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Canine Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA & IMHA) - In Memory of Tucker
| Tucker, Our beloved cocker spaniel went to sleep 1 year ago on 7th June 2007 at 9.30 pm, 7days after being diagnosed with this horrible disease.AIHA. He was 12 1/2 We had never even heard of it until then. He had a minor operation and was apparently healthy before. Then he went rapidly downhill. It was unbearable, unreal. So many of you helped me through those first days and weeks and i truly thank you all for that, especially one lady in particular who became a very close friend to me and continues to help even now 1 year on. It just seems like yesterday and we still miss him soo much. there is never a day goes by when i dont think of him or talk to him or wish he was still here. We wanted to honour his memory by sharing with you some of the things that made him special to us. We met him when he was only 8 weeks old A beautiful little black bundle lying with his two sisters snuggled up to his mum. He was only in a litter of 3.the only boy, And from that moment on he captured our hearts. He was always so gentle, the way he would lightly place his paw on my hand or on my knee. The way he would look at me, then away and back again when i caught his eye. Those beautiful eyes so full of love, so intelligent, always so understanding. The way he would greet us when we came home, bounding up to us with his toy snowman in his mouth, inviting us to chase him, The way he did that little frisky jump, like a spring lamb with his back legs straight out in mid air when he was running after a stone or a ball, He was so special, i could go on forever, He became our Forever Dog, FOREVER LOVED, FOREVER REMEMBERED, FOREVER DEEPLY MISSED. What will we do without him, his presence is everywhere, Until we meet you at the Rainbow Bridge, Sleep peacefully our sweet Tucker. Sue and John, David, Chris and Craig xxxxx |
| Sue UK |
| My thoughts and prayers to you on this anniversary. I hope that time has healed the wounds, and they are not so raw...they are always there...but not so sharp. Keep spreading the word about this disease. Maybe it will help. What surgery? what medication? why did this happen? |
| Chris C onnecticut |
| I think the first year is the hardest. There is that "it has been a week since... a month since... the first vacation/birthday/Christmas etc. to get through without our beloved pets that were taken too soon and too fast. It will be 2 years on the 18th of this month that I lost my forever dog Salome. It still hurts everyday but more as a sadness than the inital devastating pain. We can make a difference by continuing to be vocal about AIHA and making donations to Meisha's Hope. Penny |
| Penny Lytle Creek Calif |
| TYhese anniversaries are ard. In Oct. it will have been 5 yeas since I lost my just turned 4 year od goldenretrieve, Hunter. And I miss him and think of him every day. As with you--and most of us, I had never heard of this disease befeo he was diagnosed on Oct. 9, died Oct. 16. |
| Sandra Texas |
| Sue -- the anniversaries are the hardest, and so are those special days you remember, like the holidays. On 19 May, it was three years that we said goodbye to our beloved beagle, Wiley, and while the pain is more bearable, it never completely goes away. But she was a happy dog who loved life and overcame so many other health issues, so I think it's unfair for me to think of her in sadness. I have a few tears almost every day, but I try to counter them with happy memories. My husband and I are so grateful for the ten years that we had with Wiley. She was our love and joy, and now she watches over us. In the meantime, we have joined with others here to support the Meisha's Hope Fund at the Morris Animal Foundation. Maybe someday, we'll have a cure so that other dogs and their beloved pet parents won't have to endure the pain of IMHA. |
| Brenda VA |
| Chris, Penny, Sandra, and Brenda, Thankyou all so much for sharing the 1st Anniversary of our beloved Tucker. My heart and thoughts are with you all on the losses of your own very special dogs. You are right the hurt is not so sharp but still there and i do know that they will always be with us and a part of us. Chris im not sure if you actually wanted to know what Tucker's surgery and medication was and what happened or whether they were general questions to keep asking, but the operation was only to remove a wart that was starting to weep and bleed and cause him problems around his neck with rubbing on collars etc it had been left alone while it was not causing problems but the vet had said it was now time to remove it. At this time he was a lively seemingly healthy dog, even at 12 1/2 people thought he was a puppy. From the 1st day after the op he started to show signs of internal bleeding. He went onto Prednisolone about day 3 had scans and tests and was in and out of hospital all week but went rapidly downhill and had to be put to sleep on day 7. We were devestated it was so quick. I posted what happened on 7th June 2007 called 7days and my son had posted 'beautiful black angel gone why?' We will never forget that day, a day of all days when we lost our forever dog. Again i thank you all for sharing his anniversary with me and hope that time will lessen the hurt and loss for us all. I also hope that because of increasing awareness and research of this horrible disease that there will be a cure and no more suffering or losses. |
| Sue Milne UK |
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