[Magdalen] Prayers for my friend

[Ginga Wilder]

Praying for Jean.
Ginga

On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 5:49 PM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:

> So sad.  I loved my lil Fergus (sheltie) when I got him....I had to give
> him up to sheltie rescue because of allergies.
>
> +++
> Grace & peace,
> Rev. Jon Egger
> Deacon Emeritus
> Old Trinity Parish
> Independence, MO
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 4:37 PM, Lesley de Voil <lesleymdv at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Having had one border collie, Bella of blessed memory, I can
> > understand that, for Zipp, loss of mobility is more than a loss of
> > quality of life, it's just as much a loss of the meaning of life.
> > Prayers for Lindsey as she deals with *her* loss at this time.
> >
> > Regards
> > Lesley de Voil
> >
> > On 3/17/15, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Your prayers are requested for my Texas friend Lindsey, who had to put
> > her
> > > beloved border collie, Zipp, to sleep this morning. She is heartbroken
> as
> > > it was so unexpected.
> > >
> > > Zipp was a "lost dog", literally--he turned up in her church's parking
> > lot
> > > as a teenaged pup about 7 years ago and although they tried every
> > possible
> > > means of finding his owner, he was never claimed. There had been a
> cattle
> > > auction the week he turned up, and Lindsey still thinks that's where he
> > may
> > > have come from. In any case, he attached himself totally to Lindsey and
> > > there was no changing his mind. Her senior border collie, Sugar (long
> > since
> > > gone to Rainbow Bridge), wasn't terribly pleased to get a little
> brother,
> > > but she grudgingly accepted him so long as he understood who was the
> big
> > > dog. Zipp became Lindsey's guardian, protector, and constant companion.
> > > When she met the man who is now her husband, Zipp had to inspect and
> > > approve him "or I wouldn't have gone out with him, " she always said.
> > Zipp
> > > got really sick about a week ago and the vet had diagnosed him with
> > > megaesophagus, a condition that's rare in adult dogs. She was prepared
> to
> > > deal with the special feeding procedures he would have had to have for
> > the
> > > rest of his life, but when she went to pick him up, he couldn't walk.
> She
> > > found out that when he was given his bath at the clinic, he "somehow
> > fell".
> > > She thinks one of the people who works there may have dropped him or
> > > otherwise mishandled him. In any case, he was permanently paralyzed in
> > his
> > > hindquarters, and she made the decision to put him down because he was
> so
> > > miserable. She still has Emma, a rescued half border collie, half blue
> > > heeler, but she will miss Zipp, the dog who chose her, terribly.
> > >
> >
>