Sarah is my 11 yr 5 mo purebred labrador retriever. She is an awsome lab and loves trucks and ducks. :) she had lost 30 over the past year going from 94 down to 55. because of not having the money and not a vet around in my small home area that would allow me to make pmts so she was deteriating slowly. I moved some 200 miles on the other side of anchorage and found a vet who would which I owe so much thanks no matter the outcome which surgery just last thursday gave us a victory.

Weeks leading up to this, I felt hopeless and disgusted at myself not being successful enough to even help my dog. I’m going to get off this dang social security disability and go back to work because i’m sick of being poor and not able to get by when things happen.
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I wanted to write about a kitty we had named “Samantha”. My husband and I went to a animal adoption fair in the hopes of finding a puppy. As we were looking for a dog we walked up the hill and saw all the cats. We looked into all of the cages and that’s when we saw “Samantha”.

She was so pretty and was the only cat that came to us when we had put our finger in the cage. She seemed like a very friendly and happy go lucky cat. At this point we did not know how old she was but we both knew that this was the cat that we wanted. The adoption lady told us that she was 12 years old and she was happy that someone wanted to adopt an older cat. My husband and I did not care how old she was, at that point we just wanted to take her home and make the rest of her life as good as it could possibly be.

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My dog Kublai was a Valentines gift from my wife. She left early one morning, and when she returned she put the little fur ball in the bed with me. He was a Chow-Lad mix, and he was my best friend for almost 15 years. For all those years through thick and thin he was my loyal friend. A couple months ago, he started getting weak. It happened very suddenly. About 4 days passed and he couldn’t walk. When I took him to the vet , he tried to hop in the backseat and wagged his tail.

When he was young he didn’t like the car. If I’d known he enjoyed it ,I would have took him for rides more often. In retrospect, there’s lots of things I wish I had done lots of things for him. I could tell by the vets reaction during the examination that my buddy was very ill. his kidneys had stopped working and his organs were shutting down. I made a promise that I would be a true friend to him and would not prolong his suffering for my own selfishness. Now, as i stood numd in the bright exam room, that time had come. i could’nt imagine my life without his warm (and slightly smelly) fur to pet. His adoring big brown eyes greeting me when I awake. See his wildly wagging tail and expressive face waiting for me when I come home from work. For 15 years this wonderful dog reminded me that there was innocence and goodness in the world. My wife brought me a cheeseburger. I feed it to him as he lay on the shiny steel table. I told him what a good friend he was, I massaged his back while he dug into his cheeseburger and told him how much I loved him. He enjoyed his burger very much and I enjoyed watching him relish a forbidden treat. I held his wooly head and looked into his eyes as the vet gave him the shot. I wispered in his ear how grateful I was for his love, how brave he was and how much I hoped I would see him again. There was no thunder clap. The lights didn’t dim. None of the things I felt should accompany the departure of such and wonderful soul. I only watched as his great heart slowed, he went limp in my arms and the light left his loving brown eyes.
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Lucy was my beloved Muscovy duck. I rescued her from a livestock auction. Lucy was more like a dog..when I came to the yard she greeted me at the fence with tail wagging, eat out of my hands, loved to be held and petted. I lost my beloved friend on 10-31-06 to a raccoon attack. I went out early to let her out of her duck house and I saw her sitting out in the icy morning by the door (like a loyal dog) to the chicken coop. I thought “Oh my gosh, I forgot to lock her up last night”..It was then I saw her bloody, shredded back. The guilt and anguish I felt was heart wrenching…it was my fault ! I drove her to the vet. It was a severe injury ..she would not recover.
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Meet Cooper, my 2 year old norwich/carien terrier mix. I adopted Cooper from an animal shelter in June of 2006 and it was the best decision I ever made. He has brought such joy and unconditional love to my life and I’m so thankful. Unfortunately, because of my long hours at work he is left alone for many hours a day, but after a long hard day at work, nothing is nicer than opening the door to Cooper who always greets me with kisses and excitement. We go running together, swimming together, lay on the couch and watch tv together and ride in my convertible with the top down together. He’s fanstatic and I can’t imagine my life without him!

Amy from IL