Ginger was our cocker spaniel/retriever mix
with all the traits of a cocker. She came to us one fall day in October,
when my son and daughter decided that they wanted a pet.
Only 8 weeks old. We have wonderful memories of Ginger.
She was so intelligent – loving and attained a great vocabulary while
she was here. She loved everyone. And everyone loved her.
As the children grew up and went on their life paths Ginger
became “my” baby. Because of what we thought at the time was a
back injury (ruptured disc) Ginger’s quality of life began to diminish
but she had such a will that she continued to interact and try to
communicate with all of us.
After we had thought the disc had healed it appeared that she began
to behave as though she had a pinched nerve in her shoulder.
We had a scheduled appointment at the vet for x-rays to
“find the problem” so that we could fix it.
Only after the x-rays we learned that the problem all along had been
something beyond our belief and control.
Ginger had cancer. The x-rays showed numerous tumors in her lungs.
The hard part was that she still looked healthy and happy.
But we were told that even with chemotherapy she would only
last 4 to 6 months. I couldn’t put her through that.
She had already been through so much pain that I had no way
of knowing about. The decision was made to end her pain two days ago
and in essence began a journey of pain for us.
We loved her soooo much!!!
I know that she is in a better place but our grief is unbearable.
We were so fortunate to have the unconditional love of such
a wonderful dog. We had her 9 years.
She will always be a part of our lives.
As she left us I whispered to her that I loved her and she just drifted off.
I felt her go right through me. We were so close.
The love of our lives is gone but will always be
lovingly remembered.
Love you forever Ginger.
Deborah
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