Jack's Ashes

Jack was cremated and the ashes in an urn was delivered to the house this morning.

I was touched by the delivery man who greeted me by saying that Jack is back home again.

We will be sprinkling some of the ashes in the garden where Jack grew up and then buried the urn in the garden and placed a dog figurine over it.

Since Jason has gone for his BMT and will get his first book out on 30 Aug, we will do it  when he is back home that weekend.

Jack - My Beagle Dog

Jack had succumbed to the cancer in his spleen and passed away peacefully on Sat 10 August late afternoon.

We had a very good 15 years with Jack as part of our family.

His ashes will be sprinkled in the garden where he grew up and the remaining ashes in the urn will be buried there too.

This photo was taken on the eve of his departure.

We love you, as always... Jack!

Jack, My Beagle, Is Sick

Jack has been with us for 15 years + and that is about 80 man years ( no, you are not supposed to multiply it by 7 as I saw a poster on the conversion in the Vet office today ).

About 2 weeks ago, Jack was not well and refused to eat ( can you imagine that... a Beagle not eating...!!! ) and also did not want to move at all.

After consulting the Vet, he was thought to have strain his back or having arthritis so some pain and anti-inflammation medication was given. It helped a bit and he was up again but then he was sick again;   no appetite to eat and not keen to move too much.

We thought it could take some time for the medication to work and he just needed more rest.

But as the days went by, we were starting to doubt if there could be other issues as he vomited once and his tummy area looked bloated.

We took him to the vet again and we wanted a blood test done and if necessary, an x-ray too to eliminate other potential causes of his illness.

Thankfully, the blood test results are good and no issues with his liver and kidney.

So we move on to do the x-ray, and it showed that there are some water in his lung that could be causing him to cough often. But there was some mass in his abdomen that was not conclusive so we took Jack to do an ultrasound this morning at their other clinic which has the equipment for it.

The results showed that there is some cancerous growth in the spleen and some fluid too in that area and this is causing the discomfort and tummy bloating ( there was an increase in his weight of about 1  kg in-between the 2 visits to the clinic ).

Options given are :

- Perform an operation to remove the growth but there could not be an guarantee that it will not return but importantly, Jack may not be able to take the operation due to his old age so it is very risky; 50-50 chance. If the ops is successful, Jack may have another 1-2 years given his current age assuming no other illness that may come along the way.

- Take medication to remove the fluid in the lungs and abdomen, with the pain and inflammation medication to help with any discomfort. Also, take a steroid to control the growth in his spleen. This may buy Jack some more time but in months only if it works.

The Vet recommended the latter option and after some discussion within the family, we decided to proceed with her recommendation.

Jack taking his car ride to get his ultrasound done, good dog...!

 

Jack's abdomen was shaved for the scan. All the excitement in the morning so he needed an afternoon nap....

Up and about again, looking good.. Jack...!

We love you so much, Jack....!

Happy 15th Birthday, Jack..!!!

Jack celebrated his 15th birthday today with some special treat from us.... but he is really 105 in dog years....!!!

Here is Jack enjoying his special treats....

Jas used to carry Jack like that when he was just a puppy...!

 

 

Singaporeans More Animal Friendly

My Paper reported that Singaporeans seem to have become better friends to animals.



Fewer animals have been abandoned and more adopted over the last 5 years at SPCA.

So if you are looking for a dog, you should drop by at SPCA and see if you could find a dog to adopt before you buy one at a pet shop or farm.

Yesterday was World Animal Day .........

Ruby the Corgi - Vote For ME !

Hi,

If you think I am sexy when I am sleeping..... then vote for me~!

If you want to try my stretch, please be reminded that you are doing it at your own risk....ha..ha....!





Thanks and lots of licks from me too!

Psst.. I heard that my buddy, Jack is also taking part too so vote for him, ok!

Ruby the Corgi

Jack the Beagle - Vote For ME !

Hi,

If you think that I am cute and cool, please vote for me at





Thanks and lots of licks from me......hee....heee

Jack the Beagle

A Pet Dog is a Long Term Committment !

This was published in the local newspaper recently. I am extracting portions of it as follows:

"I appeal to everyone considering a dog — the cost is not the initial thousand dollars, but the thousands of dollars for vet bills (especially in their last days), damaged furnishings, as well as the hundreds of hours spent cleaning, training and integrating a dog into your family.

I have had two dogs, both lived to ripe old ages of 13 and 15 respectively. Unfortunately, dogs are not like children who learn to clean up after themselves and can be reasoned with.

Dogs remain eternally child-like and thus, unless you are ready for a toddler for the next 10 to 15 years, I suggest you get a RoboDog."

So please do not buy a dog on impluse and not aware of the committments ahead of you. Many parents buy a pet dog for their children but they themselves do not like dogs but it is the parents who will be looking after their dogs!!!

I appeal to you to really put in some thoughts before buying your pet dog....!!!

David

Jack's 1st Birthday Photos

This is a slideshow of photos taken of Jack when he was about 1 year old and Jason, only 4 years old.

That means it is about 10 years ago...!!!

Enjoy it.

( If the no photos are shown and a form is displayed, please click on the 'X' button at the top right-hand corner of the slideshow screen. )

The Dog, The Cat & The Rat

It is a great video and if only we humans, irrespective of race, religion, nationalities, etc.... can get along and tolerate each other more these days; the world will be more peaceful and happier today.

Krystal and our Dogs

Krystal came visiting and enjoyed playing with our dogs.................