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Remembering Maggie: A Heartfelt Farewell to Our Cherished Companion Farm Dog.

Freda Savahl
3 min readOct 29, 2024

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Embracing the Love and Happiness She Gave Us Every Day.

10/27/224- Last evening Maggie and krusty spent their last night together under the warm light.

Maggie has gone to doggie heaven today:

It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of laying our beloved Maggie to rest this afternoon. Our Rhodesian Ridgeback, a cherished part of our family for sixteen beautiful years, will be deeply missed. She brought immense joy and comfort to our lives, and saying goodbye was incredibly difficult. We feel a significant ache at the thought of her absence.

Maggie faced a tough battle with numerous malignant tumors throughout her body. Last year, the vet removed seven of them, but the prognosis was heartbreaking — more tumors were expected to develop in the same areas. Unfortunately, that turned out to be accurate, and they even began to invade her lungs, making her breathing a challenge. It’s truly distressing to see her go through this.

The companion cat- Krusty:

Krusty was always at Maggie’s side, a loyal companion through thick and thin. The ginger cat sensed her struggles, understanding that sometimes, companionship is the best medicine. In those quiet moments, as they snuggled beneath the lamp’s warm glow, Maggie found solace and…

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Freda Savahl
Freda Savahl

Written by Freda Savahl

Retired Nurse Practitioner WHC /Contract Provider Deployment Military Services. US Citizen. Immigrant from South Africa 1978.

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