Goodbye For Now Ms. Skeeter (Kita) March 26


There is never enough time to give all the love you have to anyone. There is never enough time.
I have loved this little dog with all my heart since the day we got her from the shelter in Orlando.
But somehow, it doesn’t feel like enough.
I want to give her more love before she goes, but we’re out of time.
There is never enough time.
Maybe that’s why God gave us dogs, so we could practice grieving the loss of what we love so much, so that when we lose people, we have already had a glimpse of what it’s going to feel like.
We already know what a broken heart is, before we are knocked out of our orbit by losing a person we love.
That’s the only reason I can think of why dogs have a short life, why they usually go before us.
I know God has an incredible plan and that we only see the knots on the back side of the tapestry.
I trust him with all my heart, but I wish letting go didn’t hurt so much.
I love this little girl beyond measure, and that’s why she’s crossing the rainbow bridge today, because I don’t want her to suffer anymore.
She has made me laugh, she has made me cry, she has made me want to pull my hair out. She has bit me when I tried to get my shoes, she has bit me when I tried to wipe her butt or Lord help me, when I tried to cut her toenails.
In the first three years, we went through three rug shampooers before we got her colitis under control and then had to replace all our rugs. We got her healthy, up to eight pounds and we just kept loving her. We saved her and she saved us.
I don’t regret one minute of her life.
She has kissed me good morning every day since the day we adopted her. She looks in my eyes and she sees my soul and I see her’s too.
She’s empathetic, she’s compassionate, and she’s a crazy hellion on four, little feet.
She’s Ms. Skeeter, a one of a kind and she’s my baby.
She was two years old when we adopted her. Just three pounds of wild, untrained energy.
People used to ask me what is that? Is that a dog? Some even thought she was a monkey.
I used to walk her and she’d run me around the park that we lived in, faster than I could go.
People used to laugh as we went by and ask, who’s walking who?
She was like a mosquito, buzzing around her brother, Puppy, and that’s how she got her name.
She’s fourteen now and for the last six months, diabetes has taken its toll.
We’ve had six months of extra time, but that time is up and as long as it’s in my power, I won’t let her suffer anymore.
Mom, I know you don’t really enjoy dogs, but if you could take care of her for me until I get there, I’d be very grateful.
Help her to find her brother, Puppy, and let her run free. She won’t be any trouble at all, unless you take off your shoes and try to pick them up, good luck with that.
Goodbye, Ms. Skeeter, just for now. Run free, and thank you for all the kisses.

Thank you to Dr. Robards and the staff at Eastside Animal Hospital for giving us the last six months and for their extremely compassionate care today.
Thank you to my daughter for taking Kita’s Last Ride with me. 💔💔💔
Also, thank you to my husband for spending thousands on Kita and on every dog we rescued.💔💔💔

22 thoughts on “Goodbye For Now Ms. Skeeter (Kita) March 26”

  1. Wow, Jeanne!! What a wonderful and heartfelt post on your Ms. Skeeters – Kita!! I am so happy you posted that loving photo of you and Ms. Skeeters!! A beautiful photo of your Baby!! Such a moving piece!! Thanks for sharing this! I know it’s hard to lose one you love and our little ones have a magical way of stealing our hearts, don’t they!! Especially, loved your line We saved her and she saved us. And these too:
    We saved her and she saved us.
    I don’t regret one minute of her life.
    She has kissed me good morning every day since the day we adopted her. She looks in my eyes and she sees my soul and I see her’s too.
    She’s empathetic, she’s compassionate, and she’s a crazy hellion on four, little feet.
    She’s Ms. Skeeter, a one of a kind and she’s my baby.
    You both were blessed with Ms. Skeeter!!

    Happy you have another baby to love!! You guys are awesome!!
    Chuck
    xoxo
    😘💕🌹

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  7. JM, I am so sorry to read this post. Maybe she has met my Max and they are running free thru some heavenly meadows, untethered by the leash he hated having to wear so much.
    My neighbor, Jerry is up there now, his little Yorkie, Angel gone to live with his daughter now. I’m not sure which one I miss the most, but I know it will be a long time before I get over this one. He will look Ms. Skeeter up and give her the love he left behind in each of the lives he touched in this building, and Angel mourns now with her new family. 🙏♥❤💘💖🌷🌹🌼🌻😇

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