Remy is my spirit dog, and our souls have always felt bonded since our first meeting—like we were made from the same speck of stardust, which she hears from me every night as a consolation for how we will be together in every lifetime. ❤️

I went to a friend about her story and learned she had been seized from her previous owners for cruelty. I waited anxiously for the chance to adopt her once the court allowed, and it was Derra helping me with our first introductions at Almost Home Humane Society.

Since then, we’ve shared a journey of healing, trust, and unconditional love. Remy has always had separation anxiety, but together we worked on her confidence, even calling in a behavior specialist back in 2015. She’s been my constant companion, and I can’t imagine life without her. I can feel her love across the room, like when she is watching or following me at all times. It will be difficult to endure her departure from this world, an enormous loss for her family, and one of immeasurable magnitude.

Around the end of 2021, Remy developed mast cell cancer. The tumors have spread and recently are growing in size. She still has a normal appetite and isn’t depressed. Though with hesitations and moving slower, she has shown things are starting to bother her.

I’ve been managing my own medical issues, working less, and currently on FMLA leave without income. This has made it even harder to cover the costs of her care. I want to give Remy the peaceful goodbye she deserves. Having at-home services will allow her cat and rabbit friends to visit with her after she has departed, so they can say their goodbyes too. And then, with a private cremation, I will have her ashes returned and with me forevermore. Being able to afford that would allow me to remember her in other sacred ways...

creating jewelry and art, keeping a memory box or altar in her honor, and get a “Remy’s mom” tattoo to carry her with me until the end of time

To do this with strength and clarity is a gift, but I am crushed to make these plans.

I imagine Remy zooming over the rainbow bridge, sitting pleased at the feet of my late father, adventures awaiting. She will also be reunited with her sister Raven and my late bunnies PeaPod, Rizzo, and Pugsley. Any support you can offer will help me give Remy the loving farewell she deserves, and any extra will be donated to a local animal shelter in her memory.