It was a very sad day for us today. We had to take Abby to the vet to be put to sleep. She just got really bad. I know she did not sleep well last night. She was breathing so much worse and could not use her leg. The vet checked it when we took her in and said the lymph nodes had gotten considerably bigger just since Monday. She would not eat anything either. It was just horrible. My heart hurt so bad it was burning.
Michael came home from work before 10:00 a.m. His parents came over to watch the kids around 10:45. We left at that time and took her to the vet. She left the house as she came to it when she was a puppy. It was just the three of us (Michael, Abby and me) with Abby on my lap. That's how we brought her home when she was a puppy, 13 years ago.
Michael and I both stayed with her and comforted her while she passed away. It's a very hard thing to do, but it really is the best thing. I was with my Buster cat when he passed and as difficult as it is, it really does bring the most peace. I got to hold Abby's head. The vet even cried. He really cared about her, too.
It has been a rough week and an even rougher day for us around here. Michael's parents were upset, too. I talked to my mom this morning and she cried, too. Abby was very much loved. She is going to be missed terribly.
We took the kids to the pool today so we weren't just all sitting around the house. Michael did not go back to work. He spent the time with us today. He's such an amazing husband and father. It was not easy to come home and not have Abby here. That's really going to be hard to get used to. She's been so much a part of our daily lives that there is a lot of things that are going to be hard to get used to without her.
We are going to miss her so much. She really was an amazing dog.
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