In memory of Cygnus... a letter from his pet-parents.. Sadly, we had to put our sweet Cygnus to sleep on Tuesday, July 1st. He was 12 ½ years old and lived a full and happy, Golden life. He fought cancer for two plus years but his hind legs recently started failing and he struggled to walk. He responded well to chemo for nearly two years with minimal setbacks until January when it proved to be too much and we opted to stop treatment. Until very recently, he loved walks in our neighborhood and swimming in Lake Washington. He remained happy, alert and never lost his appetite. On his last day, he picnicked on our front yard with chicken, salmon, pizza and ice cream – his favorites. Barry and I are okay, sad but very satisfied with our time with Cygnus and his quality of life. Barry has worked from home the last three years and Cyg spent most of it under his desk; sleeping & snoring through conference calls, sharing lunches, pestering him for water from the bathtub or asking to go outside, inside, outside. Cygnus loved being Barry’s best friend, paralegal and shop companion and Barry took exceptional care of Cyg administering chemo and arthritis meds on a regular schedule. I will miss my walks with my confidant through every bit of Seattle’s weather. He taught me to lighten up and made me a happier, sillier person. We blissfully shredded cardboard boxes, junk mail and Christmas paper, while growling at each other. Regular walks and lots of praise are essential in life. I will miss him greeting me at the door with a stuffed toy in his mouth, a muffled whinny and tail wagging hysterically. He knew our moods and rejoiced when we were happy and snuggled when we were tired. As a young dog, he was tremendous tackling the waves of Huntington Beach, CA. As an older boy, there was nothing more peaceful than watching him swim in Lake Washington – sometimes making lazy circles for the sheer pleasure of swimming. We are so appreciative to have had this time and our travels with him. We are grateful to the wonderful friends, family and professionals who cared for him. With love, Jean & Barry We share the sadness of Cygs loss, he has been part of our regular visitors at VOC for two years and it is hard to believe he will not come back anymore. Always with a pep in his step, easy going and happy to greet all that came his way, he sustained our hopes of fighting cancer. Seeing him happy was the best gift we could have gotten every time we saw him. Seeing all our patients happy makes us want to fight harder against cancer. We are sad to have reached the end of his journey and we are humbled to have been part of it, to see his tenacity in his fight against cancer. We are also honored by the trust his parents have bestowed on us. We all go through life not knowing when or where it would end but looking at Cygs pictures and reading his story is an inspiration to make every day count... as Cyg and his parents did... RIP sweet boy... Dr. Sarbu
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:42:18 +0000
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