Rays and prayers needed for Finn

KathyP · March 09, 2006, 10:43:32 PM

Hi all, Just wanted to pop in and ask you to send lots and lots of rays and prayers out for my Finn. Tuesday morning we took him to the vet b/c he was a very sick boy. Diagnosis, Pancreatitis. After two nights at the vet we thought he was getting better and might come home tomorrow. But he took a turn for the worse and we had to take him to the ER vet. He is a young dog and in otherwise good health so we are praying he will come out of this ok. I will keep you posted. Thanks for the rays!

Merion · March 10, 2006, 12:02:45 AM

Sending Mega HHHHH's

& PPPPPP's

for Finn. Hope he feels better soon

!!!!
Merion & the Z's

Beth · March 10, 2006, 06:00:55 AM

Sending lots of good healing rays to Finn!

Hugs to you. Hang in there!

April · March 10, 2006, 07:04:44 AM

Rays and prayers going out for you and your big golden boy Finn! Please let us know how it goes? Until then {{HUGS}}

KathyP · March 10, 2006, 08:01:38 AM

Well, I hate to post this.....my heart is breaking. Finn's pancreas is dying...it's called necronizing. There is really nothing that can be done and we can't see putting him through a surgery that will be for naught. So, today we will be saying goodbye and sending him to the bridge w/ Piddleman. Gotta go, tears are flowing.

Barb · March 10, 2006, 08:20:47 AM

Oh Kathy - my heart is breaking for you. I know your time with Finn was so special - he was such a special boy and helped to heal your heart. Piddleman will be there to welcome him and I know in time you will find comfort in knowing that. But today and the next ones will be so hard. We are here for you and cry along with you. Hugs to you. Godspeed Finn.....

Jenny G · March 10, 2006, 09:29:32 AM

Kathy- I'm so sorry! Please know I'm sending lots of hugs and prayers. I'm sure my Annie will be there waiting on Finn to welcome him to the bridge.

Merion · March 10, 2006, 09:56:53 AM

We are so sorry to hear about Finn. We are here if you need to talk. Sending HHHHHHH's & PPPPPPP's to you.

Merion & the ZZ's

Krista · March 10, 2006, 12:31:45 PM

Kathy,

I'm so very sorry to hear this terrible news. I will be thinking of you and praying for your family. I'm so sorry.....

KathyP · March 10, 2006, 01:00:07 PM

Thank you all so much. You were there for me after Piddleman went to the bridge and I appreciate that you are still here. I am so wiped out right now...I need to take a nap. But I will be back, I promise. Thank you all again. God Bless

doxielady5569128 · March 10, 2006, 03:14:06 PM

AWWW... Kathy!!! Big hugs coming from Porky and his momma. So sorry to hear about Finn!! It is always hard to make a decision like that! We are praying for you and your family during this time.

Roberta · March 11, 2006, 04:34:44 AM

Oh Kathy my heart is breaking for you to-night. Big big hugs and kisses email if you need to talk.

Love Roberta

Dottiesdoxies · March 11, 2006, 06:20:32 AM

I am so sorry Kathy, our prayers are with you!

KathyP · March 11, 2006, 09:16:23 AM

Mornings are so hard......after the numbness of slumber you awake and reality crashes on your head. Since you all love your puppers so much I know you won't think I'm nutso when I tell you this. This morning after I got the coffee made I went and laid on Finn's bed and cried. It was behind my recliner in the living room and I just laid there and bawled me eyes out. It will get better as the day goes on...I trust that...but mornings suck.
I need to get off of here and get dressed. My friend Chris, who brought Finn and us together, is taking me out for breakfast. Then we are going to another friend's home for dinner. I am blessed with loving family and friends who care so much about my grief...that includes all of you. God bless.

Teresa · March 11, 2006, 02:40:35 PM

Kathy, my first thought was "Not Finn, too!" I am sooo sorry for your loss of Finn. He was so special to you and worked such a miracle in helping you to heal. I will be thinking of you often in the next few days and weeks and you go through the pain of losing one of God's precious creatures again.

Sandishooligans · March 11, 2006, 07:08:31 PM

Kathy, one of the greatest things about the Internet is that it really DOES bring people together in a special way. And now, my friend, I send my heartfelt sympathy to you and your family. Please know YOU are in my thoughts today. I'm so sorry. :(

KathyP · March 12, 2006, 11:34:22 AM

Yes, Finn too......as my six yr old grandson Joe says, "It's NOT fair".
I find myself feeling a bit angry today.....not at anyone, but at the situation. He was so young and had so many more years he could've lived with us. What a waste of a beautiful boy. He came into my life when my heart needed healing b/c my Piddleman had gone to the bridge. In healing my heart he wormed his way in and will remain there forever. Thank you, Lord for lending us this sweet, golden boy for a time.
Yesterday I say a quote on a Mary Engelbreit calendar that said, "Don't cry because it is over. Smile because it happened." Dr Seuss. Profoundness from the green eggs and ham guy! So, I am trying to focus on that.......it's hard.

David C. · March 12, 2006, 06:26:05 PM

We're terribly sorry to hear about Finn. Coming hard on the heels of losing Piddleman, it must be extremely tough to take. We will keep you, your family, Piddleman and Finn in our thoughts and prayers.

KathyP · March 12, 2006, 08:25:10 PM

Thanks David. Yes, it is hard since it's only been two years since Piddleman went to the bridge. What is even harder is that when Finn was first throwing up I got this feeling in my gut that said, this is just like what happened to P...I'm going to lose Finn. But I tried to stuff that feeling and we did everything possible to help him. I'm so sad...and so drained...and am afraid I'm gonna be a little 'dog shy' for a while when it comes to having one of my own. Two in two years takes some time to get over.

Jeri · March 12, 2006, 08:43:45 PM

Kathy,

My heart goes out to you. I'm so sorry that you had to say goodbye to your beloved Finn. God bless.

April · March 13, 2006, 07:24:04 AM

I'm so sorry Kathy! Please know we understand and are here for you! hugs and prayers and rays going out that you feel better soon.

MindyKay · March 13, 2006, 07:41:12 AM

Kathy,

I am so sorry for your loss. Prayers are on the way from Iowa.

KathyP · March 15, 2006, 03:53:29 PM

Thank you all so much. Yesterday was a real bad day...fortunately I only had to work for 3.5 hours. Came home to many sympathy cards in the mail so sat and read them and cried...and cried...and cried. When I was finally done I slept for a couple hours. Better day today...still sad...but not a basket case. It will get better...especially with all the love, prayers and hugs from friends and family...which includes all of you!

Dackelrich · March 16, 2006, 12:15:02 AM

Quote from: KathyP on March 12, 2006, 11:34:22 AM
...as my six yr old grandson Joe says, "It's NOT fair"...

Joe got it right.

Quote from: KathyP on March 12, 2006, 11:34:22 AMYesterday I say a quote on a Mary Engelbreit calendar that said, "Don't cry because it is over. Smile because it happened"...

Easy for her to say. She didn't know Finn. Luth and I wish that he'd have kept on going, happy and as healthy as ever.

My old buddy Mike, an atttorney and a good one, once told me, "Rich, there is a lot of fairness in the world, but very little justice."

One of the best things I read in college was Elie Wiesel's chapter regarding Job in his book titled, Messengers of God. According to the Hebrew Scriptures, G-d ended the lives of Job's wife and his family as a test of his faith. Job repents of his anger and that's all there was to it.

Wiesel and others have suggested that the book ended in a manner so as not to discourage the faithful. Job was perhaps most human at the point where he was angry and railing at G-d. "I can forgive you for what you have done for me, but how can I forgive you on behalf of my wife and children who cannot speak for themselves?" were the words that some believe he should have uttered, angry and spiteful to the end of his days for good reason. It adds credence to the argument made by many (in the years following the Shoah) that G-d may be in need of our forgiveness, owing to the universal nature of justice on both an earthly and divine level; after all, it is commanded of us to be imitators of G-d and to be just ourselves as part of that covenant. [We're well aware of the controversy surrounding this latter statement--there's no need to argue for or against it here--feel free to send us a PM if you'd like. It's just what a number of our people believe, rightly or wrongly, for better or for worse.]

Ultimately, with the ending as has been recorded, Wiesel suggests that G-d's victory lay in the fact that "Job was happy in spite of himself." Luth and I can reconcile ourselves towards that response, but that doesn't make us any less angry over the losses of Finn, Toby, and others mentioned in this forum.

Rays and prayers needed for Finn

Sandishooligans