11/26/2025
🕊️🐾My Riley Riptide past away this morning at 5am after a series of seizures, he was tired and faught so hard, with no answer as to Why! Surrounded by Love with his head resting in the hands of the three humans who loved and adored him more than anything. Myself his Mama Mayhem, Dad Kai and his Mama Jae. We held him in our hands kissed his sweet head and reminded him how special and loved he truly was.
I whispered to him when he gets to the Rainbow to look for Opa and don't stop running on your new knees till you get to him, to tell Opa how much we love and miss him too, tell him I did my best and loved you with everything in my soul just as he wanted, how happy he will be to get all the leftovers from Opa again and all the green grass to roll in.
We brought Riley home with us, where I'll be taking him to be creamated this evening, another expense we do not have but know some how it will work out.
I am truly devastated, heartbroken, this loss hurts so different and hard and I know this is probably because Riley was my last piece of my Grandfather, My BestFriend, the Man who raised me, Riley in his own right was a unique soul gentle loving with the most understanding soul touching eyes, truly an old being who looked at you with care knowledge and understanding and I will forever miss him running towards me flipping around and throwing his head against my hip as he looked up at me with eyes full of Happy Wonder and Love.
Riley My Guy, You took big parts of me with you, forever missing you.
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I have been silent lately as life has changed in so many ways and as it would have it, we are in another battle for our life as my Dear Old Man, My Riley Guy who belonged to my Opa my Grandfather, when my Opa passed his wish was for Riley to come live with me so that is how it was of course, Riley is a 12yr old Doodle and the Sweetest Most Gentle Goofy Old Man and just a Joy in our Pack, he raised all my Dogs,Loved all the Rescues and has seen me in so many life stages, for the past 4-5 days Riley has been sick, very sick, this came on suddenly, Riley was running at the park just days before, begging for cheeseburgers and cuddling me at night, suddenly he took a turn and now we are at the point where we head to the Emergency Vet or we wait for our appointment which is tomorrow *Wednesday* where I want x-rays and a very through exam.
Riley can no longer use his back legs, and front are very shaky, he's not eating, lifting his head, stomach is distended he is drinking water but only if I syringe feed it or lift his head into his bowl. He does let me know when he has to go potty but otherwise he remains like this, Riley has been in this state and as stable as it is for 2 days now while I have been in active communication with his vet multiple times a day while giving pain and anti-inflammatory meds.
I have some thoughts on what is going on as this is not "Old Age" as Riley has been Happy and Healthy since coming to live with me, something is going on and I want to find out what and then we'll go from there on what's best for his life.
As life is right now for so many we are struggling and scraping by with everything we can to stay afloat, keep Mayhem Mutts up and running, A roof over our heads & our pack of 9 Rescue kids fed happy & healthy. These past months have drained everything from me with two sick dogs, a sick cat and the Mayhem Van having issues. I have maxed and had to close my CareCredit which was used for Emergency vet bills and emptied my savings keeping the kids healthy, us running and a roof over our heads.
It's $150 for the Emergency Vet exam fee just to get through the door, it's $80 for the exam at our vet clinic, this of course doesn't include anything and everything else that is needed,I assume fluids $160-200, x-rays are between $200-$500 but will give us a good picture as to what's happening within his stomach which is much needed given the sudden bloating, vomiting and not eating within his back legs going out as well something may be pressing on his spinal cord, from there we will go forward as always with what's BEST for Riley as I have always done for all my Kids, Those who call Mayhem home for only a short time or those I have loved for a lifetime, Respect and Honor in their final moments and never put them through anything that would hurt more or be a shot in the dark that would put more stress onto them, within these decisions comes more money needed to Honor My Guy if we have to say Goodbye that is the choice we will make then As the cost will rise $200-700 and more for the steps after, as of right now, getting him into the exam fluids and X-rays is my first steps.
I know we are all struggling in our own rights as the world gets harder to survive to stay happy and to make it, our community has done a great job at coming together to help each other as well Everytime we get hit, as my Friends Followers and of course My Incredible Loyal PawParents have always supported and come to aid when needed, for now I just ask if you find it in your heart to please Donate to us so we can get him through the doors and a little bit after that, we would be so Incredibly Grateful to know we have the finances to get him the help he so desperately needs.
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All our Love & Deep Gratitude Mayhem, Riley & The Pack.