NWR: Mourning the loss of my dog

I haven't posted much in a few days because I was away in California for my best friend's wedding. I came home late Sunday evening and Monday morning I called my mother to ask how our dog Muffin was doing. Muffin is our dog of almost 10 years. She is a beautiful lab/shepard mix that we rescued.
Last week, she was feeling ill and my parents took her to the vet. They did some xrays and found that she had ingested what looked like string. Muffin had never been the type of dog to chew on things or eat objects that wasn't food....It was unusual.
They performed emergency surgery on her on Thursday and she was recovering well. My parents visited her every day and she was alert and wagging her tail. On saturday my parents went to the vet and wanted to take her home but she was running a slight fever and promised my parents they could take her home on monday.
Sunday my brothers went to visit her at around 3 pm and the office was closed. Which was upsetting because my parents paid for 24 hour care. Monday morning they called to tell us she passed away.
We are devestated. I left my office in NYC to go to LI to say goodbye to my girl.
In the past, I've seen people leave the vets office crying and in the back of my head I always feared that one day it would be us.... This past Monday we were the family that was crying at the vets office.
I'm so overwhelmingly sad and my heart is broken. I was planning on having our family's two dogs (Muffin the lab and weezer the pekingnese) involved in our wedding in september. I worry about the second dog and hope that she will be ok with the loss of her buddy....
Anyway, I just needed to talk. I've been on my couch crying because I don't want to wake up FH....

I'm sorry about your dog. i know how it feels. i have 4 dogs and if anything ever happens to them i would be devestated.

Awww...I am so sorry for your loss...its so hard when you lose a pet, they are part of your family, sometimes even better then family. I know its going to be hard but time will let you heel, just always remember the good times and cherished memories, she is in a better place... I wish you the best!

I'm very sorry to hear about your loss!!!

I am sooooo sorry. How upsetting.

So sorry to hear this news

I am soooo sorry for your loss!

I am sorry. I have gone through this too and it hurts. I hope that you start feeling a little better.

I am soooo sorry.

I am so sorry, that's so sad. I am sure she's running around in Doggie Heaven happy now.

so sorry

I am so incredibly sorry...I truly understand the loss you are feeling...we lost my Miniature Schnauzer a few years ago after having him for 14 years. It was an awful time in my life..and I remember it hurting more than the loss of anything in my life. I know that this cannot make you feel better, but time does heal....and about 3 months after my pup's passing, my family got a puppy...who is now 4 years old...we did not get her to replace him...but it certainly helped to be able to give a lot of love to another dog...they provide so much happiness in our lives, and take comfort in the fact that out of all the people your pup could have spent his life with, he was lucky enough to get to spend it with you and your family. Again I am sorry for your loss

I am so sorry

I'm so sorry...that has to be so tough.

i'm so sorry for you loss

I am so sorry. it is so hard to lose a pet. I had lost 2 dogs. Both were so good. They were very old and got sick. But it's always very hard cause your so used to them always being there.

omg cindy, i'm so sorry. I know what you're going through and it's so hard. Our pets are members of our family just like our own siblings and it's an enormous loss when they pass. I wish you and your family comfort in this time.