[Gpdd] [Rainbow Bridge] Sweetie Pig

[Brenda]

Tex,

I am so very sorry to hear of Sweetie's passing. What a terrible time for
you this must be.  You gave her the best life you could and she really
appreciated that. She did not suffer and is now in a better place.

I wish there were more things that I could say to make you feel better but I
know it is impossible to do so. Please know you and Sweetie are in my
thoughts and prayers.

My deepest condolences,
Brenda

> All, I apologize in advance in putting a damper on your Christmas cheer.
> Please read this at a later time if you like, as I am in deep sorrow and
> can't maintain an upbeat manner.
>
> Sometime during last night, our precious Sweetie Pigg left us for the
> Rainbow Bridge. There was no suffering; I found her peacefully in her
> little house thins morning at 6:45, her dear eyes were closed and she was
> relaxed. Were it not for her body being cold, I would have thought she was
> asleep. She had been doing so well these past few months this comes as a
> total shock.
>
> I will post a suitable tribute when I am able to think a little clearer.
> She was so very special to us; due to all her problems she needed daily
> nursing care, which I gladly gave.  I find myself lost without our daily
> routine, and each "first" (the first time I won't give her a treat today,
> the first time I won't take her out for her towel change, which always
> meant a shower of piggie kisses ...) hurts more than the last.
>
> Although she only had three legs, she got around fine and had been a very
> happy piggie for many months since we found our new vet. We think she was
5
> - 1/2, although she may have been older, as she came to us as an adult. No
> matter how old she was, I feel she left us too soon.
>
> Because of her health problems, she accompanied us on vacation. Three
times
> she came to Maine with us, twice she stayed with her Aunt Louise who cared
> for her while we "escaped" to the woods. She loved to travel, but she
loved
> her food even more. Because of her problems with sludge and stones, she
got
> very little pelleted food. Every day at four would be a towel change and
> time for "Wiggle Treat" - what we called teh daily pellet ration. It got
> named that because Sweetie Pigg got so excited at the though of getting
her
> pellets, she would wiggle and shake like a little dog. I am so happy I
gave
> her a small handful of pellets last night at bedtime...
>
> There was never a moment that I didn't tell her I loved her; she passed
> quietly in her sleep and she had as happy a life as we could provide for
> her. But that does not make the pain any less. We will cry as we pass each
> of the "firsts" as the days and weeks pass.
>
> The light has gone out of my Christmas; I just need to get through it at
> this point (I'm cooking dinner for the family). Here we are two days
before
> Christmas, the house is a mess, the tree is in the stand with no lights or
> decorations and all I feel like doing is disappearing.
>
> For everyone else, hold those dear to you (piggies *and* people!) closer
> than ever this Christmas. Don't pass up an opportunity to say "I love you"
> or "I care". Hold Christmas and happiness as the fragile magic they are.
> Enjoy the "what is", for it is so very special: it only takes a whisper in
> time for something dear to become "what was", and all that is left is
> memories.
>
> Peace to you all,
>
> Tex, Donna & Family
>
>
>
>
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