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Originally Posted by Kerri Getting prepared here for the worst for me but the best for Flossie. I have chosen to bring Flossie back and bury here at our house. We live way out in the secluded country and I will be a little more at peace knowing she will always be nearby when I want to visit her. As I pulled in our driveway after getting home from work, I noticed the wooden box my husband had built for Flossie to be placed in. My heart shattered but the box is perfect and she will be safe there. He has also dug the hole for her but I don't want to know where it is just yet. I have picked out two brand new baby flannel receiving blankets to wrap her in. As I stated earlier, my sister will be taking her but she will be just as comfortable with her as she would with me. I can not bear the thought of taking her. This is just a personal preference of mine.
Today Flossie is in the worse shape ever. She still can't use the bathroom and refuses to eat. She is just lying there lifeless and confused. I have spent some time with her this afternoon and might even be up all night. THIS IS REALLY HARD! |
I'm so sorry you are going through this. I had to do the same thing just 2 months ago for my 15 year old Shih Tzu. She was in kidney failure and no hope I didn't want her to suffer anymore. She was only about 2 1/2 months old when we got her. She had brought so much joy to my life. The last month or two of her life was awful. She never wagged her tail anymore she peed(sp) on herself all the time. I had to constantly either bathe her or just get a warm wash cloth and clean around her hips. She was very arthritic and had no quality of life whatsoever.
When I took her to the vet I cried all the way there and all the way home. Cried when I got her out of the car. My husband also built her a box and burried her in our back yard. I wasn't out there with him but I know where she is burried I have been there several times over the past few months.
I didn't realize how sick she truly was until I went back and looked at pictures of her that were only a year old. In those she still had that look where she loved life, her tail was curled upon her back. I hadn't seen her tail curled up on her back in months.
Sorry for rambling. Just know that you are doing the best thing for your beloved Flossie. I know it is hard. I've had to do this twice and I've told my husband that from now on if it had to be done he would be doing it not me.