Zuzi went to the Rainbow Bridge - YorkieTalk.com Forums

zuzismom · 08-06-2009, 04:20 PM

My little Zuzi went to the Rainbow Bridge on 7/25/09 while DH and I were on vacation. She was 15.5 yrs old, mostly blind and deaf. She had congestive heart failure but she was on medicine for over a year and a half and was doing well.

She just started slowing down a lot the week before we left. DH brought her to the vet and she was checked over. The vet said she seemed to be doing well.

Unfortunately the night we left she pretty much stopped taking her meds and was eating very little. By the next Saturday she was so thin and sick from not taking her meds she had trouble breathing.

My dear SIL brought her to the vet and per our written wishes, Zuzi was put down and cremated. We didn't find out until the day before we came home. I'm glad my mom was visiting and I asked her how all the dogs were doing. She hesitated so I asked straight out if Zuzi had died. She told me she had passed away.

I had a lovely vacation backpacking the Wonderland Trail in Washington state. It was a bittersweet return to my home. I have two Labradoodles who are the sweetest dogs and so happy to see me. I keep thinking I see little Zuzi, but it usually just a dog toy.

I miss her so much. For such a little dog, she put a big hole in my heart.

Shelley

danjr68 · 08-06-2009, 04:24 PM

So sorry for your loss

kalina82 · 08-06-2009, 04:30 PM

i'm so sorry for your loss.

RIP Zuzi

RoscoesMommy42 · 08-06-2009, 04:57 PM

I am so sorry. Bless her heart. I pray that your pain will lessen quickly.

4doggiemama · 08-06-2009, 05:12 PM

I am so sorry for your loss. Must have been difficult for you to actually leave knowing she was going downhill. R.I.P. little Zuzi. ~Joanne~

jackson25 · 08-06-2009, 06:18 PM

So sorry for your lose

RIP Zuzi

Mary

cynsir · 08-06-2009, 06:39 PM

I'm so sorry for your loss.

Patti · 08-06-2009, 06:56 PM

I am so sorry for your loss.

bebeyorkie · 08-06-2009, 07:30 PM

so sorry for your loss

zuzismom · 08-07-2009, 06:04 AM

Thank you all for your condolences. I'm having such a hard time not having her with me. I'm actually surprised that I'm grieving so much. I feel depressed and tired which is so unlike me.

I know it will get better but I'm having a difficult time with it. I wish I was there to say goodbye to her. It's nice to have people who understand be there for me.

When I went into my Chiropractor today and told him "my dog died while I was on vacation", he thought he was funny when he said "You should have fed it."

I could have smacked him right then and there. I think I'll find a chiropractor.

Shelley

tortoisekeeper · 08-07-2009, 06:09 AM

Shelley I am so sorry for you loss. They really do grab our hearts. I think I would have smacked him and walked out. Some people are so insentitive. I know it hurts so much but it will be less hard as time goes by. We all know how you feel.

Betty

littlewhip · 08-07-2009, 06:14 AM

Im very sorry for your loss

R.I.P Sweet Zuzi

Kenna · 08-07-2009, 09:22 AM

My heart goes out to you! It is never easy to lose a beloved member of our family. Hugs to you and I hope you know you are not alone.

miabellaamoure · 08-08-2009, 12:56 AM

I am so sorry for your loss of Zuzi and for the unfortunate words you had to hear from your Chiropractor...ugh!

R.I.P. Zuzi somewhere over the

yorkie_mama22 · 08-08-2009, 07:18 AM

Im so sorry to hear about Zuzi passing. She had a long wonderful life it seems like with you and may she rest in peace now

08-06-2009, 04:20 PM	#1
zuzismom Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 44	Zuzi went to the Rainbow Bridge My little Zuzi went to the Rainbow Bridge on 7/25/09 while DH and I were on vacation. She was 15.5 yrs old, mostly blind and deaf. She had congestive heart failure but she was on medicine for over a year and a half and was doing well. She just started slowing down a lot the week before we left. DH brought her to the vet and she was checked over. The vet said she seemed to be doing well. Unfortunately the night we left she pretty much stopped taking her meds and was eating very little. By the next Saturday she was so thin and sick from not taking her meds she had trouble breathing. My dear SIL brought her to the vet and per our written wishes, Zuzi was put down and cremated. We didn't find out until the day before we came home. I'm glad my mom was visiting and I asked her how all the dogs were doing. She hesitated so I asked straight out if Zuzi had died. She told me she had passed away. I had a lovely vacation backpacking the Wonderland Trail in Washington state. It was a bittersweet return to my home. I have two Labradoodles who are the sweetest dogs and so happy to see me. I keep thinking I see little Zuzi, but it usually just a dog toy. I miss her so much. For such a little dog, she put a big hole in my heart. Shelley

08-06-2009, 04:30 PM	#3
kalina82 Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: with my yorkie baby Posts: 10,141 Blog Entries: 1	i'm so sorry for your loss. RIP Zuzi __________________ Kellie and Morgan

08-06-2009, 04:57 PM	#4
RoscoesMommy42 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Morristown, TN Posts: 3,736	I am so sorry. Bless her heart. I pray that your pain will lessen quickly. __________________ Hello and hugs from Kristie & the furbabies! A world without yorkies is not a very bright one

08-06-2009, 05:12 PM	#5
4doggiemama Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: KS Posts: 3,290	I am so sorry for your loss. Must have been difficult for you to actually leave knowing she was going downhill. R.I.P. little Zuzi. ~Joanne~ __________________ Joanne Eli ChipperEva Snowboy Rosie(R.I.P. 1996-July 29, 2013) Cocoa(R.I.P 1998-April 26, 2012):

08-06-2009, 06:39 PM	#7
cynsir The 3 Musketeers Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cloquet, MN Posts: 738 Blog Entries: 1	I'm so sorry for your loss. __________________ Cindy and Misty and Mazie and Cassie Max (3/31/08 - 6/1/09)

08-06-2009, 04:24 PM	#2
danjr68 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Arcanum, Ohio Posts: 854	So sorry for your loss

08-06-2009, 06:18 PM	#6
jackson25 Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Quincy, IL Posts: 3,668	So sorry for your lose RIP Zuzi Mary

08-06-2009, 06:56 PM	#8
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	I am so sorry for your loss. __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

08-06-2009, 07:30 PM	#9
bebeyorkie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: california Posts: 659	so sorry for your loss __________________ Bebe Toby Apple Our Beautiful Shells We will forever Love You 1994-2009

08-07-2009, 06:04 AM	#10
zuzismom Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 44	Thank you all for your condolences. I'm having such a hard time not having her with me. I'm actually surprised that I'm grieving so much. I feel depressed and tired which is so unlike me. I know it will get better but I'm having a difficult time with it. I wish I was there to say goodbye to her. It's nice to have people who understand be there for me. When I went into my Chiropractor today and told him "my dog died while I was on vacation", he thought he was funny when he said "You should have fed it." I could have smacked him right then and there. I think I'll find a chiropractor. Shelley

08-07-2009, 06:09 AM	#11
tortoisekeeper Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Metairie Louisisna Posts: 1,088	Shelley I am so sorry for you loss. They really do grab our hearts. I think I would have smacked him and walked out. Some people are so insentitive. I know it hurts so much but it will be less hard as time goes by. We all know how you feel. Betty

08-07-2009, 06:14 AM	#12
littlewhip Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: wiith my furbabys Posts: 8,874	Im very sorry for your loss R.I.P Sweet Zuzi

08-07-2009, 09:22 AM	#13
Kenna YT Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Posts: 367	My heart goes out to you! It is never easy to lose a beloved member of our family. Hugs to you and I hope you know you are not alone.

08-08-2009, 12:56 AM	#14
miabellaamoure ♥YORKIERESCUE.com♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 8,708	I am so sorry for your loss of Zuzi and for the unfortunate words you had to hear from your Chiropractor...ugh! R.I.P. Zuzi somewhere over the __________________ Jo Ann Abby, Bella , Phoebe & Violette....

08-08-2009, 07:18 AM	#15
yorkie_mama22 Currently Suspended! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 2,275	Im so sorry to hear about Zuzi passing. She had a long wonderful life it seems like with you and may she rest in peace now