Dear Editor:
Re: Joan Klucha’s columns, Sunday’s Pet page.
Having lost my loyal companion of 13½ years myself only in February of this year, I cannot thank Joan enough for her heartfelt articles on caring for senior dogs and grieving your pet.
I agree with Joan how much we owe it to our pets to take care of them when they get older and possibly sick. They have given us so much for so many years and it is basically time to pay back. Although it was sad to see our golden retriever struggle with the symptoms of his degenerative myelopathy and realize that his time had come, it never occurred to us once to drop him off at a shelter.
It was our duty and we gladly accepted to make it easier for him to get up and walk about, altering the entrance to the house, as stairs didn’t work for him anymore, adjusting his food, administering his medication, etc.
Then Joan reported about grieving our pets and it was wonderfully comforting. Joan knows what it means to lose a longtime furry friend and companion and she was able to put it in words.
Nothing can prepare us for the loss of our pet and it is truly heart breaking, but they are worth every minute of the time we give back to them. It is only a small portion of what they have given us.
Thank you, Joan, for your knowledge, insight and compassion.
Our thoughts are with you for the loss of Piper. Our pets are forever in our hearts.
U Baumert and family
North Vancouver
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