T., I read your comment with heartbreak, I am so sorry. I dragged my 12 year old Akita/shepherd mix through thousands of dollars of Big Pharma "cures" which made her suffer and quickened her death, the guilt haunts me 8 years later and I still cry sometimes about it. All of our beloved pups had cancer and/or died of it. and cancer is the…
T., I read your comment with heartbreak, I am so sorry. I dragged my 12 year old Akita/shepherd mix through thousands of dollars of Big Pharma "cures" which made her suffer and quickened her death, the guilt haunts me 8 years later and I still cry sometimes about it. All of our beloved pups had cancer and/or died of it. and cancer is the number one killer of dogs, it turns out. Rabies vaxxes are required by law here in Virginia and I just had my 12 1/2 year old girl vaccinated for the nth time. I hated it, and I have refused the other routine vaccines for several years. But Big Pharma makes its big bucks, so it will all keep going on and on.
My loss of my Rita changed our lives forever. That experience, which was so horrific at the time, was one that opened our eyes to the Blind Faith we both followed for years before. We always completely trusted our vets and doctors, and the experience with Rita completely altered that.
Rita, IMO showed us the way to be skeptical of "professionals" of any type, and I'm sure that if / when I ever see her again, on the other side, she will be okay with it, as she knows that without actually having to live through that experience, we would have still been on that path of blind faith, and ultimately harmed by not thinking critically about everything. Rita's death served as the tipping point in our lives. Period.
Find another veterinarian. My vet won't vaccinate older dogs, unless the customer demands it. She believes that initial vaccines do their job, but repeated applications significantly increases the probability that they will develop disease from the shots themselves. It took us forever to find the right veterinarian. They're out there, but trial and error, or word of mouth is your best bet.
Townships don't scrutinize dog licensing applications the way you would think. They just process, and move to the next payment. We just stopped registering our pups and are extremely careful about their exposure to the public. There are other ways to go about the township requirements, which are all money grabs anyway. A good veterinarian will provide you with exemptions as well. The other ways, I won't discuss on a public board.
FWIW, our pets are vaccinated when we save them at the adoption agencies, before we ever get them. They're never done again for the rest of their natural lives, as I don't want to live through that ever again.
Same with me, with my dearly beloved Rose. It still kills me since she trusted me so completely and I listened to the "experts" and caused her so much unnecessary suffering. After that I started refusing treatments, read everything I could before a vet visit, and have been very skeptical of everything any vet suggests. I tr to practice homeopathy for myself and my pooches. I know it sounds crazy, and I certainly love the people in my life, but I have experienced the most intense emotion for my pups.
There's nothing crazy in your words, or feelings. I'm familiar with what you speak of, and its perfectly explainable.
Our beloved pets are family members who do not betray you. They don't lie to you. They don't misuse the relationship you have with them, at your expense. They don't see you with anything but love and admiration. They give you way more than they get. They provde you with unconditional love and affection.
My pups are always happy to see me, no matter how my day went, good or bad. They always bring a smile to my face, regardless of how im feeling at the moment.
When my 83 year old mom passed, naturally i cried for her at her bedside, being there for her as she left this existence, traveling to the next.
Shortly thereafter, an overwhelming calm came over me, and i was happy for her finally being out of pain she lived with forever.
Mom was with her sisters, brothers, mom and dad, grandparents, friends and aquaintences, all previously passed, and she has the peace she longed for. The decades of internal, emotional and physical suffering mom went through was now over, and although I miss her, I havent shed a tear since.
OTOH, my 17 lb ShihTzu, Mocha., who passed just a few weeks back, strangely enough, still brings tears to my eyes, even as I type this now.
Mocha had a huge impact on my life, my being, my soul, without doubt. He was my best little buddy, went everywhere with me, and my heart breaks still, now, weeks later.
I too, am glad he's with all his brothers and sisters, and his discomfort of his last, remaining time is now over, but the selfish part of me misses his companionship more than ever, as he brought me so much joy, at very little cost.
Some think I'm nuts missing my stinky, little, ShihTzu boy, Mocha, more than my own mother, but i can tell you honestly, Mocha never once caused me any grief during his lifetime. That grief is reserved for me now. Funny thing, the same time, i cannot say that about any human i know, or knew.
T., I read your comment with heartbreak, I am so sorry. I dragged my 12 year old Akita/shepherd mix through thousands of dollars of Big Pharma "cures" which made her suffer and quickened her death, the guilt haunts me 8 years later and I still cry sometimes about it. All of our beloved pups had cancer and/or died of it. and cancer is the number one killer of dogs, it turns out. Rabies vaxxes are required by law here in Virginia and I just had my 12 1/2 year old girl vaccinated for the nth time. I hated it, and I have refused the other routine vaccines for several years. But Big Pharma makes its big bucks, so it will all keep going on and on.
Hi Diane,
My loss of my Rita changed our lives forever. That experience, which was so horrific at the time, was one that opened our eyes to the Blind Faith we both followed for years before. We always completely trusted our vets and doctors, and the experience with Rita completely altered that.
Rita, IMO showed us the way to be skeptical of "professionals" of any type, and I'm sure that if / when I ever see her again, on the other side, she will be okay with it, as she knows that without actually having to live through that experience, we would have still been on that path of blind faith, and ultimately harmed by not thinking critically about everything. Rita's death served as the tipping point in our lives. Period.
Find another veterinarian. My vet won't vaccinate older dogs, unless the customer demands it. She believes that initial vaccines do their job, but repeated applications significantly increases the probability that they will develop disease from the shots themselves. It took us forever to find the right veterinarian. They're out there, but trial and error, or word of mouth is your best bet.
Townships don't scrutinize dog licensing applications the way you would think. They just process, and move to the next payment. We just stopped registering our pups and are extremely careful about their exposure to the public. There are other ways to go about the township requirements, which are all money grabs anyway. A good veterinarian will provide you with exemptions as well. The other ways, I won't discuss on a public board.
FWIW, our pets are vaccinated when we save them at the adoption agencies, before we ever get them. They're never done again for the rest of their natural lives, as I don't want to live through that ever again.
Same with me, with my dearly beloved Rose. It still kills me since she trusted me so completely and I listened to the "experts" and caused her so much unnecessary suffering. After that I started refusing treatments, read everything I could before a vet visit, and have been very skeptical of everything any vet suggests. I tr to practice homeopathy for myself and my pooches. I know it sounds crazy, and I certainly love the people in my life, but I have experienced the most intense emotion for my pups.
There's nothing crazy in your words, or feelings. I'm familiar with what you speak of, and its perfectly explainable.
Our beloved pets are family members who do not betray you. They don't lie to you. They don't misuse the relationship you have with them, at your expense. They don't see you with anything but love and admiration. They give you way more than they get. They provde you with unconditional love and affection.
My pups are always happy to see me, no matter how my day went, good or bad. They always bring a smile to my face, regardless of how im feeling at the moment.
When my 83 year old mom passed, naturally i cried for her at her bedside, being there for her as she left this existence, traveling to the next.
Shortly thereafter, an overwhelming calm came over me, and i was happy for her finally being out of pain she lived with forever.
Mom was with her sisters, brothers, mom and dad, grandparents, friends and aquaintences, all previously passed, and she has the peace she longed for. The decades of internal, emotional and physical suffering mom went through was now over, and although I miss her, I havent shed a tear since.
OTOH, my 17 lb ShihTzu, Mocha., who passed just a few weeks back, strangely enough, still brings tears to my eyes, even as I type this now.
Mocha had a huge impact on my life, my being, my soul, without doubt. He was my best little buddy, went everywhere with me, and my heart breaks still, now, weeks later.
I too, am glad he's with all his brothers and sisters, and his discomfort of his last, remaining time is now over, but the selfish part of me misses his companionship more than ever, as he brought me so much joy, at very little cost.
Some think I'm nuts missing my stinky, little, ShihTzu boy, Mocha, more than my own mother, but i can tell you honestly, Mocha never once caused me any grief during his lifetime. That grief is reserved for me now. Funny thing, the same time, i cannot say that about any human i know, or knew.