Abby ~ 1994 - July 25, 2010
My baby died today. Her name was Abby and she was my 16 year old golden retriever...I can't believe she's gone and I have not been able to stop crying. I knew she was going to die soon - she was old - and I thought I was prepared for it. But I was wrong. I've never hurt so badly in my life. She was perfectly healthy except for her arthritis...she even bounced around like a puppy. Last night I took her outside and she wouldn't eat anything...a 1/2 hour later I came back and she couldn't move for some reason. I carried her into the house (and the air conditioning) and put her on her pillow. The only thing she could do was move her eyes. I sat and talked to her and cried until I finally went to sleep on the couch in the next room. I expected her to die during the night, but she didn't. So I took her to the animal hospital today and it turns out that she must have slipped a disk and injured her spinal cord - paralyzed. They told me there was nothing that I could do for her, so I had to put her down. I stayed with her to the end though.
You know, it would have been easier if she had died of old age like I thought she would (and was doing). It was so much harder knowing that it was an accident and that she was completely fine other than her paralysis...Her cardio/respiratory was fine. Even though she was old, she would have still been with me.
Abby, I love you and I miss you so much already. I'll never forget you. I love you.
You know, it would have been easier if she had died of old age like I thought she would (and was doing). It was so much harder knowing that it was an accident and that she was completely fine other than her paralysis...Her cardio/respiratory was fine. Even though she was old, she would have still been with me.
Abby, I love you and I miss you so much already. I'll never forget you. I love you.