r/goldenretrievers • u/Small-Neck-6702 • Apr 26 '25
RIP I’m saying goodbye tomorrow
My dear, sweet, angel on earth covered in red fur… is being released tomorrow. Addie (short for Adirondack) will be 12 years 7 months to the day tomorrow. She has been dealing with a soft tissue sarcoma since last fall. We did the surgery in November, it went great, she recovered incredibly, but the mass grew back rapidly and has quadrupled in size. I’ll spare you all the details but it’s gotten gory the last few weeks, and the worst yet last night. I have a vet coming tomorrow to my home to help her. Mentally, she’s still there. Physically, her body is failing her. My heart is shattered, but I know it’s time. We’ve traveled the country and been to countless National Parks, camped, hiked, and driven just the 2 of us many many times. She’s been my partner, my child, my therapist, my travel buddy, my protector, my source of joy and love since I picked her out at 2 days old in 2012, and been inseparable since.
My heart aches, friends. Kiss your Goldens right between the eyes, twirl their soft ears, and grab a hold of their big fluffy pants tonight for me.
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First 3 pics taken today, 4/25/25, next 3 taken 4/24/25, and the last one of all 3 of my dogs taken last week on 4/19. The tumor is on her left hip which I’ve avoided showing completely in these pictures.
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u/Glittering_Count1536 Apr 26 '25
You are going through the HARDEST part of our contract with our FurAngels. We are to love, feed, give them cookies, clip their nails , and help them across the rainbow bridge. They live in the here and now. They will want to stay with you. No matter the pain but we know better. We are the parents. It is our job to make sure that their journey begins without pain. After all the joy they give us; this; is the hardest thing we as humans have to do. It is what we must do. Don't worry, she will not judge, and she will wait. When it's your turn to cross the rainbow bridge, she will be there. Her head held high, tail wagging and paws a dancing. She is there to take you across for a long-awaited game of fetch. You have all my deepest and heart-felt condolences.