RIP my sweet girl

[addy]

My sweet little Annabella passed away on Monday.
She was an 9 lb. mini dapple that I adopted through a rescue organization 4 1/2 years ago. She was 9-10 years old.
Annabella had megaesophagus disorder and epilepsy, and as a result, quite a history of aspiration pneumonia.
She tried so hard, as did the vet, but her little body just wore out.
I've lost pets before, but this little girl was such a special little friend. I'm just heartbroken.
RIP my sweet girl.
I love you.
addy
xox

[Irminsul]

I am so sorry for your loss! Thank you for rescuing her and giving her a good life. I can tell you loved her very much. :hugs1:

[Tasha's Mom]

Addy,

I'm so sorry to hear that your beloved Annabella lost her long struggle. She sounds like a wonderful girl, and I'm sure she knew 4 /12 very happy years with you. :hugs1: for rescuing her and giving her a loving, secure home.

[Anatresia]

My deepest sympathies!!!!

[LUVMYGUNNER]

Sorry about your lose--thanks for taking her in, those were the happiest of years for her--- being with you she knew she was loved very much.

[Juneysmom]

I am so sorry about Annabella. I know that she was happy in her last days with you. I know now that she is illness free and romping in the heavens with our other little angels. :hug2: :hug2:

[lotsadox]

I'm so sorry, but I'm glad that you gave a rescue girl the best years she ever had and made her very happy. Remember, she's waiting for you at the Bridge.

[SirOliversMom]

I am so sorry for your loss. It is so heartbreaking to lose a beloved pet. I'm sure she's at the Bridge and she just knows how hard you tried and how much you love her still.

My deepest sympathies.

[Frzframe]

I am so sorry for you loss. :hugs1:

[tiggermiss]

My Deepest Sympathies.

It's so hard when we lose our little furbabies.
Annabella knows she had a wonderful 4 1/2 years with you as you did with her.
The happiest day of her life is most likely when you Rescued her, took her into your home and heart.

She will be waiting for you at the Bridge playing with all the other :angel1: until it is time for you and her to be together again. :hugs1:

[Michele]

:sob: Sorry about your lose Addy
RIP little one.

[Mark]

Our heartfelt sympathies and prayers. Those of us who have lost a beloved furkid know your pain. It gets better with time, especially when we focus on the good times and memories.

We are all right here . . . with you and for you.

[Kim H.]

Megaesophagus, and she was 9 or 10? - you must have taken absolutely WONDERFUL care of her. Most of us on this board have felt your pain at the loss of a little one... we are glad you chose to memorialize her here and hope you come back to see us again in happier times.

[Patt]

Please accept my sympathy in your loss, I am so very sorry. Please remember you made her golden years the best. I will light a candle in memory of your sweet and gentle Annabelle. :pray: :pray:

[dutchman]

My first post to this board was after I lost my mill mother Aggie the support and understanding everyone here showed for my loss has made this very much a second family. I think any time yo have a special needs dog he bond becomes stronger than with an animal that doesn't have issues health or behavioral wise. We learn not to take for granted the little things in their lives and that closeness makes their loss even more difficult to deal with. Please continue to lean and or cry on our shoulders they are broad. Share with us any special stories of your lives together as you feel up to it.

[addy]

for your kind words and sympathies.
Each day is getting a little easier, as the image of her last struggle fades a bit,
and is replaced with good memories.
I'm so grateful that our brains and hearts work that way.
I still have my moments.
Finding a doggie treat buried in an unlikely spot
or one of her toys pushed down between the cushions of her favorite chair;
and I still can't bring myself to wipe her snotty nose marks off my car windows.
These things still can throw me in a bit of a tailspin.
I can't remember the last time I cried this much in a single week,
if ever I have.
Sheesh. A grown man I am.
whodathunk?
thanks again for your kindness,
addy

(Tiggermiss, your little Casey--the cutie up close in the picture--is the spittin' image of my Annabella. I'll post a picture if I can figure out how to get it within the required pixel limit!)

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[Heidismom]

I am likewise sorry for your loss of Annabella. Please know that every day a rescue spends in their forever home, is better than any minute spent in their "never" home. I agree, you must have taken wondeful care of her for her to live 4 1/2 years with the megaesophagus. I am glad your memories are coming into focus now. (I still have some of Siglen-Angel's noseprints inside my car, and she passed in September 2004. Please keep your hot tubs covered, everyone, in her honor!)

[Kim H.]

I couldn't see your picture at first, but then it showed up. She is just adorable and does look a lot like Casey! It is quite understandable to grieve for her... although she would certainly want you to rejoice in the happy memories! :heart:

[duchiesmom]

when shared with others who love their furkids. People who do not have the deep love and abiding fondness for the dachsie just do not understand. Remember, though- as much as your life was enriched and blessed by Annabella's being in it- can you IMAGINE how much more richly she was blessed by having you as her forever hooman? My Duchess was a mill mommy and I can see the gratitude in her big brown eyes. I am sure Annabella is pain free and running, long ears flapping in the wind at the Bridge with so many furkids that have gone on - she is in good company. The more posts I read and the more folks I get to "know" on this board, and their stories of loss... she is in good company and NO MORE PAIN. No more fighting. Just romping and resting and pigging out, I am sure.

Big :bighug: to you and prayers that the sadness fades and only happy memories remain.

[DoxieCrazy]

I apologize for the delay in responding to your post.

I'm sure Annabella passed knowing she was loved. Not everyone can say that, human or doxie alike.

I can tell by the way you write about her that she had a special place in your heart that will never be replaced.

You leave those smudge marks on your windows, I know I would!

May your happy memories dim your sadness during this difficult time.

:hug2:

[Marion]

I am so sorry for your loss of Annabella - what a beautiful & brave little girl. :heart: It is so heartbreaking to lose a beloved furbaby, you are in my :pray:ers
and thoughts - hang in there... :hugs1:

[TessieMom]

I am so sorry for your loss, but know in my heart that Annabella waits peacefully at the bridge, restored to health without the limitations her body placed on her on earth. Perhaps in time you will be able to share some of her love with another rescue baby.