Yesterday, our Otis decided that he wanted to join his friends at the rainbow bridge. Rio, Greta, Mercedes and BJ, please watch over my precious fur baby.
Back in September, I was 39 weeks pregnant. With only one week left to go I thought it would be great to get outside and "walk" that baby out. So I grabbed Otis' collar and we headed out the door. Otis and I walked to the park and I left him off his leash for awhile. He loved to chase me when I was on the swing. After 5 mins, I noticed he was getting a bit tired. So we left and we got about a block and a half from our house and Otis fainted. Luckily I had my cell phone with and I called DH to pick us up and we went straight to the emergency vet. He was diagnosed with Boxer Cardiomyopathy. The vet mentioned that he would be lucky if lived another year.
We were devasted! What would we do with out our little buddy?
Thinking over the events that happened over the past 4 1/2 months...Otis was saying his goodbyes. A few of the things that he would do...
He would stand in front of me while I was sitting on the couch and just stare into my eyes. Almost as if he was talking to my soul. Telling me that he will always be here for me. Nuzzling his head next to mine, saying that he will miss me. Last week, He lifted himself so that he was eye to eye with DH who was sitting in a chair. Otis brough his head almost to DH's nose and just sat there and stared at him. He was saying good bye to my DH as well. Its almost as if he knew his time was coming.
On Thursday, I watched Otis leave our world. As he was leaving, I told him it was okay to leave us and that I would see him on the other side. He suffered a massive heart attack. I am very sad that he left us. He was such a loving dog. I believe that he was our heaven on earth. He taught us so much about everything.
I know he is in a better place now and he no longer has heart problems. In fact right now he is playing with his favorite buddy Rio. I know they are chasing after each other and Rio is teaching Otis how to swim. There will never be another dog like you Otis. You are forever in my heart. I will never ever forget you. You touched my heart like no other.
We love you Otis!
Mom and Dad
Back in September, I was 39 weeks pregnant. With only one week left to go I thought it would be great to get outside and "walk" that baby out. So I grabbed Otis' collar and we headed out the door. Otis and I walked to the park and I left him off his leash for awhile. He loved to chase me when I was on the swing. After 5 mins, I noticed he was getting a bit tired. So we left and we got about a block and a half from our house and Otis fainted. Luckily I had my cell phone with and I called DH to pick us up and we went straight to the emergency vet. He was diagnosed with Boxer Cardiomyopathy. The vet mentioned that he would be lucky if lived another year.
We were devasted! What would we do with out our little buddy?
Thinking over the events that happened over the past 4 1/2 months...Otis was saying his goodbyes. A few of the things that he would do...
He would stand in front of me while I was sitting on the couch and just stare into my eyes. Almost as if he was talking to my soul. Telling me that he will always be here for me. Nuzzling his head next to mine, saying that he will miss me. Last week, He lifted himself so that he was eye to eye with DH who was sitting in a chair. Otis brough his head almost to DH's nose and just sat there and stared at him. He was saying good bye to my DH as well. Its almost as if he knew his time was coming.
On Thursday, I watched Otis leave our world. As he was leaving, I told him it was okay to leave us and that I would see him on the other side. He suffered a massive heart attack. I am very sad that he left us. He was such a loving dog. I believe that he was our heaven on earth. He taught us so much about everything.
I know he is in a better place now and he no longer has heart problems. In fact right now he is playing with his favorite buddy Rio. I know they are chasing after each other and Rio is teaching Otis how to swim. There will never be another dog like you Otis. You are forever in my heart. I will never ever forget you. You touched my heart like no other.
We love you Otis!
Mom and Dad
