Life is surely going to be different without her. My husband and I spoiled her so much. She followed me everywhere and would always wait at the top of the stairs every night for me to come up. No more warm greetings at the door or nights on the front porch watching the sunset. She would have loved the last two days as it was sunny and warm outside. She is resting in peace and out of pain.
The veterinarian told us Wed that further test had confirmed the cancer and her kidneys were done. She had stopped eating and she would not drink much all week. I had to make the decision to euthanize her. I could not bear to watch her suffer. I was reassured by the vet and the staff that I was doing a great act of kindness by letting her go. They gave me a lock of her hair and we decided to cremate her. We will receive her ashes back in an urn. Her last few hours she spent resting comfortable between my husband and I. We massaged and rubbed her body and brushed her hair one last time. She stared at us with her big brown eyes and I knew she loved me. She had become weak and somewhat disoriented. She still looked as pretty as ever.
Losing a pet is very difficult and the pain we feel is just as bad as when a human dies. My family and friends are heart broken. Laney was very loved and did not know a stranger. She was of the greatest comfort for my husband and me since the deaths of our parents. My dad is still alive and he is heart broken also, as he love Laney too. I think sometimes she almost thought she was human and I do believe she understood every thing I said. I sometimes wished she could have talked, so she could have told us when she was sick. She would have been eleven years old in May.
Elizabeth:)
No comments:
Post a Comment