why oh why would anyone leave any animal in that state
MsG, it's because some people in this world are just sub-human pieces of amphibian sh*t.
Yesterday was one of the worst days of my life. I had to put my Black Lab, Harley , to sleep. She had just turned 14. I had her since she was 8 weeks old and instantly became my best friend. As I don't have any children of my own, she was and will always be my baby girl.
She was doing pretty good, for her age. Yeah , she couldn't run anymore and had a hard time going up the stairs as her hind legs were giving way to old age, but she still had plenty of heart and mind and always a wagging tail. Last week I took a vacation from work to spend some time at home with her. We had nice warm weather and we would just sit in the grass and I'd rub her ears, she loved that.
Then on Thursday she just stopped eating. Which was very unusual because she basically ate everything , including the furniture
So through the weekend I was cooking her steak, eggs , just to try and get her to eat. She ate very little. On Sunday when I made her some bacon and she only ate like one slice I knew something was seriously wrong.
I took her to the vet on Monday afternoon and was told she had a large tumor in her stomach and kidneys. I knew that the time had come. I took her home Monday night to say goodbye to everyone and stayed up all night with her in from of a nice warm fire, petting her and rubbing her ears. It was one of the longest yet peaceful nights of my life, but not long enough. I was praying the sun would never come up. But of course it always does.
By Tuesday morning, she had become so weak and couldn't stand up anymore, even though she tried so hard. I carried her to the car and off to the vet . She went to sleep peacefully in my arms as I whispered in her ears for the last time how much I loved her. I'm gonna miss her more than words can say, but at least she's not in pain anymore.
RIP Harley
1998-2012
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