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When my Bettas passed away I was devastated. I didn't know what else to do for them but bury them in one of the gardens. They had both amused me for two years and I thoroughly enjoyed watching them everytime that I sat here by the computer. They passed away maybe a year apart. My male was named Cornelius and the female was Hillary, named by one of… read more

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I may have told this story before, but it's worth repeating. One of my daughters' two year old Pekingnese, CoCo, became very ill very quickly a few years ago at the age of two. She was given excellent care at Tufts Veterinary School in Grafton MA., but passed away from encephalitis. It was extremely devastating to the entire family. She passed in… read more

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I don't know what else to call a room at your vet's where euthanasia takes place but a grieving room. I have gone to the same vet for years. I do not like the fact that there is no real grieving room. When a pet is euthanized it's in one of the sterile cold exam rooms. When my daughter put her beloved Bailey to sleep a few years ago her vet has th… read more

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Tweet the giraffe passed away yesterday(September 14th) at the age of 18 at the Franklin Park Zoo. He collapsed while feeding and under the care of his trainer. He had no known health issues so a necropsy is being performed. Tweet starred in the commercials for Toys R Us and had a role in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Giraffes usually live to be 25… read more

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I really don't know what possessed me to write this journal. I just feel extremely badly that Farrah passed away earlier today. I never really followed her career closely. We don't truly know what the stars are like, but after watching her document her illness, I feel that she had tremendous strength to share all of those intimate details with th… read more