09/03/2022
This small business idea came to me today while thinking of my boy during load shedding.
I lost my best friend of 18 years on 16 February 2020. 🌈🐕🦺
On 28 November 2019, my parents noticed a lump our fur baby's forehead, which we had thought was just a swollen lump caused by a dash from his happy behavior of running and hurting himself.
After a few days, the lump had not subsided, so we decided to take him to his vet for a check-up. He was examined by Dr Adri, who has been taking care of him since 2014. She had run tests from his bloods and fluid from the lump, which we received a few days later. The worst news we've ever received as a family.
A malignant cancerous tumor on the forehead of our fur baby. This horrible tumor was rapidly growing, and our fear was the cancer spreading to the rest of his body.
Upon testing his vitals and organs during this time, he was the most healthiest 18-year-old dog the doctors at Johannesburg Specialist Veterinary Center had seen! This had put us in a further predicament as to whether to remove the tumor or chemotherapy but with the advice of the Doctors, neither was recommended for his age so we had left it at that and just made him comfortable. Within days & weeks this tumor grew to the point of his eyes closing as the tumor was situated in the middle of his eyes, the tumor was growing so much that it had started stretching his skin which began to tear, but there were also days where the tumor looked as if it was shrinking which made our hearts so happy and gave us hope that our boy was healing. This had been going on since 28 November 2020.
On 15 February 2020, my mother had prayed and asked God for a sign to show her whether it was time for us to let him go and on the morning of the 16 February 2020, we woke up to a torn forehead, oozing blood & fluids - this was the sign from God. My mother had called the doctor to get information on the process of a euthanasia! I did not want to believe that we had come to this decision. I left home to run some wedding errands as I also did not want to be home. We had old friends and family come to visit him as he has touched each of theirs lives in a unique way. I got home, everyone ready to leave to the vet, my aunt & uncle, our prayer warriors, prayed for our baby to go peacefully, his body started shaking as he was prayed for and I really hoped that he would leave us at that point but he didn't. We then proceeded to the center to sign the forms. We were afforded the opportunity to be with him through the process for which we would be forever grateful. We spoke to him, apologized, cried, and cried! His eyes told me that he was ready to go! Before we knew it, it was over within seconds! I chose to have him cremated; his Ashes put in a little box for us, with his name like a little personalized casket.
This was the most painful heartbreak my family and I had ever experienced despite losing other close family members. Nothing came close to this! Our home had become empty! 💔
Ever since this day, my heart has been empty and I've always looked and wanted something that would make me feel closer to my best friend in any & every way, so I decided to start up this small business to provide you with these little things to make you smile every time you see your baby, on your car key, home key, pillow or anything you would like.
I Miss & Love You So Much Pops 💓
I Await The Day To See You At The Rainbow Bridge! 🌈 🌁
Please contact me for more info/to order.
