Pets are people, too
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mike
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@horsebikerider (and @mtnbikej), thanks for relaying this news. My condolence to you, and good thoughts for the care you gave your beautiful friend Licorice. He was a lucky animal to have such a good owner see him through advanced age. Salute to you; may time work its magic on your loss. Peace to you both.
bvader
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@horsebikerider and @mtnbikej
Hard to read, but hard to read because soooo meaningful. The grateful part for all involved are those many years of love.
Take care all...Run On Licorice!
Hard to read, but hard to read because soooo meaningful. The grateful part for all involved are those many years of love.
Take care all...Run On Licorice!
DangerDirtyD
iMTB Hooligan
My sympathy and respect to you @horsebikerider.Yes, the world lost a legend today...when this morning came, I took Licorice over to the vacant yard next door to the barn where there is a nice expanse of grass (one that he has visited a few times when his gate got left open) and I let him graze...or at least grab and spit out due to his lack of molars. He was in his happy place. So, I then decided, this will be the place for his final spot to lie down, rather than on the dirt at my barn. I am telling you, the whole process could not have been any more peaceful and beautiful. When the drugs were administered, he went down quickly and was completely gone before I knew it! He was ready!!
He is now running free among greener pastures across the Rainbow Bridge.
I am so blessed, beyond words and comprehension, from all of the unconditional love and support from all of my friends and family.
Broken hearted, but relieved.
Danimal
iMTB Addict
My sympathies @horsebikerider . This is always a tough decision and now allowing him to run the rainbow bridge pain free. Your loving and caring for Licorice all these years is a wonderful enriching experience. You'll have pleasant memories of him, so he will live on in you.
Runs with Scissors
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Conodolencecs, @horsebikerider and to you too, @mtnbikej. Horses are awesome critters, loyal to a fault, and beautiful animals. Their handlebars may be a little weird, but they pay closer attention to what you want than your bike does. Good to know he's not suffering.
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horsebikerider
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Exactly! Fortunately, the joy outweighs the pain 1,000 foldOhhh nooo. So sorry to hear Suz.The pain of loss is the price we have to pay for the love we get to share with our furry family friends. Condolences, thought and prayers.
horsebikerider
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Amen to that! Losing my parents brought out the worst in my family :-(
scan
iMTB Rockstah
So sorry for your loss!
Pets have such a special place in this world!!
horsebikerider
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This pic was taken on Thursday night and is one of my all ti
me favorites with my handsome boy. This picture definitely captures the joy and happiness I always felt with him
Mikie
Admin/iMTB Hooligan
Oh @horsebikerider Suzanne!I am so sorry. We have not been the same without Diesel so I can only imagine. i hate the hurt of loss but know that down the road it becomes fond memories. I know that don't help right now.
Major hugs to the both of you.
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Redman
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Yes, the world lost a legend today. Everyone that had the privilege of meeting the handsome Licorice was struck by his gentle heart and beautiful soul. The relationship I, personally, had with this magnificent being is beyond words. I can only echo what I have been hearing from so many people that Licorice and I shared a bond and visibly mutual love and connection. Purchasing him 12 years ago, at the age of 17, was, without a doubt, the best and most rewarding investment ever. He found the light in me that I couldn't find. He tolerated all of my lack of knowledge of horsemanship and loved me anyway. He always gave me 100% of his heart. We just knew each other so well.
He developed advanced arthritis in one of his front legs about 8-10 years ago, for which I did my best to keep him comfortable with light exercise and NSAIDs. He would have acute issues where I thought, "is this the end" but he would always surprise me and come back even stronger. He was my Comeback King!
However, a month ago he wasn't eating. I thought it was just some sort of bug and he would shake out of it in a couple of days. Well, after 7 days, it was still a struggle to get him to eat and he was losing weight fast. After a vet check to confirm he didn't have an infection, colic or teeth issues, and his blood work was normal, we decided to treat him for ulcers. This treatment seemed to help a bit, but after 10 days he developed a fever. After another vet visit 2 weeks after the first one, his blood work showed a significant infection, but we didn't know where. So, we now added antibiotics to his treatments. He was improving and he finally broke his fever after 5 days and his follow up blood work, 2 days later, showed significant improvement of the infection. However, something still wasn't right and he still wasn't eating well. We decided to continue on the treatment of antibiotics and then administer anabolic steroids the following week in hopes that would help his appetite. That was last Friday. He seemed to be doing better with his appetite and his energy was a bit improved, but on Monday of this week, he had developed some sort of respiratory issue that was causing discharge from his nose, My barn owner was having a dental specialist coming to do her horses on Wednesday, so I took the opportunity to have this vet check him out and really asses to confirm he didn't have any teeth issues. This vet did a thorough history physical on him before looking in his mouth. When he was listening to his heart he told me that he had a heart murmur. I couldn't remember if I had been told about that as if wasn't a big deal or not and he confirmed that this isn't something benign it is significant and was the cause of the swollen sheath. Now, putting a heart issue on top of the new lung issue really hit home for me. We were now dealing with something that would be very difficult to cure, so I made the decision to send him over the Rainbow Bridge. The vet told me, after watching him walk, that Licorice was in a significant amount of pain. I had been keeping my rose colored glasses on as this is something I deal with every day. Seeing him through someone else's eyes really helped me with the decision, which is 100% the hardest part of this experience.
Fortunately, when this morning came, I took Licorice over to the vacant yard next door to the barn where there is a nice expanse of grass (one that he has visited a few times when his gate got left open) and I let him graze...or at least grab and spit out due to his lack of molars. He was in his happy place. So, I then decided, this will be the place for his final spot to lie down, rather than on the dirt at my barn. I am telling you, the whole process could not have been any more peaceful and beautiful. When the drugs were administered, he went down quickly and was completely gone before I knew it! He was ready!!
He is now running free among greener pastures across the Rainbow Bridge.
I am so blessed, beyond words and comprehension, from all of the unconditional love and support from all of my friends and family.
Broken hearted, but relieved.
R.I.P. Licorice! Happy Forever Trails.
So sorry Suzanne! The only horse that I ever got to per and wasn't petrified by it.
kingaucho
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After losing our amazing Australian Shepherd Tommy in December (he was almost 15 and a big part of our pack) we needed time to heal. For the past two months my wife and I decided we were emotionally ready to bring a new dog into our household and have been scouring all of the rescue sites for one that will work for our family. Lots of applications and little to no response. Was starting to get a little bummed. We never told our kids about our plan since we didn’t want to get their hopes up. Well last week we got a call there was a little 10 month old terrier mix who needed her forever home. I never thought I’d have a scruffy, little white dog in my life, but fell in love when we met her on Wednesday. We told the kids and they were so overwhelmed they all cried. The family who was fostering her were leaving town on Thursday and we got her that morning! Our family is complete again and she has brought so many smiles and love into our life in the short period we have had her! Her story was that she was found roaming the streets of Downtown LA. The guy who found her searched for the owners and got to them and they said that raising a puppy was just too much for them and they just opened the door and let her out... WHO THE F DOES THAT??? Anyways so glad she’s with us now!!! Meet little Elsie! Before and after groomer shots!
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Mikie
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What a cutie!
Our dog is named Elsie as well. She is the last of the rescue heard we had accept for our two Donkeys Dulce and Abigail.
Elsie looks to be a real sweets pie. Lucky dog for a great family!
horsebikerider
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Those eyes!!! So beautiful! Congratulations!
da big hills
iMTB Rockstah
Sad to hear of your loss. I lost my little girl two months ago. I go to the barn and I will hear her sounds, not from her, but I look all the sameThis pic was taken on Thursday night and is one of my all tiView attachment 67900 me favorites with my handsome boy. This picture definitely captures the joy and happiness I always felt with him
Redman
iMTB Rockstah
@kingaucho CONGRATS!!!!!!! Rescues are the best. Elsie has similar eyes as my Milo who is also a Terrier mix. You win the internet today with that post!
mountaingirl sara
iMTB Hooligan
Congrats @kingaucho amd family!!!!!!
@Redman said it perfectly “rescues are the best”. I believe they know they’ve been saved and are grateful in their own way.
Good for you and yours, enjoy that sweet pup!
@Redman said it perfectly “rescues are the best”. I believe they know they’ve been saved and are grateful in their own way.
Good for you and yours, enjoy that sweet pup!
herzalot
iMTB Hooligan
'Grats!!! To both dog and family!
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singlespeedrider
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herzalot
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herzalot
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In general I like people name for dogs. Mine is named Biscuit. That's what happens when you let your 8 year old name the dog.
Rumpled
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Nice puppy. Looks to me it might be a good candidate for a trail dog when it grows up.
RIGID
Member
I always wanted to do this. Just committed to a "Foster to Own" not too long ago myself after being in hiatus after a couple of years.
bvader
iMTB Rockstah
I am always a bit hesitant to visit this thread we have had few rough losses in the last year...
But these posts are always the ones I am hoping for...
No! ... hahaha your funny ....pretty sure impossible to say no to both those hers especially with that little adorable girl!