Another terribly sad day at The Ricketts home....

MMissile said

I tell people who are grieving terribly. The grief and sadness you feel, is your payment for all the unconditional love and joy, that they bestow on humans in the short time we are able to be friends/family. In the end, it's a small price, for such a great love. We've always kept saving these souls....

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This exactly sums up my own beliefs and feelings.
So sorry for the loss of Jake. He was a very beautiful boy, and he made your family's life better. Thank you for giving him a loving home and a great life. I am fighting back emotions now too, my buddy Charlie, my avatar picture, is now 10 years old, we rescued him at 9 months, and he is beginning to have what I believe is arthritic problems.
R.I.P. Jake