Remembering 'Jewel'.

[Charlet_2007]

heres a better pic of her and how i made it for her...

[Lori P]

Awwwww, you guys are so kind and sweet. I had a rough day today, as the vet called to say her ashes were back... and that makes it so very final. To top it off, after feeding all the animals tonite and coming back in, I stood at the door after all the other dogs had come in and called for Jewel... you know how you just do it out of habit... and then it hits your heart like a ton of bricks that she's not coming back in the door. :-( :-(

Here's a cute pic of Jewel, our pug Tiki and my hubby Jamie snuggling...



And here she was with little Mr. Mongo, a chihuahua that we also lost this year. They were great pals.



Thanks for letting me share.

[drache]

((((hug))))

[Lori P]

Oh, Natalie, so sorry... your little Panda Bear was adorable!!! I can also relate to the seizure thing, have had a few dogs with them that we were able to keep under control with meds, but then my cocker Coconut passed a couple of months ago after just a month on meds. You just never know. I bet they're all playing together now and probably getting into some kind of trouble!!!

[Charlet_2007]

lol yeah i can just see them now getting in to trouble and running around and thu the angels causing heavens choir to start singing off key lol

[Lulu Bennett]

Awww Lori, i send my love hun. i followed the story but my interweb must have cut out before i could read or reply to this thread.
I send all my love and lots and lots of hugs (a lil bit late i'm afraid)
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[Lori P]

Always take more hugs, Lulu. Thank you so much. I just found out the other day that the man who lived in this house before we bought it was bitten (in the fall no less) by a copperhead right in our front yard!!

[Lulu Bennett]

Always take more hugs, Lulu. Thank you so much. I just found out the other day that the man who lived in this house before we bought it was bitten (in the fall no less) by a copperhead right in our front yard!!

Unfortunatly there is nothing you can do to change what happened now but you can make the local, locals aware and also if you move house then let the new owners know because it might have been a different story if he had let you know.

[mikm]

Hey Lori, I'm a member of the San Diego Zoo & get a magazine they publish monthly. This month's mag contained a lengthly article about a wild cat there that was bitten by a rattlesnake. Needless to say the Zoo has their own wildlife hospital onsite & they also stock the most diverse supply of ant-venom in the country. The cat bitten was about the same size as Jewel. They pumped anti-venom thru the cat for 2 days, turning her over every hour for the first 24, then did massive blood transfusions. By day 3 she came around and she did pull through. The description of the wound & effects sounded exactly like Jewels, though I suspect Jewel did not get the full dose of venom as this cat did. Without access to anti-venom and a dedicated full time staff knowledgeable about such rarities it sounds grim ... Amazing that Jewel had the spirit within to hang in with not too much else ...

Best Wishes,

[Lori P]

Wow. I'm so glad the cat made it. Yes, one thing Jewel had was a strong spirit. We went for a really long woods walk this weekend with all the dogs (and several goats and the turkeys trailing behind, lol) and I could feel her so strongly... she loooooved our woods walks. What a girl she was.