May 31 1991 —- Feb. 1 2000
Bull Mastiff
IT MUST OF BEEN FATE THE WAY OUR LIVES CAME TOGETHER.
I WAS MURPHY’S THIRD AND FINAL FRIEND.
HIS 1ST OWNER HAD HIM FROM THE TIME HE WAS A PUPPY
(I WISH IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME) HE WASN’T PROPERLY CARED FOR.
HIS 2ND OWNERS HAD HIM FOR ABOUT 10 MONTHS IN WHICH
THIS TIME WAS WHEN HIS ILLNESSES STARTED TO SHOW.
HE WAS LEFT OUTSIDE ALOT AND ALONE.
WHEN HIS 2ND OWNERS COULD NOT TAKE HIM WITH THEM
WHEN THEY MOVED I OFFERED TO CARE FOR HIM.
HE WAS ABOUT 5 1/2 YEARS OLD. WHEN I FIRST TOOK HIM IN
I FOUND HE WAS COVERED WITH FLEAS AND TICKS,
UNDERWEIGHT AND NOT MEDICALLY CARED FOR IN THE RIGHT WAY.
I BATHED AND GROOMED HIM BEFORE TAKING HIM TO MY VET.
THERE,HE WAS FULLY EXAMINED AND THE DOCTORS FOUND HIM
TO HAVE A THYROID CONDITION AND A SEVERE SKIN DISEASE.
THE PADS OF HIS FEET WOULD BLEED AND SWELL TO THE
POINT WHERE IT WAS HARD FOR HIM TO WALK.
HE HAD VERY BAD ARTHRITIS AND CONSTANTLY GOT EAR
INFECTIONS. WE STARTED HIM ON ALL THE RIGHT MEDICATIONS
FOR HIS NEEDS WHICH HE HAD!
TO TAKE EVERYDAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS LIFE.
THERE WERE TIMES WHEN HE WAS TAKING ABOUT 15 PILLS
A DAY OF DIFFERENT MEDICINES. I TRIED TO CARE FOR HIM
AND LOVE HIM THE BEST I KNEW HOW.
WE BECAME VERY CLOSE EXTREMELY FAST.
WE HAD OUR PRIVATE TIME EVERYDAY WITH OUR WALKS AND
TRIPS IN THE CAR (EVEN IF WE HAD NO WHERE TO GO)
QUALITY TIME TOGETHER IS WHAT WE BOTH LOVED MOST.
CUDDLING PLAYING AND HEARTFELT QUIET MOMENTS TOGETHER.
HE STARTED TO FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS
HE HAD,THANKS TO THE MEDICINE AND LOVE HE WAS GIVEN.
HE WAS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT DOG THAN WHEN WE FIRST MET.
HIS WEIGHT WHEN I GOT HIM WAS ONLY 106 LBS(VERY SMALL
FOR A MASTIFF),WITH SOME TIME AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD
HIS WEIGHT WENT TO 157 LBS.
HE WAS ONCE AGAIN HEALTHY AND PLAYFUL.
HE LOVED ALL THE CHILDREN THAT CAME TO MY HOUSE
AND THE COMPANIONSHIP OF MY OTHER 3 DOGS AND MAX,THE CAT.
HE WAS FINALLY PART OF A FAMILY AND LOVED WITH ALL
OUR HEARTS. EVENTUALLY HIS MEDICAL PROBLEMS GOT TO
A POINT WHERE NOT EVEN MEDICINE COULD HELP.
HE STOPPED EATING HIS BACK LEGS STARTED GIVING OUT ON
HIM AS HE WOULD WALK AND HE WAS SO TIRED ALL THE TIME.
I TOOK HIM TO THE DOCTORS WHO WANTED TO TRY ALL THEY
COULD TO HEAL HIM. THEY KEPT HIM OVERNIGHT AND
RIGHT THERE AND THEN I KNEW. THE NEXT MORNING ON
FEB. 1 2000 THE DOCTORS CALLED ME TO SAY HE WASN’T
DOING ANY BETTER IN A MATTER OF FACT
HE WAS A LOT WORSE. I RUSHED TO BE WITH HIM
(I DIDN’T WANT HIS FINAL HOURS TO BE ALONE).
WHEN I GOT THERE,THE DOCTORS SAID HE WAS NOT AWARE
OF HIS SURROUNDINGS I LAID BY HIS SIDE AND CRIED.
HE LOOKED AT ME AND LET OUT A BIG SIGH.
DUE TO THE INFECTION ALWAYS IN HIS BODY IT FINALLY
ATTACKED HIS LIVER AND KIDNEYS. I KNEW HE WANTED TO
ONCE AND FOR ALL REST AND NOT SUFFER ANYMORE.
I TALKED TO HIM SOFTLY AND LET HIM KNOW IT WAS OKAY
TO LET GO AND THAT I WOULD ALWAYS LOVE HIM AND CARRY
HIM IN MY HEART.
HE LET OUT ONE LAST HEAVY SIGH AND WENT TO SLEEP.
IT WAS THE HARDEST THING I EVER HAD TO DO BUT I FELT
IN A WAY HE WAITED FOR ME TO GET TO HIM AND
SAY GOOD-BYE BEFORE HE LET GO.
THE GENTLE GIANT (AS I CALLED HIM) HAD GIVEN ME SO
MUCH IN THE THREE AND A HALF YEARS WE SPENT TOGETHER,
THAT I COULD NEVER BEGIN TO EXPLAIN.
HE BECAME MY COMPANION MY BEST FRIEND AND FULFILLED
MY LIFE IN SO MANY WAYS AS I HOPE I DID FOR HIM.
REST IN PEACE MY ANGEL
YOU ARE MY HEART!
YOUR MOMMY LOVES YOU VERY MUCH AND WILL
NEVER FORGET YOU AS WILL ALL THAT EVER GOT TO
KNOW YOU!
UNTIL WE SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN
MY SPECIAL ONE!
Doreen
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