Feeling very sad right now
26/11/12 15:51![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ladymidathI am putting this under a cut because some of this is distressing. My little terrier Ash had to be put to sleep this morning. He was a beautiful little brown and white terrier cross that we had had since he was a puppy. I don't know what happened but he had terrible injuries to his face and spine. I am not sure whether he had gotten out and been hit by a car or if another dog had savaged him.
I thought at first he might have gotten into a fight with Rafe, my larger dog, but then again I would have heard them fighting so I don't think that happened but I am not sure.
When I went to feed them both before leaving for work, I saw how badly Ash was hurt. His eye had been popped out of it's socket and his spine was damaged. There was very little blood though, so I think that he might have slipped out of the yard and maybe been hit by a car or mauled by another dog. I think too that if there had been a fight between Rafe and Ash, I would have heard it. They have been together for five years now and even though they have had their disagreements, it has never been as bad as this.
We took Ash straight to the vet and she took one look at him and shook her head. Because of his age, I had had him for 14 years, she did not think that he would survive surgery. So he had to be euthanized.
It was heart breaking. I held him the whole time. We all said goodbye and then he went to sleep.
Poor baby, I knew that he was growing old and with the epilepsy it was just a matter of time, but I didn't think it would be like this.
I miss him so much. I am sitting here on the couch with Rafe sitting beside me half expecting Ash to come bouncing in with a big grin on his little doggy face.
No more trips to the park, no more throwing the ball for him. No more snuggles on the couch.
I miss him so much and poor Rafe has been sitting outside whimpering and crying. He is inside with me now but he looks so unhappy. Even the cats seem to know that something is wrong. They are all just curled up in the kitchen instead of running around like they normally do.
My poor little Ash has moved on, I just hope that he has found my son Jacob and that they are having fun together.
Goodbye Ash, we are all going to miss you.
You can read this on my lj http://ladymidath.livejournal.com/79076.html
I thought at first he might have gotten into a fight with Rafe, my larger dog, but then again I would have heard them fighting so I don't think that happened but I am not sure.
When I went to feed them both before leaving for work, I saw how badly Ash was hurt. His eye had been popped out of it's socket and his spine was damaged. There was very little blood though, so I think that he might have slipped out of the yard and maybe been hit by a car or mauled by another dog. I think too that if there had been a fight between Rafe and Ash, I would have heard it. They have been together for five years now and even though they have had their disagreements, it has never been as bad as this.
We took Ash straight to the vet and she took one look at him and shook her head. Because of his age, I had had him for 14 years, she did not think that he would survive surgery. So he had to be euthanized.
It was heart breaking. I held him the whole time. We all said goodbye and then he went to sleep.
Poor baby, I knew that he was growing old and with the epilepsy it was just a matter of time, but I didn't think it would be like this.
I miss him so much. I am sitting here on the couch with Rafe sitting beside me half expecting Ash to come bouncing in with a big grin on his little doggy face.
No more trips to the park, no more throwing the ball for him. No more snuggles on the couch.
I miss him so much and poor Rafe has been sitting outside whimpering and crying. He is inside with me now but he looks so unhappy. Even the cats seem to know that something is wrong. They are all just curled up in the kitchen instead of running around like they normally do.
My poor little Ash has moved on, I just hope that he has found my son Jacob and that they are having fun together.
Goodbye Ash, we are all going to miss you.
You can read this on my lj http://ladymidath.livejournal.com/79076.html
