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My Beautiful Boy, Gilbert RIP.

sillav nitramsillav nitram
in Not Sports Related
RIP Gilbert, Oct 2010-July 2025. 14 years old.

My beautiful boy went to sleep late Wednesday afternoon 16/07/25. His Kidneys had failed and though it was the right decision to end any suffering, I just wanted to keep him forever.

He was a rescue and 4 years old when I got him, he’d had two previous owners and he’d been treated badly. It took a long time to win him over and bond but thankfully we did and I’m so grateful for the time we had together.

He would have been about 8 years old in the pics and in the last few months, he was a shadow of his vibrant, lively and lovely self, that in itself was so pitiful to witness.

I’m totally heartbroken.          

                                         






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  • ShootersHillGuruShootersHillGuru
    edited July 18
    I’m so so sorry to hear this. It’s a really hard thing to lose the friend that dogs become. 
  • ChizzChizz
    RIP Gilbert
  • Addickhead86Addickhead86
    RIP
  • LincsaddickLincsaddick
    14 doggy years is a decent age, still very sad when a good friend dies .. 
  • Taxi_LadTaxi_Lad
    So sorry for your loss 🐾🐾😢
    been there last Xmas!  Horrible horrible time!!
  • ArsenetattersArsenetatters
    I’m so sorry to hear your sad news. After a difficult start to life he was very lucky to find you.
    RIP Gilbert xx
  • EugenesAxeEugenesAxe
    Sorry for your loss, sleep tight beautiful boy 🐾
  • ChicagoAddickChicagoAddick
    Tough time, so sorry to hear that SN. RIP Gilbert. 

  • IdleHansIdleHans
    Well done to you for giving him the loving home he deserved. Very sorry for your loss.
    Our dog is 8 now and showing a lot of signs of slowing down, currently hobbling round the house after a leg X-ray (the vets wrench them about quite a lot), very unhappy. 
    I dread the day when his time comes, and feel every sympathy for you after saying goodbye to Gilbert.
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  • soapy_jonessoapy_jones
    RIP Gilbert
  • Leroy AmbroseLeroy Ambrose
    So sorry for your loss. Having recently experienced this with my own best mate, the hole it leaves inside you can't possibly be overstated.

    It's a small comfort, but you gave him an amazing life after a horrible start, hopefully you can take a little solace in that

    ❤️
  • guinnessaddickguinnessaddick
    RIP, remember all the good times you had together.
  • ShootersHillGuruShootersHillGuru
    We lost our beautiful girl one year ago tomorrow. It’s still painful and one of the worst experiences of my life. 
  • LoOkOuTLoOkOuT
    Sorry for your loss.  RIP Gilbert. 
  • BrazilianceBraziliance
    Never nice to lose a dog.

    Sorry for your loss. 
  • T_C_ET_C_E
    So sorry to hear this. 
    Run free to the bridge Gilbert. 
  • AberystwythAddickAberystwythAddick
    RIP Gilbert, sorry for your loss, losing a dog is never easy. Sounds like you gave him his best life which at the end of the day is all we can hope to do. 
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  • lolwraylolwray
    RIP Gilbert 
  • Stuart_the_RedStuart_the_Red
    Run free Gilbert!
  • AndyGAndyG
    Mate it’s a tough time when we say goodbye to our friends I’m facing the same thing with our 15 year old lab his hips are going and I know that soon the kindest thing to do will be upon us but that makes it no less difficult 
    remember the good times my friend 
  • lancashire ladlancashire lad
    You have my full sympathy as the owner of a 12 year old rescue. Remember the good times with Gilbert who looked a lovely dog.
  • cblockcblock
    RIP Gilbert, What a wonderful looking boy, so sorry for your loss, remember the life you have given him. My cat Marley is getting on for 16,got him from 
    a rescue centre after not the best start in life, love him loads, dreading the day it comes, but we know he has had the best possible life with us,very spoilt
    but that's why we have them.

    I am sure you did the same for Gilbert.

    Take care and sending you much love.
    cblock & Mrs
  • bigstemarrabigstemarra
    My condolences....it's so painful when we lose our animal companions whom have been with us through the ups and downs of life. Please just try and think of the great life that you gave him; many others are not so fortunate. All the best.
  • raytreacy69raytreacy69
    My thoughts are with you.Such a hard emotional time .My daughter ( now a solicitor) always wanted to be a vet for many of her younger yrs but decided she couldn’t because she felt she could never close an animals life.It’s just so sad 
  • Captain PeacockCaptain Peacock
    So sorry to hear your sad news.
    Have had the great pleasure of having dogs all my life and it is absolutely heartbreaking when you loose one.
    As others have said take great pride that you have provided his best life.
    Chase those sheep in the sky Gilbert.

  • GribboGribbo
    Sorry for your loss, mate 
  • Exiled_AddickExiled_Addick
    Sorry for your loss. Saying goodbye to a loved pet, I think especially so in the case of dogs, is one of the hardest things we can go through. The sad toll we must pay in return for the years of joy they give us. 

    You did a wonderful thing to rescue him and give him a new start in life in a loving home. Rescue dogs can be more work at the beginning but go onto to make the most amazing companions. 


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