Re: From Ooki to Haiti! Quite a day!/ reply from n

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Thank you, Nukhet and all who have responded aboutthis. This dog may just have been so happy to finallybe relieved of mothering those huge "pups." Being theequivalent of 126 years, her time had come!Now, we can get on to feeling for the victims of thatawful earthquake in Haiti.Love to you, Nukhet, and to all in our group,nTo: MSersLife Sent: Wed, January 13, 2010 10:54:38 AMSubject: Re: Update on the Rojas family dogs/ the latest! Ooki has died peacefully

Dear n,

I am so sorry for Oopi but I am glad to know that he lived a plesant life. Condelances from me.

Love,

Nukhet>>> 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!">>>