Not the happiest days.
On Friday, last, we had to let our sweetest dog Ala go.
After 15 years and 8 months - with the last four months spent taking turns for caring her, who had paralyzed hind legs and needed assistance 24/7, including being fed and helped to drink - Mrs. D. and I brought her to the vet. He visited the skinny shadow of the dog that he used to know and asked us if we were conscious that ours was therapeutic obstinacy.
We had to take the toughest decision. Ala trusted us. I won’t forget her eyes looking at us from the vet’s table. «I don’t know why we are here, but I know you do, and I’m fine.» So quietly she slept and after a few seconds my hand on her chest lost any sign of beat.
And then we (I, Mrs. D and our daughter) smuggled her to Sardinia, to the spot we had bought two months before she joined our family. And spent all day digging and adorning her grave, in this place that is hers as is ours.
A passageway, from these ancient rocks to the clouds where her four paws are forever free to run.
My apologies to my friends at 5+2 for throwing melancholy on a theme that has been a lot of fun.
Oh no, Ala. I had to make a similar decision with my beloved canine companion. It's tough. But lovely how deeply these beings get into our heart. Glad you were able to take her to Sardinia.
that is so sad, i feel sadder for you and the family. ala is now in a better place, and that should cheer you up even if a little bit. hang in there, friend.
p.s. i like the way you stepped out of the grid but still retained the theme.
@domenicododaro I feel your pain. We had to do this for our two cats, one was 15 yrs and the other was 17 yrs - Omelette and Tobasco. They will forever live in our hearts.
@domenicododaro I'm sorry for your loss, I know how horrible it is. We had to do the same for our 7-year-old dog two years ago, he had cancer, he was young but in a lot of pain :( They are family.
p.s. i like the way you stepped out of the grid but still retained the theme.
you lost some weight, DD?
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