For Amber 6/3/06
and Rascal 6/15/07
Both ferrets died of pancreatic cancer.
You crossed over the Rainbow Bridge,
but could not do it on your own. . .
into you both the cancerous seeds
had taken root and slowly grown.
If I could have given my life
for yours it would have been better
than having to ask the Doctor for
your release from your cruel fetter.
Holding you close to me I cried
as the needle did its deed to send
you to a pain-free place of freedom,
though I almost died at your end.
Never again will love be as deep
as the love I had for you two pets.
Asking God to take you home at last
was just as hard as it gets.
Author notes
I now have a cat that belonged to my two friends who were suicides a few months ago - so I preparing myself for that cruel inevitibility. Should I grow as ill as my babies, I would not want to be kept here in a half-life of pain.
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- Euthanization by XXCrimsonRaineXX.
650 points, ended June 23, 2008, 12 entries
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You described the situation when someone is put in this position, and how hard it is to deal with well. Thank you for entering and good luck in my contest.
XXCrimsonRaineXX
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