Re: Update on the Rojas family dogs/ the latest! Ooki has died peacefully/ for Akiba & Group!

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I am frankly relieved, and feel as you have stated, Akiba. Had it been onlymy own decision, I would have had her euthanized several months ago.Now we have to pull our forces together to have a benign cyst removedfrom the back of one of the other pups---had it been solely my decision,I would have had that done several years ago.Thank you, Akiba, and all of you. My friend Edna's husband, when theyagreed to take Ooki, when I moved to an apartment, chose to have hermated with another wolf-dog. I still cannot remember why I did not haveher neutered!Love to you, Akiba, and to Robbin--and to all here in our group with our"MSed" lives!nTo: MSersLife Sent: Wed, January 13, 2010 6:11:22 AMSubject: Re: Update on the Rojas family dogs/ the latest! Ooki has died peacefully

Oh n, I am so sorry. At least she is not in pain any more, and 18 years is a great run for a dog! She led a long and full life and leaves the legacy of her pups, who could ask for more? She always knew she was loved, we should all be that lucky...and since she will be buried in the yard, her body will go on to fertilize the earth, and in that way, too, she will live on. ~*~Hugs~*~ ~*~Akiba~*~ -- Re: Update on the Rojas family dogs--not MS-related/ DO NOT COPY TO OTHER GROUP OR PERSON, Please! Oh dear n...I so hurt for you.. and Edna.. and her son as well..I don't know what I'd do if I had to make that decision about my Butter Brown or Zucco..Please know that my heart, thoughts and prayers are with you, and Edna and her son all the way on what you have to do...HUGS, HUGS & even more HUGS|)onnamarion j rojas wrote:>>> As many of you know, I own four wolf-dogs (hybrids) who are>

currently residing at the home of my dear friend who has MS,> Edna, and her elder son, who live nearby.>> The most energetic of the "pups," 10-year-old Two Moons> (white quarter moon above each eye), recently had surgery> to have a giant benign cyst removed. She has recovered> just beautifully. It will be a miracle if Edna's son survives> all this, as you will read.>> So, Two Moons' stitches are out; the plastic cone around> her neck and head is off and she is tearing around the> place; fortunately, they own two lots of land! The two> other "pups" are joining her in play. However:>> Now, the mother, OOKI, (Aleut for "Talks a Lot") who is> only 18 years old (126 in human years), and has been> diagnosed with metastasized cancer YEARS ago, is> finally on her way out. . .appears to have had a stroke,> cannot move since yesterday, and

Edna and son are> trying to find a way to euthanise her at home--which would> be legal in Oregon and in many other states, but is not here.>> So, I had told some of the residents and friends in my apart> ment building about this. One guy, noting that a resident had> recently succumbed, just arrived with enough morphine to take> down a tiger; he somehow got the building manager to let him> into the deceased's apartment and just brought it to me.> I just peeled the name off each and every one of the these> vials. Edna and I are both diabetic, so we have syringes.>> You get the picture: The son really wants to do this, but Edna> wants to wait. Meanwhile, the poor son is killing himself taking> care of the poop, the pee, and feeding the dog soup with one of> those plastic tubes with a squeeze bulb at the end (for suctioning> the fat off broth,

stock, meat juices, etc). OOKI appears to want> companionship, but not to be in pain, but is largely paralyzed.>> I told them that they would have to decide between them, but> that I wanted the stuff (medicine) out of my place, so I have> just delivered it to them. Edna's son is busy digging a grave> in the yard. I rather think that in about three days OOKI shall> have passed on to wherever doggies/wolves do after death.>> "Bulletins will be issued.">> Love to you all, from> n, "a dog nut," not a "doughnut!">>>