Bonnie died this afternoon. She was the best dog. She loved us and we loved her until the end. She had a series of 3 small seizures beginning last night and through today. But each time she’d come out of it and wag her stubby tail and lick our hands, wondering what we were doing down on the floor with her. Around 2:30 she ate her dinner, all of it, and licked the bowl, then went over to the carpet to roll around on her back rubbing her nose on the floor as she usually did after a meal. But this time she went into a big seizure. Bruce and I were right there, talking to her, petting her. She came out of it, focused her eyes on us, and went into another seizure. Then she just stopped breathing, probably a heart attack from the stress. It all happened in less than 5 minutes.
We talked to her for about an hour after that, sitting on the floor and telling her we loved her, petting her, rubbing behind her ears the way she loved. Then we called an emergency pet hospital and took her in for cremation.
We will miss her. Tonight I made cookies for a school bakesale and she wasn’t there to snatch up anything that “happened” to fall on the floor. I was working on homework and thought I heard her toenails on the tile floor. Just a bit ago I could have sworn I heard her dog tags jingle.
Last night after her first seizure, when we had all settled back into bed I talked to God. I told Him that if it was her time, please take her. I told Him that there were people in heaven that would be glad to see her, particularly her Grandpa Jack, Bruce’s dad, who was her best friend when he was alive. Then I told her (she was sleeping next to the bed) that it was OK to go, I knew she was tired, and we loved her and would miss her, but it was OK to leave us. So now I hope that Jack and Bonnie are romping in the back yard of some big house, chasing rabbits and smelling mailbox posts (Bonnie, not Jack!)
She was a good girl. She was my sweetie girl. She had a great life, and a pretty good death. She wasn’t afraid, she knew we were both there talking to her, she knew she didn’t go alone. She loved us enough to make this final decision for us. She was a very good dog. We will miss her terribly.
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February 12, 2007 at 6:34 am
Oh Dawn, so sorry to hear this. I understood the situation and all, but still. My heart goes out to you.
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February 14, 2007 at 10:38 am
So sorry to hear of this loss. I’m glad you were able to be with her.
Susie
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March 22, 2007 at 6:56 am
Dawn, I’m so sorry. I know how hard it is to lose a beloved pet. I think it’s worse for those of us without human children…
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February 18, 2017 at 7:40 pm
We had my Daisy put down due to seizures. Hers was a very mild one but the doctor said if she had another one soon thereafter, that would not be a good thing. That was August 2012. Daisy had another one within 2 weeks. But she kept on, until she didn’t. In November, shortly after she turned 15, we had Daisy put down. Unbelievable that all this time later, and I still cry thinking about her. God bless Bonnie. I like to think all the bloggers dogs have found one another and are playing over the Rainbow Bridge, waiting for us. XO
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February 18, 2017 at 7:59 pm
I hope they are. I’m amazed you found this post from 10 years ago. I just reread it and am crying again. She was SUCH a good girl. We loved her so much. I still think about her frequently. She would have been amazed at the adventures Katie and I have had, Bonnie was a stay at home kind of dog. But she loved her home. Thanks for reading about her and commenting. Hugs (PS: Before Bonnie we had a sheltie named Daisy!)
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February 18, 2017 at 8:14 pm
I am a new follower to your blog and always like to see how long someone has been blogging. Dawn!!! Yikes, you have been at it such a long time; I hope I can do the same. I am so sorry for all your losses, but animals hold a special place in my heart and your stories about Bonnie and Katie have been so good for me to read. I just have cats now (2), having had to have Kitty put down last year due to kidney failure, which came up way to suddenly. Anyway, I am in Jan 2008, so look for more comments from me! 😀
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June 25, 2021 at 3:43 pm
Just followed your link–fell into the same pattern: Read your link on Time Warp, then followed your link to 1500, then followed the link here to Bonnie.
This was before I had found your blog, apparently; I think it has been Katie the whole time I’ve known you.
You have always written well about difficult things (as well as joyful things or everyday things), and this takes me back to my two dogs who left because of seizures, Remington and Jake, four years apart. In both cases, I took them to the vet to help them on their way. In part, their experiences led me to not fighting Chip’s cancer when it was discovered, because it was so advanced, and we dont’ know for sure but suspect that it was Rem’s metastasizing to his brain (or his heart too much) that caused his seizures.
I’m sorry from all these years in the future to hear about Bonnie. I am glad that she had a good life, a good last day, and went quickly.
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June 25, 2021 at 5:06 pm
Thank you. She was such a good dog, lived to be almost 15. We didn’t do the adventures I’ve done with Katie, never thought about it way back then. She got lost for 4 days when she was young, that was her biggest adventure. She loved my father-in-law, I like to think they are together now.
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February 12, 2022 at 12:16 pm
Our most generous gift to our pups is letting them go when it is time. It is so hard for them to let go of us- a loyalty that never ends. ❤
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February 12, 2022 at 2:35 pm
Bonnie had a good life. She was preparing you both for Katie and the adventures y’all would have. I like to think Dallas is at the Rainbow Bridge, having met other bloggers’ dogs like Bonnie, and that they’re having a grand time waiting for the rest of us to arrive, too (but not too soon, you know!)
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