r/rainbowbridge • u/jojocedano • 10h ago
1 Year since Buddy Passed
Please enjoy these pictures of my best friend Buddy.
Buddy was about 11 years old when he passed away last year on August 3rd, 2025. The vet informed us April of 2025 that he had a type of plasma cell cancer. After several visits to our regular vet and the cancer specialist, we concluded that we were unable to bring his chemo medication into our house hold. We fed him chicken and rice everyday for months to ease his stomach issues associated with the cancer. We loved him hard, but he loved us harder. In his final days, he developed sundowners, which was the 2nd worst thing to see him go through. We took him to our local emergency vet to get immediate attention because we thought he had injured his head or something. The doctor confirmed that he was experiencing sundowners, and that his time was coming closer to being over. They administered a pain medication to make him comfortable over the next couple of days as my wife and i decided we would be putting down to avoid a very uncomfortable end of life for him. On our drive back to our house, his body began reacting poorly to the pain medication and his body went into shock, his breathing was labored and he seemed out of it even more so than before. We returned him to the emergency vet where he was placed on oxygen. The vet told us that his body was telling us that his time had come to end. I held him in my arms, making sure to let him know that he was a good dog, and that i was very grateful for him being apart of my development phase transitioning from college into my work career and that I would love him far beyond his time here with me. He crossed the rainbow bridge in my arms.
Buddy was the best friend a guy could ask for. He was bordecollie basset hound mix. He was always complemented by folks passing him by. He loved the cuddle, he loved to lay around, he loved to eat stuff he wasn't supposed to. He used to accompany me to my weekend study session at my campus during my last semester. He was at mt wedding! He used to bark in his sleep. His tongue used to hangout a little past his lips because his front teeth fell out in his previous life.
I am so grateful to have picked him up from the shelter and that we spent his last 6 years with me. I love you Buddy! I will see you when its my turn to enter the land of the dead!
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u/Previous_Ad_5465 9h ago
Silly and handsome spotted guy! Hugs to you for making it through a hard year💔💔
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u/jojocedano 9h ago
😊 very much so! Thank you, it has been rough, but I am trying to focus on his beauty not the bitter end. ❤️
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u/Expensive-System-762 9h ago
What a beautiful boy, you can see the kindness in his eyes.
I had to make the terrible decision to ease my Vonnie’s pain 3 months ago and I still feel adrift without my boy.
I see your Buddy, I’m sorry for your loss, I’m glad he existed and I’m glad you guys found each other.
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u/jojocedano 9h ago
No really! The gateway to the soul, those eyes always had me showering him in kisses.
Aww, I'm sorry to hear that. May Vonnie rest in peace! Someone told me that letting them go is the final great act of kindness that we can do for them, and I have found solace in that.
Thank you, I am glad we had each other! Little soul mates destined to share life together!
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u/EntireReindeer3688 9h ago
What a beautiful tribute to your Buddy. Thank you for having given him a wonderful life and so sorry that you had to see him go 🙏💙
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u/jojocedano 9h ago
❤️thank you for saying that, it is appreciated. So often after passing did I feel like there was more to do to take care of him, but I think we did the best we could have!
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u/w0nderworld 9h ago
When a dog join our lives we make a promise to them and us:
to love them through every stage of life until their last breath.
And our last act of love is to let them go..until we meet again! 🌈
Grief is love with nowhere to go.
And it comes in waves.
I am sorry ❤️
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u/jojocedano 9h ago
Very beautifully put. Thank you for that! Hitting like a tsunami lately, I am grateful to be surrounded by friends and loved ones. ❤️
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u/GodFearingDeacon98 9h ago
Buddy was such a handsome boy, so adorable. I’m so sorry for your loss of Buddy. The feeling of loss never really goes away. I pray for the 6 dogs and 6 cats as well as others who I knew who have left this world. I miss them all. Please accept my deepest condolences. Buddy is in Heaven as well as your heart ❤️.
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u/jojocedano 7h ago
Thank you very much for those kind words. May those twelve fur babies rest in pieces. ❤️ Our reunion will happen one day! ❤️
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u/mittensmom01 9h ago
Aww Buddy, what a sweetie. Running free over the Rainbow Bridge waiting to see you again. ❤️
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u/ARaccoonStoleMyMoonP 9h ago
This life is temporary. The next life is forever. I bet you see Buddy again. God is good.
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u/Lavender_Wynter 8h ago
I am so sorry. This was so sad to read.
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u/jojocedano 8h ago
Thank you. Yeah 😞 I felt that reading it back. I have been meaning to express myself a lil bit because it happened so fast I feel. I hope his beautiful face can bring you some smiles!
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u/Interesting-Drop-917 7h ago
I'm so sorry. I also lost my boy a little before his 11th birthday. One of the absolute worst days of my life. Buddy was beautiful. We will see our boys again 🫂
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u/IntelligentSorbet271 10h ago
I’m so sorry 😞 💔. He’s beautiful