best to not let her suffer. Apparently this has been building up for quite some time. Unfortunatly, there is NO way to detect this until they present symptoms and by then it is almost always too late.

My Noodle went to the rainbow bridge today at 3 pm in my loving arms. :sob: :sob: :sob: I told her how much I loved her and she will always be in my heart. I looked in her eyes and I swear she was saying 'I love you too, thank you for not making me suffer'. Maybe I am crazy.....

I hope you all don't mind if I stay around quietly. Kathy says she will keep looking for a new baby for me to love. I just need to heal. I can't stop crying.....I miss her so very much. :sob: :sob: :sob: :sob: :sob:

[yolanda]

Dawn, I am crying with you and for Noodles. Honestly, I think you did the best thing for Noodles she is now an :angel1: :angel1: . Place her loving memory in your heart and smile every times you think of all the love she gave you.

[Juneysmom]

Oh Dawn, this update made me cry. I know how excited you were to get Noodle, but although you know she is no longer in pain, it is still heartbreaking for you and your family. Know that you gave her a wonderful life. Though the life with you might be short, she died knowing that she was loved.

[PennyLover]

I'm so sorry to hear about Noodle. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

[blueyezz74]

OMG, I'm so sorry!

Noodle is in a better place where there is no suffering.

:rayz: :rayz: :rayz: to you and your family!

[kpm_tex]

I'm so sorry to hear this... nothing ever prepares you for some thing like this.

Deepest sympathy :hug2: :rayz: :rayz:

Please stay around on the board.

[lotsadox]

Your post brought tears to my eyes. I've followed you and Noodle since you've been here. I"m so sorry. You're not crazy. I'm betting the Noodle was saying "I love you too, thank you for not making me suffer' Our little dachsie know these things, much more than humans do.

[Me&DappledDuo]

Oh no- such a shock. :(

I'm so sorry your time with Noodles wasn't much, much longer- but it certainly was wonderful. Such a hard decision to have to make- I'm sure you acted selflessly. :hugs1:

You're part of the board now- we don't want to see you go, for any reason. One day there will be a new pup who needs you- we'd all love to hear about it then. Take care of yourself- my thoughts are with you and your family.

[Chapo's Mom]

OMG! You gave her all the love you had and you were with her! You are a really special and strong person.

As you waited with her, she will wait for you at the bridge! :pray:

[Courtknee]

It was obvious how much you loved Noodle even though your time with her was so short. Many hugs and much sympathy to you. This is such sad news, I am so sorry.

[nonnyd]

im so sorry...i got all teary just reading about your loss of noodle! i hope there is comfort in knowing that we all care and are so sorry!

[juliette]

Oh I am just devastated to read this. I'm so, so sorry that you lost her so young.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family......

[Heide]

Dawn, I am just heart broken for you hon.
I am soo soo sorry.
I have followed your story from day one with Noodle, you know my love of the double dapples.
Please, please know that we are here for you anytime you need us. Please pm me if you want at anytime.
I am so sad along with you. I just hate to hear of this.
She was such a beautiful girl, you will have lots of wonderful memories of the time in which you were together.
I am just balling my eyes out for your loss.
Bless you.
Please dont leave the board. You are family and we are here for you!!!
Most of us have been through a loss of our beloved doxie due to different things, we all need to stay together to help each other out.
Dont leave us, when you need us the most. Family help one another.
Hugs to you dear sister friend. :hugs1: :hugs1: :hugs1:

[LUVMYGUNNER]

I'm So Sorry To Hear About Noodles, She Was A Beautiful Doxie. I Also Love The Dapples. I Am Glad You Were With Her At The End And I Know She Loved You For That.

[Kim H.]

Oh Dawn, I am SO incredibly sorry. I can only imagine what you must be feeling right now. But as others have mentioned, Noodle knew she was loved more than she could ever have imagined, and the person she trusted most in the world was with her until the end.

I hope you decide to hang around on the board... and I really hope that someday you are ready to open your heart to another little love. Another puppy needs a loving mom to care for it and little human brothers and sisters to play with.

Will be thinking of you, and I will tell my sweet Tristan to watch for Noodle at the Bridge. He had to leave this world very quickly, too.

Much love,
Kim

[pipsqueak21]

I am so sorry to hear this. :( My deepest sympathies. Noodle seemed like a wonderful pup, and will truly be missed.

Here are some rays for your heart. :rayz: :rayz: :rayz:

[Anatresia]

my deepest sympathies. what a horrible thing for you and her to go through. she is at peace now.

please keep us updated on how you are doing.

[alfina]

OMG Dawn, I am SO SO sorry. She was with you for a short time but she was so loved by your family. Big hug to you and your family. Goodness, it is such a shock.

[willsana]

I am so sad to hear of your loss. Noodle was lucky to have been part of your family, even if for so short of a time. We are here if you need folks who understand your feelings. We Dachshund Lovers have to stick together, you know.

Goodbye, Noodle. :rayz: :rayz: :rayz: :rayz: :rayz: :rayz: for the healing of the hearts of your familiy.

[TessieMom]

I am so sorry. I just don't know what to say. You showed her ultimate love by letting her go to the bridge, but her memory will always be with you. Take care and know that she is no longer suffering and is playing at the bridge with all of our lost ones.

[FourOrchards]

Oh Dawn, my heart goes out to you and your family. What a terriably hard thing to have to go through. With time you will heal. :hugs1: The best thing is that Noodle had a forever family to be with (even if it seemed way to short for you). She is very happy and can now know she had the best family every to stay with.
Everyone from the board will be here for you whenever you need us. Please continue to post. I think it would help the healing process.

[FOREVER A DAXIE]

MY prayers are with you and your family.

[gunther's mom]

I remeber when I was a little girl, the same type of thing happened to my baby Basset Hound. As the Bridge is boundless and eternal I am sure they are playing with each other. It is still so sad and I am so very sorry.

[soph & li mom]

oh god...I am so sorry for you and your family. Just remember the special love she brought you...even if only for a short time.

[Heidismom]

I am so sorry for your loss and pain, but I am sure you were right - that she was thanking you for sending her off peacefully! I saw the same look in my Heidi's eyes when I sent her to the Bridge. Even though you were together a short time, it is the quality of that time, and not the actual amount. A bond is still a bond! :sob: :rayz: :rayz: :rayz: :hugs1: Julia B.

[Patt]

I am so sorry to hear of Noodle's passing to the bridge. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time. I will light a candle for :angel1: Noodle. :pray: :pray:

[Mark]

We are very sorry for your loss. It is so painful now, but do try to remember the joy you brought each other.

[minicooper]

I am so sorry to read of your loss.

Noodles knew she was loved, and she will live forever in your heart.

[Irminsul]

I was just thinkin of you on my morning walk, hoping for a much better update. :hugs1: from me and my girls. Please, stick around. You were such a good mom to Noodles. :sob:

[doxunzX3]

My heart goes out to you and your family. I just loved it every time you would post something about her and add pics. What a terrible thing to have happen. I do believe that she was saying she loved you and thankyou too.
Please keep coming back to the DBB and let us know if there is anything we can do. I will be saying a prayer for your family. :pray:
:hugs1: :hugs1: :hugs1: :hugs1: :hugs1:

[dutchman]

Dawn,

By all means lean and cry on our shoulders all you need to. At least Noodle went to the bridge knowing true love. Tonight when I have more time I will try and locate the poem that I think has some special meaning for those who have had to help an ill companion on their way to the bridge.

[SirOliversMom]

Oh Dawn I just read your post and I am so sorry for you. My deepest sympathies go out to you and your family. I'm typing this with a big lump in my throat knowing how you must be feeling right now. This is just such horrible news. Remember...the dead go to a far better place..it's the living that must go on and suffer with the loss.

I don't think that you need to be a doxie "owner" to be on this board Dawn, just lover of doxies and the sweet and obviously devoted owner that you are.

I found this for you:


A Pet's Prayer to St. Peter

I have travelled far to reach this Pearly Gate
But I do not want to wander beyond this place
I just need to rest awhile for my friend I wait

Please let them know I love them still
Let them know that I understand
what they did they did with love

With my body gone my spirit flew
on the wings of a dove
to my Creator's Heaven above

Now I ask that I may wait
I will lay quietly here by the gate
For if I entered now without my friend
it wouldn't be Heaven at all

Written by John Quealy

[MARTHA]

I am so sorry for your loss. I have taken all day long to post this. I know how hard it is to loose someone. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Martha

[Doxie_88]

I am so sorry:( I don't even know what to say, I am so sorry for the loss of Noodle:( Atleast she's in a safe place now, maybe her and my Jesse are up at the RB playing right now. You did the right thing, Sweet Noodle knoew she was loved and always will be, if you ever need to talk just PM me. I had to go through the same thing as you last month:( When my Jesse went to the bridge my friend gave me this poem:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v429/Orangutango/doxpoem.jpg

of course it doesn't look as good here as it does in actual size.

[Otto'sMom]

I too am sorry for your loss. It doesn't matter how long or short the time is that we share with those we love, all we ever ask for is just one more day. Try to remember the great life you gave her, it really does help to focus on that. (Izzy Wartzburg gone almost 3 months now, and yes it does help to remember them here)

[onebigmickeyfan]

I am in complete shock. I am so sorry. I am so glad that she knew she was truly loved when she crossed to the bridge. You are in my thoughts. Noodles is now healthy and happy at the bridge until you see her again.

[quavec]

OMG Dawn. I am so sorry to hear this! :( My thoughts are with you. Please please please remember that you gave her so much love in the short time that you had her! :hugs1:

[Kim H.]

Doxie_88, that is an absolutely beautiful dachshund poem.
It seemed to fit Dawn and Noodle's experience so well... and reminded me (and probably others) of my lost little ones. Thanks for sharing it, and thank you Janet for sharing yours. :heart:

[Lovemydachsies]

A number of years ago, I had a little chihuahua named Penni. Well, she went through everything with me, including the death of my husband, my kids going blitzo and a new guy coming into my life. At 15, she was blind, deaf and losing control of her bladder/kidneys. I did a horrible thing! I sent my husband and my stepson (neither of whom particularly cared for that little girl) to take her to the vet and put her down because I thought I couldn't do it. I have felt guilty ever since. I feel that after all she gave me, I abandoned her. You were with your sweet baby when she went to the bridge. You have no idea how comforting that is after having made a different decision. When I put my son's old cat down (he had moved out and left him with me - I don't even LIKE cats, but I took care of that old boy until he was 15), I held him while they gave him the injection. I always hoped it was my redemption. These are such horrible decisions to have to make, but we really don't want our babies to suffer unnecessarily. Rays to you to help you feel better. You did exactly the right thing, the right way. :rayz:

[schroeders mom]

I am so sorry for you and little Noodles, I don't know what to say, it would just kill me to lose one of mine. May God bless you and little Noodles :angel1: !!!!!

[Rusty's mom]

I'm so sorry to hear about Miss Noodles - and I'm sure your heart must be breaking. She was so very lucky to have you in her life and I know she'll be waiting at the Bridge with all the others who have gone before. Take care.

Kathy