by Joan
I LOST MUFFIN MY LITTLE GIRL POMERANIUM
THE LAST OF MAY. SHE WAS A TREASURE TO MY HUSBAND AND I. I
GOT MUFFIN AS A BABY
IN 1987. SHE WAS RUN OVER BY A TRUCK WHEN SHE WAS ABOUT 1
1/2 YEARS OLD AND
DEVELOPED SCARRING ON HER BRAIN FROM A
HEAD INJURY AND STARTED HAVING SEIZURES. SHE HAD TO BE BUT
ON PHENOBARBITAL DAILY. I
LOVED AND CARED FOR HER UNCONDITIONALLY. WHEN SHE WAS
ABOUT 6
YEARS OLD SHE HAD TO HAVE A FEMALE OPERATION AND THEY
FOUND OUT SHE WAS A SEVERE
DIABETIC. SO SHE HAD TO GO ON INSULIN TWICE A DAY. MUFFIN
CONTINUED TO
GO DOWN HILL AND EVENTUALLY WENT BLIND
SHE COULD NOT GO OUT ANYMORE BY HERSELF SO I PUT HUGGIES
DIAPERS ON MUFFIN. SHE
ADAPTED SO GOOD. SHE NEVER ONCE TRIED TO TAKE THEM OFF.
EVERYONE THAT SAW MUFFIN
COULD NOT GET OVER THE FACT THAT SHE WOULD WEAR THE
DIAPERS.
SHE HAD TO WEAR A SIZE 2. ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DIAPER I
WOULD CUT A TRIANGLE SHAPE OUT
TO PULL HER FLUFFY TAIL OUT SO SHE WOULD NOT HAVE TO POO
POO IN THE DIAPER JUST WET
BECAUSE HER URINARY PROBLEM WAS OUT OF CONTROL.MUFFIN
WORE DIAPERS UNTILL SHE DIED.
SHE ALSO
WOULD NOT EAT ANYTHING BUT CHEF BOY AR DEE STEW BEEF
LITTLE BUCKET DINNERS
SHE WOULD WANT TWO OR THREE A DAY.
SHE GOT VERY EXPENSIVE WITH MEDICINE DIAPERS AND FOOD.
BUT SHE WAS WORTH EVEY DOLLAR I
SPENT.AND WOULD GO BACK AND DO IT AGAIN IF I COULD HAVE
HER BACK.
EVERYONE WOULD SAY PUT HER TO SLEEP
BUT THERE WAS NO WAY. ONLY GOD KNEW WHEN TO TAKE
MUFFIN.SHE GAVE US SO MUCH LOVE
RIGHT UP TO HER LAST DAY.
I ENTERED MUFFIN IN THE SPOOKY POUCH CONTEST EVERY
HALLOWEEN FOR A WHILE AND SHE
WOULD ALWAYS WALK AWAY WITH BLUE RIBBONS OR FIRST
PLACE.WHEN EVER I LEFT HOME SHE
WOULD ALWAYS WAIT BY THE DOOR I WENT OUT OF UNTILL I
RETURNED.
EVEN THOUGH MUFFIN WAS BLIND SHE KNEW EVERY SPOT IN THE
HOUSE SHE NEVER BUMPED INTO
ANYTHING.KNEW WHERE HER FOOD AND WATER WAS .AND HOW
TO GET TO JUST WHWERE SHE
WANTED TO GO. MUFFIN WAS A TRAMATIC LOSS TO MY HUSBAND
AND I
I AM NOW FIXING A PET CEMETARY FOR ALL OF OUR PETS AND
OTHER FAMILY MEMEMBER PETS IN
MY BACK YARD. ONE DAY ABOUT A WEEK AGO ONE OF MY CO
WORKERS AT AFFORDABLE
DENTURES IN KINSTON N.C.
TOLD ME SHE HAD SOMETHING FOR ME TO READ. IT WAS
RAINBOWS BRIDGE POEM. I STOOD THERE
AND CRIED. I BROUGHT IT HOME
TO MY HUBAND AND HE ALSO CRIED. IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL. AND
PLAN TO GIVE COPIES TO OTHER
PEOPLE AS THEY LOOSE A PET. THANK YOU FOR CREATING SUCH A
BEAUTIFUL WEB SITE AND I DO
PLAN TO ENTER MUFFIN SOON.
GOD BLESS PET LOVERS EVERWHERE. AND
ESPECIALLY RAINBOWSBRIDGE.