R.I.P. Sweetheart
Sep. 10th, 2011 08:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
soulmatejunkeeToday my old beautiful lady "Anastasia" died. She was the last cavy from my big threesome. She was 7 years old, so yes, she was an old lady. But it's still weird to not having her here anymore. She was such a special lady.
Lately she really got old, she lost some weight and her digestion wasn't the best anymore. Two days ago I found a pus-filled something on the left side of her mouth. I had something like that before with her daughter - Cassius - and I already decided to not get Anastasia into a surgery. She was too old and too small, I wouldn't do that.
Today I went to the vet and she found another pus-filled thing on the other side and something in her stomach.
I wanted my old lady to get old in health and to die happily ... to just fall asleep. But it doesn't seem to work that way. I didn't want to extend the inevitable just to keep her alive for a few more weeks or months with medicine and/or surgery.
So I decided to let her go.
She fell asleep in my arms.
RIP my beautiful lady, I love you.
Lately she really got old, she lost some weight and her digestion wasn't the best anymore. Two days ago I found a pus-filled something on the left side of her mouth. I had something like that before with her daughter - Cassius - and I already decided to not get Anastasia into a surgery. She was too old and too small, I wouldn't do that.
Today I went to the vet and she found another pus-filled thing on the other side and something in her stomach.
I wanted my old lady to get old in health and to die happily ... to just fall asleep. But it doesn't seem to work that way. I didn't want to extend the inevitable just to keep her alive for a few more weeks or months with medicine and/or surgery.
So I decided to let her go.
She fell asleep in my arms.
RIP my beautiful lady, I love you.
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on 2011-09-10 06:23 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2011-09-11 08:41 am (UTC)I hope I did the right thing... I mean, I really wanted her to have a good life and a dignified dead, she was the oldest cavy I've ever had.
Thanks for your kind words.
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on 2011-09-10 06:52 pm (UTC)life is not fair, for pets and people *sigh*
*hugs you tight*
V.
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on 2011-09-11 08:41 am (UTC)Thanks V. :)
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on 2011-09-10 07:18 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2011-09-11 08:42 am (UTC)But I miss her.
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on 2011-09-10 08:08 pm (UTC)Remember her fondly!
Peace!
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on 2011-09-11 08:43 am (UTC)I hadn't planned to let her go when I went to the vet, honestly. I didn't know there was so much wrong then. I thought I could still give her some good last weeks.
I do remember her fondly, she was my beauty.
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on 2011-09-10 08:17 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2011-09-11 08:47 am (UTC)The "old gang" is gone now. It feels weird.
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on 2011-09-11 08:44 am (UTC)Thank you :)
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on 2011-09-11 04:55 am (UTC)Big Hugs!
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on 2011-09-11 08:44 am (UTC)But two others are waiting for you :)
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on 2011-09-11 09:24 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2011-09-12 08:49 am (UTC)It's so hard when you have to say goodbye...
*hugs*
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on 2011-09-12 12:04 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2011-09-12 09:42 am (UTC)*hugs you*
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on 2011-09-12 12:04 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2011-09-12 02:09 pm (UTC)*Hugs*
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on 2011-09-12 07:56 pm (UTC)