Thank you, Heather, for your support. I am so sorry that you just lost your little friend. I had a poodle when I was a teenager, he was a beautiful boy. It is encouraging to hear that your friends little one is doing well despite the tumors. I am not sure that Becky would accept a raw diet this late in the game. She is barely eating at all these last few days. I feel we are getting to the end of things just by looking at her and seeing the way she is acting now.

Jen

welcome to the forum from one Aussie to another .

sorry to hear about your little girl my thoughts are with you ,i know what you are going through as i lost my little 12yr old girl just before xmas to a heart murmur .
i started looking at puppies before my little girl passed , sometimes i think i left it a little to late to give my girl her wings , she was passing out a lot but when her tummy and legs became swollen i knew i couldn't let her go any longer .
it really helped to know i had a puppy waiting and 2 weeks after i lost my little Sugar girl Keona was ready to come home , she made me laugh when i felt like crying , the bond i have with keona is unbelievable more so than my other dogs .
everybody is different though , at first i felt i couldnt get another but as sugar got weaker i knew my life wouldnt be complete without another little girl in my life , the day i gave sugar her wings i wanted to get keona that day , i felt a part of me had died ,its so weird how how feelings can change in an instant .
i still had 3 other dogs but still i felt i had nothing ,i had lost the most precious thing in my life ,not to say i dont love my other dogs but sugar was just very special to me .


what ever you decide im sure it will be the right one for you

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Thanks for your support sugarbaby. I am very sorry to hear about your little girl. I am really glad that you have been able to heal with the help of your new pup.

My Becky also has a heart condition that is why the vets ruled out surgery for her. She passes out a lot too but since the vet prescribed vetmedin, to go along with fortekor and flusapex, the fainting spells have been much better. I always thought that her heart would be what would take her from me but it looks as though the bladder tumors are going to get there first. I like your saying of giving her wings that sounds much better to me. I have had euthanasia organized with the vet for a couple of weeks now just in case I need it.

I too have started looking at new pups. There is a little black, long haired boy that I am interested in that will be ready in about 4 weeks. I am very conflicted though as I feel like I am betraying Becky somewhat by looking around while she is still with me. But I don't think I will be able to survive the great hole that her passing is going to leave in my life. My gut is telling me that I should get another pup straight away. I thought if I got a little boy that was a completely different colour then it wouldn't be like I was replacing her so much.

I am really grateful for finding this forum, it is really helping being around others that have gone through the same thing.

Jen

i felt i was betraying sugar also but i knew she would have also wanted me to be happy .

im sure you will enjoy your time here , there is so many friendly, knowledgeable people here .

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Sorry about your baby Jen. Welcome aboard.

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I am sorry for what you are going through. I'm sure no dog will ever replace her, but I support you getting another out of love for the breed and so you can fall in love all over again with a totally new and different personality.
Chis are amazing animals...It sounds like Becky loves you a LOT!

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Halle & Heidi (...and Chanel, too!)

Thanks for the welcome and the support Camo'sDad

Thankyou for your support ChiMama2Hs. I really love the breed and will definitely be getting another but not to replace Becky, nothing can do that, she is amazing. And, yeah, I think she does love me a lot but it goes both ways. I love her heaps too and I'm always telling her so.

Jen

Oh Jen, sorry to hear about your sadness.

However if you feel it's the right decision to bring the little boy in your life i'm confident there is no need for you to feel as if you're betraying or not being well-intentioned to Becky. I'm sure she understands you as you say she does and in saying that she wouldn't have you cope it alone, nobody should have to grieve alone if they don't want to.

I agree with the above poster having lost a dog myself a few years back, a cruel heart-less neighbor who I had caught throwing rat poison in my yard propped open my gate one night around back so I wouldn't notice when I let the dogs out in the morning and my lab got out, living on a busy road, it didn't end well and I brought another into my life shortly after and she made me feel like laughing when all I could think about was crying.

There is immense support and love for both chihuahuas and their owners here, you came to the right place.

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