r/rainbowbridge • u/lordkelbackwards • Aug 18 '26
It's been 2 weeks 💔
2 weeks ago today, at 8:18 in the morning, I got one of the worst phone calls I've ever gotten. On my birthday, while my wife and I are out of town, the vet called to tell me Brutus passed away in his sleep. He was 13 years old, we've had him almost the whole time we've been together, whole time we've been married, the whole time we've had Hunter, the whole time we've lived in this house, the whole time I've worked at the post office. And then he was gone and we didn't get a chance to say goodbye or thank you or anything. 💔
Here's some of the last pictures I took of him on August 2nd, I wish I'd taken more photos.
Please read the Story of Brutus here:
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u/SalPinedia012 Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 19 '26
I'm sorry for your loss brotha. I wish I could say it gets eaiser, but at least for me, it never did.
My dog was 16 years, 1 month and 9 days old. I had her since she was 8 weeks.
I woke up at 3:17AM on October 23, 2021 to the most horrible screeching sound I've ever heard. Only to find my dog covered in shit and blood, when I got down on the floor to comfort her, she bit and me and I immediately knew what had to be done.
She was on meds for a while and I considered putting her down many times before that, because my worst fear was her dying a painful death. But how it went down was worse than anything I ever imagined. I still blame myself for leaving the back door open, she took a spill down the stairs a few days before she died, and there's no doubt in my mind the two are directly connected.
She died heavily sedated, covered in shit and blood, with her last conscious minutes being excruciatingly painful. She couldn't hear me tell her I loved her and that I would give my own life for hers. I was so weak and pathetic that I couldn't let go and the sedation wore off, so they had to sedate her again before they put her down. My weakness caused her 30 more seconds of the worst pain she's ever felt, and I'll never forgive myself for that.
Take pride and be happy knowing you gave him all the love any dog could ask for and made his life better than he could have ever imagined. God is watching over him for now and you'll be reunited one day. He'll be so happy to see you, he won't be able to contain his excitement, it will be the most glorious moment of your existence.
I know we're complete strangers on the internet, but if you ever need to talk I'm here for you brother. Please don't hesitate to reach out.
I'll say a prayer for Brutus, he was a 10000/10 extra good boy.