RIP my sweet girl 🧡

Today, we lost a loved member of our family. Titan.
We brought her home in March of 2022. She was roughly 6M’s of age. We had rescued her from a pet store that improperly cared for her & was most likely bred in masses. Titan has been the light of our lives for the past 2 years. She’s always been very lazy, and very spoiled! Her favorite thing was hornworms & cuddles, as well as “the sexy leg”
She was as sweet as could be, never aggressive & loved with all she had.
I have so many amazing memories with her it’s hard to pick just one! My only wish is that we had longer with her, and she had more life to live, but she is no longer in pain and I know I’ll see her again one day. In memory of her, I’ll be buying a beardie urn, and a necklace to carry a piece of her around with me wherever I go.. so wherever I explore she can come along with.

Here’s a little backstory:

About 1 month ago Titiny’s health started to decline..
she became lethargic, had no appetite, and wouldn’t move around. I brought her into our local exotic vet.
They gave her a thorough checkup. Blood, X-rays, etc.. the next day I got the blood results back and found out her glucose and uric acid (kidney) levels were through the roof on top of having follicles.. the vet said with her glucose being as high as it was she was worried it could be GNT. We did intensive at home care for one month. Fluids, antibiotics, aloopurinol (from the swelling in her legs), high calcium for her follicles..

We rechecked after that month.
She started to feel better, eating worms again.. running and moving around. All around just happy and healthy. when the vet called she told me her uric acid & glucose went back to normal!!! Yay! But her follicles were still there and her red blood cell dropped by 2.

We continued with calcium & allopurinol. Stopped everything else.
2 weeks later, she went back to the way she was.. then slowly got worse. I brought her back in and we checked her levels and follicles again..

At this point, she looked terrible. It broke my heart seeing her like that. She was not doing good. Throwing up, couldn’t keep anything down..
the vet said her glucose and kidney levels were high again, and her follicles were massive!!! She said she wants to do an emergency spay but with her kidney levels as high as they were we’d have to get them down first BUT the vet mentioned she may not make it through that timeframe of decreasing her levels before we operate.. Doctor was all for it though and wanted to try, but seeing my baby the way she was.. I couldn’t do that to her. she was suffering and it was now or never. So I told the vet I’d bring her in the next day & make the decision everyone hates making.. to lay her to rest..

The day before, I gave her cuddles. I talked to her and I told her “if you need to go, I understand. I love you so much, I don’t want to see you in pain any longer”. I left for work that evening, and when I came home.. she had passed away.

It’s bittersweet because I didn’t want her to be in pain anymore but she was still so young and we loved her SO much! She’ll forever be in our hearts and I will always ALWAYS remember her.

Gone but not forgotten, forever in our hearts.
Titan. 03/22-03/24

 

[xp29]

Im so sorry for your loss, it's very clear she was loved and spoiled, and will be missed dearly. You have my sincere condolences

 

[AHBD]

So sorry for your girl Titan and all that she [ and your family ] went through.
You gave her a great life and the photo montage is a beautiful tribute to her. It's obvious how very much she was loved and my heart goes out to your family.

 

[Titaness22]

So sorry for your girl Titan and all that she [ and your family ] went through.
You gave her a great life and the photo montage is a beautiful tribute to her. It's obvious how very much she was loved and my heart goes out to your family.

Thank you so much, your words mean a lot.

 

[Titaness22]

Im so sorry for your loss, it's very clear she was loved and spoiled, and will be missed dearly. You have my sincere condolences

Thank you, I appreciate it.

 

[ChileanTaco]

I just want to add to the others
They stay with us even when they leave. Those memories of her won't fade. RIP Titan!

 

[Titaness22]

I just want to add to the others
They stay with us even when they leave. Those memories of her won't fade. RIP Titan!

Thank you so much! I believe she’s with us in spirit. She knows she was loved, wouldn’t want her knowing anything other than that. Love her dearly. I believe doing things for those who passed in memory of them, animal or human helps the grieving process. I plan on planting some flowers in my yard with some of her ashes.

 

[Chris.]

I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your Titan. No words can ease the pain of this loss but it's clear she was loved and for sure she knew this as well.

 

[Titaness22]

I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your Titan. No words can ease the pain of this loss but it's clear she was loved and for sure she knew this as well.

Thank you! I appreciate it, she was very loved. I just got her clay paw prints back today! it’s so hard walking into her room now.

 

[xp29]

Thank you! I appreciate it, she was very loved. I just got her clay paw prints back today! it’s so hard walking into her room now.

I lost one a week ago Thursday. I put her clay imprint in the display case yesterday, it was the first time I was able to look at it.
I'm glad you got it though, keepsakes help us remember the love and joy they brought us.

 

[Smaug123]

Today, we lost a loved member of our family. Titan.
We brought her home in March of 2022. She was roughly 6M’s of age. We had rescued her from a pet store that improperly cared for her & was most likely bred in masses. Titan has been the light of our lives for the past 2 years. She’s always been very lazy, and very spoiled! Her favorite thing was hornworms & cuddles, as well as “the sexy leg”
She was as sweet as could be, never aggressive & loved with all she had.
I have so many amazing memories with her it’s hard to pick just one! My only wish is that we had longer with her, and she had more life to live, but she is no longer in pain and I know I’ll see her again one day. In memory of her, I’ll be buying a beardie urn, and a necklace to carry a piece of her around with me wherever I go.. so wherever I explore she can come along with.

Here’s a little backstory:

About 1 month ago Titiny’s health started to decline..
she became lethargic, had no appetite, and wouldn’t move around. I brought her into our local exotic vet.
They gave her a thorough checkup. Blood, X-rays, etc.. the next day I got the blood results back and found out her glucose and uric acid (kidney) levels were through the roof on top of having follicles.. the vet said with her glucose being as high as it was she was worried it could be GNT. We did intensive at home care for one month. Fluids, antibiotics, aloopurinol (from the swelling in her legs), high calcium for her follicles..

We rechecked after that month.
She started to feel better, eating worms again.. running and moving around. All around just happy and healthy. when the vet called she told me her uric acid & glucose went back to normal!!! Yay! But her follicles were still there and her red blood cell dropped by 2.

We continued with calcium & allopurinol. Stopped everything else.
2 weeks later, she went back to the way she was.. then slowly got worse. I brought her back in and we checked her levels and follicles again..

At this point, she looked terrible. It broke my heart seeing her like that. She was not doing good. Throwing up, couldn’t keep anything down..
the vet said her glucose and kidney levels were high again, and her follicles were massive!!! She said she wants to do an emergency spay but with her kidney levels as high as they were we’d have to get them down first BUT the vet mentioned she may not make it through that timeframe of decreasing her levels before we operate.. Doctor was all for it though and wanted to try, but seeing my baby the way she was.. I couldn’t do that to her. she was suffering and it was now or never. So I told the vet I’d bring her in the next day & make the decision everyone hates making.. to lay her to rest..

The day before, I gave her cuddles. I talked to her and I told her “if you need to go, I understand. I love you so much, I don’t want to see you in pain any longer”. I left for work that evening, and when I came home.. she had passed away.

It’s bittersweet because I didn’t want her to be in pain anymore but she was still so young and we loved her SO much! She’ll forever be in our hearts and I will always ALWAYS remember her.

Gone but not forgotten, forever in our hearts.
Titan. 03/22-03/24

This made me cry, like right now. My baby has my heart. I don't know how I'm going to react when she dies. I think you made the right decision. Quality of life is better than longevity, or quantity of life. Bless your heart.

 

[Titaness22]

This made me cry, like right now. My baby has my heart. I don't know how I'm going to react when she dies. I think you made the right decision. Quality of life is better than longevity, or quantity of life. Bless your heart.

Thank you so much! I appreciate it it was very difficult but it was bittersweet knowing she wasn’t in pain anymore. I miss her dearly but I know she’s in a better place & I’ll see her again one day. She’s with us in spirit & I’m doing many things for her in memory of her. I did everything I possibly could do to keep her comfortable and let her know she was loved. it’s actually crazy, yesterday we went to the reptile store that we visit often because I still had worms and wanted to give back to them & we weren’t looking at all what so ever for another but when we went I saw one that looked exactly like her that needed to be re-homed and was left behind by someone.. he was around the same age as her and the sweetest dude ever 🥹 i immediately attached to him, something called me over to him in an instant.. every time someone came in and started looking at him I kept checking to make sure they weren’t going to adopt him I literally left the shop without him, and not even an hour later called the owner and told him I’m coming back to bring him home, and so we did.
I still think of my baby girl, but it was like he was meant for us. I felt like if I didn’t adopt him, I’d forever regret it.

 

[Titaness22]

I lost one a week ago Thursday. I put her clay imprint in the display case yesterday, it was the first time I was able to look at it.
I'm glad you got it though, keepsakes help us remember the love and joy they brought us.

I’m sorry for your loss they really do, when one of my dogs passed away a few years ago I made a memory shadow box for her and it helped me a lot to create something in memory of her. It never gets easier, but I’ve definitely come to accept that those who come into our lives aren’t meant to stay forever. All we can do is enjoy the time we do have with them and love them as much as we can. I wasn’t going to do the claw print at first, but I’m so glad I did because I’m able to run my finger over her prints & I can feel the ridges of her feet. it makes me a little sad, but it also brings me comfort knowing I can still feel somewhat close to her.

 

[xp29]

I’m sorry for your loss they really do, when one of my dogs passed away a few years ago I made a memory shadow box for her and it helped me a lot to create something in memory of her. It never gets easier, but I’ve definitely come to accept that those who come into our lives aren’t meant to stay forever. All we can do is enjoy the time we do have with them and love them as much as we can. I wasn’t going to do the claw print at first, but I’m so glad I did because I’m able to run my finger over her prints & I can feel the ridges of her feet. it makes me a little sad, but it also brings me comfort knowing I can still feel somewhat close to her.

I'm glad you found a new beardie to give love to, it never replaces the ones we loose but helps our hearts to heal by having someone else to love, and I'm absolutely convinced that rescues appreciate being loved more than non-rescues and understand how much better their life becomes. I think they love us more I return for it to.

 

[AHBD]

You weren't looking with your eyes but your heart had other plans. Nice to hear that you have a big heart and a good home for a needy dragon.