Yup it does indeed seem as though each week you get unrestricted, priority VIP access to the weekend before the rest of us, what the hell is that all about??? Bloody elites!
This is Lady, she was with us for close to 15 years when she developed pyometra we took her off to the vets on Friday morning and she was to have an operation that day, we were led to believe she would recover and although she was old her case was fairly routine and she was in very good health.
We received a phone call that afternoon offering an impossible choice. Lady had reacted badly and her organs were beginning to shut down... Our options were two and neither was very palatable tbh.
The vets was due to close and we could not come to be with Lady if the vet was to put her down.
They could keep her going till the following morning although she would be suffering and in pain.
Obviously we chose the first option as we could not even contemplate her being in pain and suffering needlessly, I'm very sad to this day that from dropping her off at the vets that morning we never got to see her again, there was a real unresolved feeling within all of us. The pain was so intense I swore I would NEVER have a dog ever again as it was so difficult knowing that we would likely outlive it and I thought we could never endure that grief again...
The year after I had come to realise that like all relationships in life the pain of loss is part and parcel of all the wonderful gifts that are the opposite side of that coin. That year we found Holly and she became our second family dog, sadly am unable to upload the photo of her as I am having severe issues with Hive today, ((I have been trying to upload this post for hours))
Here is Lady, the fifth member of our family and the love of our lives for so many years.
What a heart breaking story. and choice to have to make. I can totally imagine how you felt, having just had to put Merlin down. He was looking at me as I cradled his head in my hands...It's still pretty raw. Such a terrible experience. I don't know what it must be like not being able to be there though. I think maybe that's better and worse at the same time.
Death is the counterpoint to life and you're right, time with a pet is joyous, but the pain of loss is almost always accompany it. Tragic really.
I'm glad you guys found the courage to bring Holly into your lives, and whilst at some stage you will lose her too, you have the good times to look forward to also.
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