[Gpdd] RAINBOW BRIDGE: Suki Update

[Emma White]

Hi there everyone,
Sorry it has taken me so long to update you all on Suki's situation.  
I have been feeling guilty and too sad to post. Suki went to the  
Rainbow Bridge shortly after I last posted about her progress, the  
Monday before last. I had booked a vet appointment for her the  
afternoon, and she had still seemed so lively during her morning  
spoon-feed of blended vegies and pellets. When I went to feed her  
again a couple of hours later, she had crashed. She was limp and  
lifeless, and having seizures. I called the vet and they said  
although they had no appointments available that I could drop her off  
and they could try putting her on a heat pad and injecting her with  
fluids. The vet agreed that she was not long for this world and I  
decided to let her die peacefully at home in my arms instead of being  
poked and prodded in a foreign environment during her last moments on  
this earth. It was a hard decision, but I feel it was the right one.  
I just feel so guilty that I did not notice how skinny she was  
earlier :( I am just kicking myself that I let my little friend down : 
( It makes me so sad when I go to the supermarket and automatically  
go to the parsley section, then realise that I don't need to but it  
anymore :(((((
Suki passed away with her best buddy, big "brother" Ry the Bichon  
Frise cuddled up to her.Ry and Suki have always had a special bond,  
and Ry was Suki's hero. A couple of years ago, Ry and I were walking  
in the park when Ry started barking and pulling me on his leash  
toward the edge of the park where a large cat was playing with  
something in the long grass. I tried to quiet Ry but he would not  
give up and his barking scared the cat away, leaving something furry  
in the grass. Ry pulled me over to have a look, and there was a tiny  
fluffy baby guinea pig laying there in the grass! I scooped her up  
and rushed her home, miraculously she wasn't hurt.  She was the  
sweetest friendliest little thing, and every time I got her out of  
her hutch for cuddles, Ry would greet her with a wagging tail and  
they would give each other nose kisses.
When she was about to leave us, I had her bundled up in a towel and  
was cuddling her and talking softly about all the piggy friends she  
would meet and all the tasty treats she would eat at the Rainbow  
Bridge. I had to get something from the kitchen, so I put her on the  
armchair near the heater, and Ry jumped up next to her, sniffed her  
gently, and curled up with her until she passed away.
As I was about to bury her, I let Ry give her a final sniff goodbye,  
and when I held her out to him, he did his "yay! it's Suki!" tail  
wag, and looked confused that she didn't return his nose kiss :(
It was a truly special inter-species bond that Ry and Suki shared,  
and I feel lucky to have witnessed it. I even have a couple of nice  
photos of them together on the couch. If you would like to see a pic  
of them together, go to and http://www.dogster.com/?324634 and scroll  
down, it is the bottom photo.
Thank you for listening,
Emma, sad and pigless in Australia.
emma10678 at dodo.com.au