Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
THIS VIDEO IS NOT FOR KIDS! It is a fan made music video for older audiences. Content warning that focuses on death.
Vivo AMV set to a "Fix You" cover by Kurt Schneider & Austin Percario :)
"Tears stream down your face...when you lose something you cannot replace."
Those lyrics hit me very hard right now.
On Saturday September 25th at around 3:00 PM, my family and I had to make the difficult choice to put my baby, a Chihuahua mix named Stewey to sleep. He passed on peacefully in my arms as I said "I love you" over and over, that he gave us so many wonderful years of love and didn't want him to be in pain anymore, that it was okay for him to go. We thought he was getting better at one point, but then he got worse and we had to make that awful decision. It was more on me since he was my baby, and my chest hurts from the pain of making that decision but I am more relieved that he is not in pain anymore.
I am so glad that movies like this exist to help us learn how to cope with death, even though our families and those close to us help us through the grieving process as well, of course.
Out of all the recent animated films like Luca, Raya, etc., Vivo is a surprise favorite and I think the bond between him and his best friend at the beginning and then at the end with his new best friend as he went through the grieving process himself (and what I am going through right now) shows how strong the bond was that I had with my baby boy Stewey.
Stewey and I met on my birthday in 2006 when I volunteered at our local shelter (walking the dogs was all I wanted to do that day.) He came right up to me and sat in my lap in the play area, and I knew he was the one. The shelter estimated that he was around 2 years old then. He was a big "brother" to Griffin, another Chihuahua that we adopted later on (so yeah, Stewey & Griffin like Family Guy even though I spelled Stewey differently lol)
It might be too soon to upload this since the unthinkable happened so recently, but I don't know what else to do with myself. When he was still here I held him in my lap through a lot of making this vid, it was a way of preparing myself for the inevitable and I feel like I have to upload it for him in honor of his memory, as a part of my promise to him that I'll think of him every day. Just typing this all out is helping me a lot. I'll always have the good times we shared with each other, lots of photos like the ones I shared here and videos.
In loving memory of my baby boy. I am relieved you're not in pain anymore but will always miss you until we meet again.
July 26th, 2006 (adoption date) - September 25th, 2021
He was 17 years old, around 2 when he came into our lives. He was a loving, cuddly and happy boy who loved to lie down in the sun whether in the backyard or on the stairs.
And before I forget, a big thank you to my beta testers for this vid (wasn't sure if you'd want to be mentioned, but you know who you are!) I wanted it to be perfect for this tribute and it went through a LOT of different versions. You guys were so patient and a really big help with all of your feedback! I didn't mention the sad part about this because I didn't want to bring anyone else down...
Apologies if I don't respond to any comments. I am still processing everything and it hurts so much, but uploading this video now is a just a little bit healing and I hope its message helps anyone else who might be going through a similar situation. Vivo is amazing, I highly recommend it if you haven't seen it yet! It's helped me a lot to remember to focus on the good times and keep Stewey's memory safe inside my heart and share with others.
THIS VIDEO IS NOT FOR KIDS! It is a fan made music video for older audiences. Content warning that focuses on death.
Vivo AMV set to a "Fix You" cover by Kurt Schneider & Austin Percario :)
"Tears stream down your face...when you lose something you cannot replace."
Those lyrics hit me very hard right now.
On Saturday September 25th at around 3:00 PM, my family and I had to make the difficult choice to put my baby, a Chihuahua mix named Stewey to sleep. He passed on peacefully in my arms as I said "I love you" over and over, that he gave us so many wonderful years of love and didn't want him to be in pain anymore, that it was okay for him to go. We thought he was getting better at one point, but then he got worse and we had to make that awful decision. It was more on me since he was my baby, and my chest hurts from the pain of making that decision but I am more relieved that he is not in pain anymore.
I am so glad that movies like this exist to help us learn how to cope with death, even though our families and those close to us help us through the grieving process as well, of course.
Out of all the recent animated films like Luca, Raya, etc., Vivo is a surprise favorite and I think the bond between him and his best friend at the beginning and then at the end with his new best friend as he went through the grieving process himself (and what I am going through right now) shows how strong the bond was that I had with my baby boy Stewey.
Stewey and I met on my birthday in 2006 when I volunteered at our local shelter (walking the dogs was all I wanted to do that day.) He came right up to me and sat in my lap in the play area, and I knew he was the one. The shelter estimated that he was around 2 years old then. He was a big "brother" to Griffin, another Chihuahua that we adopted later on (so yeah, Stewey & Griffin like Family Guy even though I spelled Stewey differently lol)
It might be too soon to upload this since the unthinkable happened so recently, but I don't know what else to do with myself. When he was still here I held him in my lap through a lot of making this vid, it was a way of preparing myself for the inevitable and I feel like I have to upload it for him in honor of his memory, as a part of my promise to him that I'll think of him every day. Just typing this all out is helping me a lot. I'll always have the good times we shared with each other, lots of photos like the ones I shared here and videos.
In loving memory of my baby boy. I am relieved you're not in pain anymore but will always miss you until we meet again.
July 26th, 2006 (adoption date) - September 25th, 2021
He was 17 years old, around 2 when he came into our lives. He was a loving, cuddly and happy boy who loved to lie down in the sun whether in the backyard or on the stairs.
And before I forget, a big thank you to my beta testers for this vid (wasn't sure if you'd want to be mentioned, but you know who you are!) I wanted it to be perfect for this tribute and it went through a LOT of different versions. You guys were so patient and a really big help with all of your feedback! I didn't mention the sad part about this because I didn't want to bring anyone else down...
Apologies if I don't respond to any comments. I am still processing everything and it hurts so much, but uploading this video now is a just a little bit healing and I hope its message helps anyone else who might be going through a similar situation. Vivo is amazing, I highly recommend it if you haven't seen it yet! It's helped me a lot to remember to focus on the good times and keep Stewey's memory safe inside my heart and share with others.
