August 8, 2025 • 15 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Today's daily Highlight from Elvis Duran in the Morning Show.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Who is this Elvis Duran in the Morning Show. I
don't know if you noticed, but earlier this week, our
Froggy was out for a few days and for a
very very very important reason. And Frog decided that he
(00:25):
wanted to wait until today to talk about what's going on.
And so Froggy, our brother, he wants to talk about
something very very important going on in his life. So
where do you want to start?
Speaker 3 (00:36):
Frog?
Speaker 4 (00:38):
Sunday afternoon, I was having a very normal day. Everything
was like normal. I woke up, spent some time with
the pups, and.
Speaker 3 (00:46):
Took him for a walk.
Speaker 4 (00:46):
We had a really rainy day here in Jacksonville on Sunday,
and then so it stopped raining about six point thirty
in the afternoon, and I decided I was going to
go for a walk, and I normally would have taken
the dogs with me, but I didn't, and I went
by myself, and I came back home and I opened
my garage door, and I looked at my watch as
I went up. My garage door was seven twenty seven
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and I walked in the door and only one puppy
met me At the door, and I opened up the
freezer to get some ice because I was hot for
my walk, and usually both dogs run over to the freezer.
Only one came over, and I looked at him and
I said, where's your brother at dude, And he walked
over to the corner of the of our living room
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rug and he looked down at the floor, and he
looked up at me, and he looked back down at
the floor, and he looked up at me. And I
walked over and the most amazing dog in the whole
world was gone. We lost Rocky Roue on Sunday about
seven thirty at night, and it was I just sheer panic.
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I mean, Elvis, you were the I called my mom
and dad. My mom and dad let it out five
minutes from me. So I called him and I said,
you got to come over here. I didn't know what
to do. Was in sheer panic. And then I realized,
now the more I've thought about it, I called you.
You're fifteen hundred miles away, right, And I called you
and I'm like, helves, Oh my, Alvis, you gotta help me.
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And I don't even remember what I said to you.
I think I probably said Rocky's dead and Lisa was
out of the country. She was in Grenada. That was
the worst phone call I've ever had to make in
my whole life. I had to call my son, he's
working in DC for the summer. I was all alone,
and thank God for our neighbors who were amazing came
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over and took a very chaotic, wild situation and calmed down,
calmed me down, and calmed the situation. And the listeners
have been great. But our lives are completely turned upside down.
He honestly, and I know everybody, you everybody, We love
our animals. Our animals are the greatest things in our
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whole lives. Rocky Roue was special. He had these eyes
that it looked like you were talking to a human
being when you talk to him. And unfortunately nine years
was all the time that we had with him. I
was very blessed to be his dad for nine years,
and we were blessed to be his family.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
But I just.
Speaker 4 (03:13):
He's got something else he's got to do, and so
he's gone. But we still have Rex, and we love
Rex day death, and he's having a really hard time
because he's been with Rocky every day of his whole life.
He's never been without him. But Lisa got home from
Grenada on Tuesday or early early Tuesday morning, about five am.
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She flew into Miami. The flight was delayed and had
to drive home. We asked to go see Rocky one
more time. Lisa wan enclosures so she could go see him,
So we went and spent some time with him on
Tuesday and Lisa, as we were leaving, Lisa was holding
his paws and she asked him for a sign, just
give us a sign that you're okay. And that was
about Tuesday afternoon, around four We came home and there
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was a storm and at the end of the storms,
some neighbors were here and they walked outside and they said,
you may want to walk outside. There was the most vivid, gorgeous,
beautiful double rainbow over our house on Tuesday afternoon, and
we just I have to believe that that was Rue
telling us that he's okay, that he has crossed the
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rainbow bridge and gotten where he needs to be. And
so thank you to listeners. You guys have been great.
I was honored to share Rocky with you through his
Instagram and here on the show and everything else. But
just I'm telling you, I know it's cliche, life can
change so fast and something that you just I mean,
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I took for granted. I went for a walk and
came home. I thought both my dogs would still be here.
Cherish the people around you and the things around you
that you love and that you cherish, and don't take
one single second for granted, because it is. I have
no regrets with Rue. We did everything under the sun
for him and I loved him so much. But don't
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take life for granted. It's gone way too soon sometimes.
And thank you to all of you for being so
great and so wonderful. And Danielle, your mom loved Ru.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Yeah, she has a picture of her with the dogs
out in her house. She loved them so much.
Speaker 4 (05:15):
And Alst remember when you came over and played in
the floor with him and Scotty Bee spent time with them.
And I just chaerish the things around you that you love.
They are gone way too soon. We don't get a
chance to say goodbye sometimes, and so just if you
have that moment, just take it, trust me, and thank
you Elvis for being just so wonderful.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Wish I could have been there for you. You know you were,
but you know your your neighbors, your neighbors. You know,
I was thinking you did call me in a panic.
You said, oh my god, Rocky's dead. Rocky's dead, And
I'm thinking, what can I do? And you said, I
gotta go. Lisa's calling, And so I was like, Uh,
what I wanted to tell you was you need people
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there with boots on the ground who can be with you.
And then you know, voila your neighbors to the rest
and you know.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
Yeah at list at Lisa on the phone said to me,
she said, run over to our friends, friends that live
across the street from us. She said, run over to
Chrissy's house. And I did, and I think I'm banged
on Christy's door. I sounded like I was probably trying
to knock the door down because I was in touch
a panic. But Christy came over, and then our friends
Natasha and Doreen and and and Teresa and Brian and
all of that, they just they came over and in
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a completely chaotic situation that you heard, became so calm
as as they were, like each person kind of did
their own thing and took charge and watched after Rex
and comforted him and comforted me and and then it
got us a place to take him u and they
were waiting on us when we pulled in the parking
lot and somebody drove me there because I wasn't in
a good spot to drive myself. And our friends were
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so so important. The listeners have been amazing. I just
I can't think every one of you enough. Every single
person on this show has reached out to me and
sent me heartfelt texts because we're all animal lovers and
you understand.
Speaker 3 (06:56):
And it has been honest. And I've been through some
rough things. You guys know.
Speaker 4 (07:01):
I have had brain an urisms and all the crap
that's happened in life. I can honestly tell you Sunday
was the worst day of my life. I never in
my life I would walk in and find him. But
because of the listeners and you guys, and our friends
and my family and his this is a learning example
and we will carry Rocky's legacy on through our hearts
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and through our actions and just and show. He really
was amazing. He changed so many lives and I was
lucky to have him for the nine years I had.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
Him, as he was lucky to have you.
Speaker 3 (07:32):
Yep, yeah, yeah, he was. We loved him.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
So the conversation continued on with Alex and me as
Froggy was taking care of business in Jacksonville. And even
though Froggy and through speaking with his vet and other doctors,
he knows that there's most likely at at one hundred percent,
there was no there was nothing he could do to
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say Rocky, Rocky was so far gone right.
Speaker 4 (08:00):
Told me that because I did, and I instantly went
into what if I didn't go on the walk, what
if I had stayed here? And two vets, two different
vets that don't even know each other, have told me
both that he had either a stroke or a massive
heart attack, and that had I they said, had they
been here with him, there's nothing they could have done.
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That what happened happened, and the peace of mind that
it was quick. They said, it probably took about ten seconds.
He got tired, he got weak, he laid down and
went to sleep. And so that gives me peace of
mind that he didn't struggle, And had I here, I
would have tried to help him and probably stressed out,
And had I taken him on the walk, he would
have passed away on the walk. I would have to
carry him home so it happened the way it was
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supposed to happen, and I'm trying to take comfort in
that and knowing that this is it was the best
ending for him, and he deserved that.
Speaker 2 (08:50):
Look, you know, when our animals, be it dog or cat,
when they get sick, they don't they want to hide,
they don't want to be any around anyone.
Speaker 3 (08:58):
They don't.
Speaker 2 (08:59):
So I must assume Rocky was going through it was
easier for him just to lay down and go to sleep.
And because he'd worry about you, he'd worry about what
you're thinking, he'd try to run from you or you
don't want that.
Speaker 4 (09:10):
I never go on walks on Sunday afternoon at seven o'clock,
I'm usually getting ready to you know, get things done
and get ready for the work week. But for some reason,
it rained all day and I just I never ever
go for a walk, and I did. I went for
a walk, and it was thirty minutes that it was
long enough just for him to for him to do
what he needed to do.
Speaker 2 (09:28):
So Alex and I were talking in conversation as we
have two dogs, right, and I said, look, there's nothing
Froggy could have done for Rocky. What if we were
here with our dogs and we see one of them
in a very very very bad situation, do we know
how to do CPR? Right? And Alex said, I don't
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know how to do CPR and a dog, do you?
I said, no, no, clue I tried.
Speaker 3 (09:53):
I don't know if what I did was right or wrong,
but it did nothing.
Speaker 2 (09:56):
Well that's the thing, you know, it probably, most likely,
as you know, would not have helped in this situation.
But what if it could have, would you have known
what to do? Most likely not? And so I talked
to my good friend Samantha, who is certified in CPR
for dogs, and I said, well, all the clients you have,
do they know how to do cprs?
Speaker 3 (10:16):
See?
Speaker 2 (10:16):
I don't think so. And that's the thing. I'm like, well,
why do we not know how to do CPR on
a dog or a cat? Yeah, this is something we should.
Speaker 1 (10:24):
Know different than a human.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
I wonder, Yes, yeah it is. And also I do
have in my phone the emergency twenty four hour vets
we can go to because our vet is not open
it on weekends or Sundays or overnights. Do you know
where to take your dog or your cat if you
can in an emergency.
Speaker 1 (10:44):
I've been there twice, so you know, yeah, because Fred,
my cat, Fred died almost died in front of us
more than once. Then that's how we found out he
has you know, bad lungs and he's on a steroid.
And thankfully we have VEG, which is our emergency vet,
like five minus from us, and we rushed him in
and they saved his life.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
Well, I say, you know, in honor, in memory, Rocky,
let's do something positive for our pets. Let's know what
to do if we are in a situation that something
needs to be done. CPR on your dog, on your cat,
where do you take them? If your vet is closed.
You don't want to be in a panic at that point.
(11:22):
You want to be able to go I need to
do this, need to do it now, and you just
automatically go. That's a really good point.
Speaker 3 (11:28):
I did not know what to do.
Speaker 4 (11:29):
I mean it was eight o'clock on a seven thirty seven,
eight on a Sunday night.
Speaker 3 (11:33):
I didn't know. I had no idea.
Speaker 4 (11:34):
Thank goodness, a lady that lives across the street from us,
she's a nurse and she knew a surgeon who worked
at a twenty four hour vet that was not far
from us, and they were waiting for us when we
got there, and they handled it, and they have been
just truly unbelievable and helping us. And I've learned that
there's now a new way to cremate. We're going to
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have his We're going to have him privately cremated, but
not in a standard way they do now an aquamation.
It's done with water and through alkalinity, and you get
a you get like a gel like substance that you
can eco friendly plant food. You can grow a tree
or a plant with it to give your animal life again.
And then you get the ashes of one hundred percent
of them in an urn. And so we're we're doing
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I'm learning so much through this process that I really
probably never wanted to know, but it is a learning example.
And so Rocky is still even though he's not here,
he's still teaching while he's not here. And I just
I love him so much. I was the luckiest family
in the world to be able to spend nine years
with him. He was just incredible.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
I know it's gonna hurt for a long time. It
will hurt forever. It just will, and it should. You know,
people get mad at me sometimes when I say that
when they're hurting and they're grieving, like, oh, it hurts
so much, And I say, it's supposed to hurt. It
really is supposed to hurt. That's the whole point. And
they look at me like, uh, but I don't like it,
you know, I was supposed to like it. No, you're
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supposed to hurt.
Speaker 1 (13:01):
Yeah, maybe you'll visit you like like George. When my
cat George bath, he still visits us. I will feel
something jump on the bed. I will look up. The
other cats are nowhere, and I say to Sheldon at night,
George was here last night. He wanted to sit in
this spot.
Speaker 4 (13:15):
I'm telling you Rue is welcome anytime I would take him.
He come here a hundred times a day. Rue is welcome.
I al I told you this the other day, that
it is such a bad situation. But Rocky was. He
loved everybody. He gave everybody a chance. He loved so hard,
and he didn't like animals can't talk. But he changed
our lives. And so I was telling you that I
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want our family motto to be live like Rocky, moving forward,
talk less, love harder, and give everybody a chance in life.
There you go, and that's how Rocky can continue to
change our lives forever.
Speaker 2 (13:47):
So in addition to that, you know, let's think about
our our pets health and how we can help them
if we can in an emergency, know what to do,
learn more about CPR, talk to your bet, find out more,
or you can get certified. And also find out where
that twenty four hour emergency VET is located. If your
vet is closed, do that. This is something you can
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do today. Yep.
Speaker 4 (14:09):
So seconds are so precious. When this happens, it's and
it is panic. I remember I called my mom and
dad regularly. I took my phone out of my pocket
when it happened. As after I had realized that it
was I couldn't do anything for him. I couldn't find
my parents a number to call it and I call
him regularly. So panic sets in. So having a plan
in place is really truly important. It is and you know,
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forever live Rocky. And you know what I'm thinking about
that new cremation cremation you're talking about. If I ever
did that, and when I do that for Max, if
he grows a tree, that tree will continue to.
Speaker 2 (14:46):
Pee it will rain urine, it will rain all over
the place and it'll never stop. Pee and then and
then one day when our he has to go, it'll
be a tree that poos Pooh will come out of
that tree and he will live forever. Ollie and Max
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through Pee and Pooh will always be with us. But
you know, the things you learn, the things you learn
about life and what you have and what you had
and what you want when things like this happen. So
God bless you and Lisa and you and Rex.
Speaker 4 (15:27):
Rex is having a hard time. He's never never been
without him, and to see how different he is, and
we're trying to do everything we can for him. And
they said, just give him love and affection and he's
got to go through his his grieving and his his waves.
Speaker 2 (15:40):
He'll be fine. He's got you guys. Thank you, Froggy.
We love you, Froggy.
Speaker 3 (15:43):
Love you.
Today's daily Highlight from Elvis Duran in the Morning Show.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Who is this Elvis Duran in the Morning Show. I
don't know if you noticed, but earlier this week, our
Froggy was out for a few days and for a
very very very important reason. And Frog decided that he
(00:25):
wanted to wait until today to talk about what's going on.
And so Froggy, our brother, he wants to talk about
something very very important going on in his life. So
where do you want to start?
Speaker 3 (00:36):
Frog?
Speaker 4 (00:38):
Sunday afternoon, I was having a very normal day. Everything
was like normal. I woke up, spent some time with
the pups, and.
Speaker 3 (00:46):
Took him for a walk.
Speaker 4 (00:46):
We had a really rainy day here in Jacksonville on Sunday,
and then so it stopped raining about six point thirty
in the afternoon, and I decided I was going to
go for a walk, and I normally would have taken
the dogs with me, but I didn't, and I went
by myself, and I came back home and I opened
my garage door, and I looked at my watch as
I went up. My garage door was seven twenty seven
(01:07):
and I walked in the door and only one puppy
met me At the door, and I opened up the
freezer to get some ice because I was hot for
my walk, and usually both dogs run over to the freezer.
Only one came over, and I looked at him and
I said, where's your brother at dude, And he walked
over to the corner of the of our living room
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rug and he looked down at the floor, and he
looked up at me, and he looked back down at
the floor, and he looked up at me. And I
walked over and the most amazing dog in the whole
world was gone. We lost Rocky Roue on Sunday about
seven thirty at night, and it was I just sheer panic.
(01:50):
I mean, Elvis, you were the I called my mom
and dad. My mom and dad let it out five
minutes from me. So I called him and I said,
you got to come over here. I didn't know what
to do. Was in sheer panic. And then I realized,
now the more I've thought about it, I called you.
You're fifteen hundred miles away, right, And I called you
and I'm like, helves, Oh my, Alvis, you gotta help me.
(02:12):
And I don't even remember what I said to you.
I think I probably said Rocky's dead and Lisa was
out of the country. She was in Grenada. That was
the worst phone call I've ever had to make in
my whole life. I had to call my son, he's
working in DC for the summer. I was all alone,
and thank God for our neighbors who were amazing came
(02:32):
over and took a very chaotic, wild situation and calmed down,
calmed me down, and calmed the situation. And the listeners
have been great. But our lives are completely turned upside down.
He honestly, and I know everybody, you everybody, We love
our animals. Our animals are the greatest things in our
(02:53):
whole lives. Rocky Roue was special. He had these eyes
that it looked like you were talking to a human
being when you talk to him. And unfortunately nine years
was all the time that we had with him. I
was very blessed to be his dad for nine years,
and we were blessed to be his family.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
But I just.
Speaker 4 (03:13):
He's got something else he's got to do, and so
he's gone. But we still have Rex, and we love
Rex day death, and he's having a really hard time
because he's been with Rocky every day of his whole life.
He's never been without him. But Lisa got home from
Grenada on Tuesday or early early Tuesday morning, about five am.
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She flew into Miami. The flight was delayed and had
to drive home. We asked to go see Rocky one
more time. Lisa wan enclosures so she could go see him,
So we went and spent some time with him on
Tuesday and Lisa, as we were leaving, Lisa was holding
his paws and she asked him for a sign, just
give us a sign that you're okay. And that was
about Tuesday afternoon, around four We came home and there
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was a storm and at the end of the storms,
some neighbors were here and they walked outside and they said,
you may want to walk outside. There was the most vivid, gorgeous,
beautiful double rainbow over our house on Tuesday afternoon, and
we just I have to believe that that was Rue
telling us that he's okay, that he has crossed the
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rainbow bridge and gotten where he needs to be. And
so thank you to listeners. You guys have been great.
I was honored to share Rocky with you through his
Instagram and here on the show and everything else. But
just I'm telling you, I know it's cliche, life can
change so fast and something that you just I mean,
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I took for granted. I went for a walk and
came home. I thought both my dogs would still be here.
Cherish the people around you and the things around you
that you love and that you cherish, and don't take
one single second for granted, because it is. I have
no regrets with Rue. We did everything under the sun
for him and I loved him so much. But don't
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take life for granted. It's gone way too soon sometimes.
And thank you to all of you for being so
great and so wonderful. And Danielle, your mom loved Ru.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Yeah, she has a picture of her with the dogs
out in her house. She loved them so much.
Speaker 4 (05:15):
And Alst remember when you came over and played in
the floor with him and Scotty Bee spent time with them.
And I just chaerish the things around you that you love.
They are gone way too soon. We don't get a
chance to say goodbye sometimes, and so just if you
have that moment, just take it, trust me, and thank
you Elvis for being just so wonderful.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Wish I could have been there for you. You know you were,
but you know your your neighbors, your neighbors. You know,
I was thinking you did call me in a panic.
You said, oh my god, Rocky's dead. Rocky's dead, And
I'm thinking, what can I do? And you said, I
gotta go. Lisa's calling, And so I was like, Uh,
what I wanted to tell you was you need people
(05:54):
there with boots on the ground who can be with you.
And then you know, voila your neighbors to the rest
and you know.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
Yeah at list at Lisa on the phone said to me,
she said, run over to our friends, friends that live
across the street from us. She said, run over to
Chrissy's house. And I did, and I think I'm banged
on Christy's door. I sounded like I was probably trying
to knock the door down because I was in touch
a panic. But Christy came over, and then our friends
Natasha and Doreen and and and Teresa and Brian and
all of that, they just they came over and in
(06:22):
a completely chaotic situation that you heard, became so calm
as as they were, like each person kind of did
their own thing and took charge and watched after Rex
and comforted him and comforted me and and then it
got us a place to take him u and they
were waiting on us when we pulled in the parking
lot and somebody drove me there because I wasn't in
a good spot to drive myself. And our friends were
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so so important. The listeners have been amazing. I just
I can't think every one of you enough. Every single
person on this show has reached out to me and
sent me heartfelt texts because we're all animal lovers and
you understand.
Speaker 3 (06:56):
And it has been honest. And I've been through some
rough things. You guys know.
Speaker 4 (07:01):
I have had brain an urisms and all the crap
that's happened in life. I can honestly tell you Sunday
was the worst day of my life. I never in
my life I would walk in and find him. But
because of the listeners and you guys, and our friends
and my family and his this is a learning example
and we will carry Rocky's legacy on through our hearts
(07:22):
and through our actions and just and show. He really
was amazing. He changed so many lives and I was
lucky to have him for the nine years I had.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
Him, as he was lucky to have you.
Speaker 3 (07:32):
Yep, yeah, yeah, he was. We loved him.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
So the conversation continued on with Alex and me as
Froggy was taking care of business in Jacksonville. And even
though Froggy and through speaking with his vet and other doctors,
he knows that there's most likely at at one hundred percent,
there was no there was nothing he could do to
(07:56):
say Rocky, Rocky was so far gone right.
Speaker 4 (08:00):
Told me that because I did, and I instantly went
into what if I didn't go on the walk, what
if I had stayed here? And two vets, two different
vets that don't even know each other, have told me
both that he had either a stroke or a massive
heart attack, and that had I they said, had they
been here with him, there's nothing they could have done.
(08:20):
That what happened happened, and the peace of mind that
it was quick. They said, it probably took about ten seconds.
He got tired, he got weak, he laid down and
went to sleep. And so that gives me peace of
mind that he didn't struggle, And had I here, I
would have tried to help him and probably stressed out,
And had I taken him on the walk, he would
have passed away on the walk. I would have to
carry him home so it happened the way it was
(08:43):
supposed to happen, and I'm trying to take comfort in
that and knowing that this is it was the best
ending for him, and he deserved that.
Speaker 2 (08:50):
Look, you know, when our animals, be it dog or cat,
when they get sick, they don't they want to hide,
they don't want to be any around anyone.
Speaker 3 (08:58):
They don't.
Speaker 2 (08:59):
So I must assume Rocky was going through it was
easier for him just to lay down and go to sleep.
And because he'd worry about you, he'd worry about what
you're thinking, he'd try to run from you or you
don't want that.
Speaker 4 (09:10):
I never go on walks on Sunday afternoon at seven o'clock,
I'm usually getting ready to you know, get things done
and get ready for the work week. But for some reason,
it rained all day and I just I never ever
go for a walk, and I did. I went for
a walk, and it was thirty minutes that it was
long enough just for him to for him to do
what he needed to do.
Speaker 2 (09:28):
So Alex and I were talking in conversation as we
have two dogs, right, and I said, look, there's nothing
Froggy could have done for Rocky. What if we were
here with our dogs and we see one of them
in a very very very bad situation, do we know
how to do CPR? Right? And Alex said, I don't
(09:49):
know how to do CPR and a dog, do you?
I said, no, no, clue I tried.
Speaker 3 (09:53):
I don't know if what I did was right or wrong,
but it did nothing.
Speaker 2 (09:56):
Well that's the thing, you know, it probably, most likely,
as you know, would not have helped in this situation.
But what if it could have, would you have known
what to do? Most likely not? And so I talked
to my good friend Samantha, who is certified in CPR
for dogs, and I said, well, all the clients you have,
do they know how to do cprs?
Speaker 3 (10:16):
See?
Speaker 2 (10:16):
I don't think so. And that's the thing. I'm like, well,
why do we not know how to do CPR on
a dog or a cat? Yeah, this is something we should.
Speaker 1 (10:24):
Know different than a human.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
I wonder, Yes, yeah it is. And also I do
have in my phone the emergency twenty four hour vets
we can go to because our vet is not open
it on weekends or Sundays or overnights. Do you know
where to take your dog or your cat if you
can in an emergency.
Speaker 1 (10:44):
I've been there twice, so you know, yeah, because Fred,
my cat, Fred died almost died in front of us
more than once. Then that's how we found out he
has you know, bad lungs and he's on a steroid.
And thankfully we have VEG, which is our emergency vet,
like five minus from us, and we rushed him in
and they saved his life.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
Well, I say, you know, in honor, in memory, Rocky,
let's do something positive for our pets. Let's know what
to do if we are in a situation that something
needs to be done. CPR on your dog, on your cat,
where do you take them? If your vet is closed.
You don't want to be in a panic at that point.
(11:22):
You want to be able to go I need to
do this, need to do it now, and you just
automatically go. That's a really good point.
Speaker 3 (11:28):
I did not know what to do.
Speaker 4 (11:29):
I mean it was eight o'clock on a seven thirty seven,
eight on a Sunday night.
Speaker 3 (11:33):
I didn't know. I had no idea.
Speaker 4 (11:34):
Thank goodness, a lady that lives across the street from us,
she's a nurse and she knew a surgeon who worked
at a twenty four hour vet that was not far
from us, and they were waiting for us when we
got there, and they handled it, and they have been
just truly unbelievable and helping us. And I've learned that
there's now a new way to cremate. We're going to
(11:55):
have his We're going to have him privately cremated, but
not in a standard way they do now an aquamation.
It's done with water and through alkalinity, and you get
a you get like a gel like substance that you
can eco friendly plant food. You can grow a tree
or a plant with it to give your animal life again.
And then you get the ashes of one hundred percent
of them in an urn. And so we're we're doing
(12:18):
I'm learning so much through this process that I really
probably never wanted to know, but it is a learning example.
And so Rocky is still even though he's not here,
he's still teaching while he's not here. And I just
I love him so much. I was the luckiest family
in the world to be able to spend nine years
with him. He was just incredible.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
I know it's gonna hurt for a long time. It
will hurt forever. It just will, and it should. You know,
people get mad at me sometimes when I say that
when they're hurting and they're grieving, like, oh, it hurts
so much, And I say, it's supposed to hurt. It
really is supposed to hurt. That's the whole point. And
they look at me like, uh, but I don't like it,
you know, I was supposed to like it. No, you're
(13:00):
supposed to hurt.
Speaker 1 (13:01):
Yeah, maybe you'll visit you like like George. When my
cat George bath, he still visits us. I will feel
something jump on the bed. I will look up. The
other cats are nowhere, and I say to Sheldon at night,
George was here last night. He wanted to sit in
this spot.
Speaker 4 (13:15):
I'm telling you Rue is welcome anytime I would take him.
He come here a hundred times a day. Rue is welcome.
I al I told you this the other day, that
it is such a bad situation. But Rocky was. He
loved everybody. He gave everybody a chance. He loved so hard,
and he didn't like animals can't talk. But he changed
our lives. And so I was telling you that I
(13:37):
want our family motto to be live like Rocky, moving forward,
talk less, love harder, and give everybody a chance in life.
There you go, and that's how Rocky can continue to
change our lives forever.
Speaker 2 (13:47):
So in addition to that, you know, let's think about
our our pets health and how we can help them
if we can in an emergency, know what to do,
learn more about CPR, talk to your bet, find out more,
or you can get certified. And also find out where
that twenty four hour emergency VET is located. If your
vet is closed, do that. This is something you can
(14:07):
do today. Yep.
Speaker 4 (14:09):
So seconds are so precious. When this happens, it's and
it is panic. I remember I called my mom and
dad regularly. I took my phone out of my pocket
when it happened. As after I had realized that it
was I couldn't do anything for him. I couldn't find
my parents a number to call it and I call
him regularly. So panic sets in. So having a plan
in place is really truly important. It is and you know,
(14:30):
forever live Rocky. And you know what I'm thinking about
that new cremation cremation you're talking about. If I ever
did that, and when I do that for Max, if
he grows a tree, that tree will continue to.
Speaker 2 (14:46):
Pee it will rain urine, it will rain all over
the place and it'll never stop. Pee and then and
then one day when our he has to go, it'll
be a tree that poos Pooh will come out of
that tree and he will live forever. Ollie and Max
(15:09):
through Pee and Pooh will always be with us. But
you know, the things you learn, the things you learn
about life and what you have and what you had
and what you want when things like this happen. So
God bless you and Lisa and you and Rex.
Speaker 4 (15:27):
Rex is having a hard time. He's never never been
without him, and to see how different he is, and
we're trying to do everything we can for him. And
they said, just give him love and affection and he's
got to go through his his grieving and his his waves.
Speaker 2 (15:40):
He'll be fine. He's got you guys. Thank you, Froggy.
We love you, Froggy.
Speaker 3 (15:43):
Love you.
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