Rainbow Bridge......

"When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food and water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who has been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remembered them in our dreams of days and times gone by.







The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.






They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. The bright eyes are intent; the eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to break away from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster. YOU have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyus reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life, but never absent from your heart.






Then you cross the Rainbow Bridge together....................................."






~Anonymous

Lucky

July 27, 2008-June 30, 2009

Coco

Died 2007

I had been wanting to post this for a while now.  We have lost two beloved members of our family.  And anyone who says an animal is just an animal, then they have never had the chance to love and be loved by something so precious as a pet.

Our cat Coco, who was part Siamese, was a character all of her own choosing.  She could be very loveable and then five seconds later, it was leave me alone! LOL!!! She was a California cat and when we moved back to Wisconsin, I don't think that her body adjusted very well to the colder weather.  We were so lucky to have her in our lives for as long as we did.  We don't know exactly when she was born, but we guessed about 1991 or 1992.  So she wasn't a spring chicken.  Towards the end of her life, her arthritis prooved to be too much for her and we had to have her put to sleep.  And then of course at the end is when she put up a fight.  But she went quietly and we were there with her.

Lucky, our little Jack Russel was a bit of a different story.  She was an early birthday present for our daughter in September of last year.  She was a hyper, fun loving, and such a loveable puppy.  She loved going for rides in the car and would get to go to school just about every morning when I took my daughter.  She was the 'unofficial' mascot of the school.  One time getting away from one of the secretaries while the principal was doing the morning announcements.  The whole school loved her.  But to us, she was much more than a family pet.  She was like another child, if that makes any sense.  After I would take my daughter to school, Lucky and I would come home and we would take our nap.  I work 3rd shift.  She would snuggle under the covers and that would be 'our time'.  And I'm a person that doesn't even like dogs! LOL!! But there was just something special about her. 

During the last weekend in June is when she became very ill.  She was diagnosed with something called pancreatitis.  Here is a link to the definition.  http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+1580&aid=335  It all happened so quickly and she was gone within ten hours time.  My daughter was devastated.  We buried our little peanut in the backyard, so she is still close by. 

Not a day goes by that I don't think or even look for Lucky and for Coco.