Oberon's Journal

this is my favorite picture of my very best friend ever. This is my baby Raven who we were lucky to have for 14 years of happiness. We lost her on October 17 of 2006 to lung cancer. Her whole mind and body was fine except for that. We would never wanted her to suffer, but she didn't seem in any pain and all her faculties were there. she was still begging for the endless cookies I would give and just wanted to be with us. She passed out 8 times and came right back to herself over the course of 2 months. the Vet was not exactly sure what was wrong with her in the beginning and said besides her breathing her heath was impeccable. At 14 she only had a spatter of grey on her chin, which you would really have to look for. I am an extreme advocate for putting an animal down if they are suffering, I would not want her or any human to endure terminal pain. we were very optimistic at the first prognosis. But then, 2 weeks later it was inevitable. The Hardest Part was she did not want to go. It was her time, but still, her look and love and fight literally almost killed us. The last thing she saw was my sweet husband's face, looking at him with trust. He knew this was had to be done, but, at the same time, she is looking at him with love in that scary vet office. It was the right thing to do but the pain and the sorrow is something neither one of us ever could have imagined.

anyone who has ever owned a pet knows how we feel. Especially one that loves you so much, unconditionally, no judgment. Just happy to be with you, ecstatic when you walk in the door, and beyond anything, the purest most perfect love. When you have a pet like that, that thinks you are the beginning and end of the universe, giving you every ounce of love they have with total innocence, it is the best and purest love there is.