Rico, my 12 year old chihuahua was put down yesterday, the hardest thing i’ve ever had to do. He fell and broke/shattered his jaw pretty severely and the intense plate-requiring surgery and lengthy painful recovery would be too risky for his small, old frame. It was so hard to say goodbye to our little buddy ♥
Waking up this morning and having no little Rico to feed and let out to pee was absolutely heartbreaking. Coming home and not seeing him greet me at the door as I would always say, “hellllooo rico! how’s my little baby? you’re such a good boy!” And then he would often make this “happy noise” that me and mom mom and dad called it. kind of like a singing noise. I can’t think about anything else! I have so many final exams to study for and I cant bring myself to do it. He was such a sweet little boy and so happy and healthy up until yesterday. I don’t believe in god or any religion but i really hope there is a heaven me my family can be with him again. This is so hard, I wish this pain on no one. My dad even cried! I never see him cry!
I keep thinking of the image of his fall and taking him to the vet. Initially we just thought he lost a tooth, then we took him to the vet and after they put him under anaesthetic to feel his jaw and took x-rays, they gave us a call back and said it was broken on both sides and would require intense surgery with plates being put in and then at least 6 weeks of recovery in which he couldn’t eat/drink properly and it would be very painful and risky. The dr said, “he’s under anaesthetic right now and not in any pain... you’ll have to make your decision now because he’ll be in extreme pain once he wakes up”. oh my god. i could not believe what i was hearing. i came in to see him, pet him, kissed him, and cried and cried and cried. i’ve never lost anyone close to me before. i can’t tell you how much this hurts, i can’t handle this.it’s all i think about.
Have any of you lost a pet before? How did you deal with it and how do you focus on other things that required focus (school/work, etc)?
Waking up this morning and having no little Rico to feed and let out to pee was absolutely heartbreaking. Coming home and not seeing him greet me at the door as I would always say, “hellllooo rico! how’s my little baby? you’re such a good boy!” And then he would often make this “happy noise” that me and mom mom and dad called it. kind of like a singing noise. I can’t think about anything else! I have so many final exams to study for and I cant bring myself to do it. He was such a sweet little boy and so happy and healthy up until yesterday. I don’t believe in god or any religion but i really hope there is a heaven me my family can be with him again. This is so hard, I wish this pain on no one. My dad even cried! I never see him cry!
I keep thinking of the image of his fall and taking him to the vet. Initially we just thought he lost a tooth, then we took him to the vet and after they put him under anaesthetic to feel his jaw and took x-rays, they gave us a call back and said it was broken on both sides and would require intense surgery with plates being put in and then at least 6 weeks of recovery in which he couldn’t eat/drink properly and it would be very painful and risky. The dr said, “he’s under anaesthetic right now and not in any pain... you’ll have to make your decision now because he’ll be in extreme pain once he wakes up”. oh my god. i could not believe what i was hearing. i came in to see him, pet him, kissed him, and cried and cried and cried. i’ve never lost anyone close to me before. i can’t tell you how much this hurts, i can’t handle this.it’s all i think about.
Have any of you lost a pet before? How did you deal with it and how do you focus on other things that required focus (school/work, etc)?