Bitsy Button Sutton
I knew the day would come when we had to say goodbye to our sweet Bitsy. But time caught all of us by surprise this week, as she went into severe kidney failure. We couldn’t turn it around. We said goodbye to her yesterday, and she died in my arms. I would have gone with her if I could have.
She was our companion, a best friend and she gave us unconditional love. I feel so empty now that she is gone, like my heart has been hollowed. I see her everywhere.
Chelsea and Mooch were her friends and I know the house must feel empty for them too. When we came home without her, Chelsea walked all around the outside of the car sniffing.
Bitsy was a gift to us from heaven, and I’m so grateful for the time we had with her. She taught us so much. You can read about her here.
I hope the tears will stop in a few days, and my heart will fill with memories of her. For those of you who have been through the death of a pet, I know you understand the feeling.
Bitsy has her wings now and I hope she’s learning to use them well. I will miss her so much.
Hugs to each of you who have ever lost a pet.
Anne
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Renita Sullivan
Dear Anne,
Just getting back home from a month away with no internet contact and saw your post about sweet Bitsy. i am so very sorry and totally understand your pain. Our Maggie, who I have written about to you in the past, was 14 and 1/2 when she passed away a week before we left. It was also sudden, her heart we think, and we were not ready. It sounds silly to some, given that she was a big dog and she was old, but I do not think that you are ever ready and the longer we love, the harder it is. She died with her head on my lap in the middle of the night early on mother’s day. I have cried and cried and cried some more as I know you will. All I can say is that we were both privileged to have those wonderful souls in our lives and we are better and richer people because of it. I will be thinking of you and hoping that you are comforted by your happy memories of her and that you find your way to laughter as well as the tears. Both are necessary…Hugs, Renita