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I hope no one minds if I put a brief eulogy to my birth mom’s dog, whom we lost this last weekend.
I received an email from my birth mother’s cousin yesterday. Some of you may remember that I had posted awhile back that the dog, a cocker spaniel named Max, was in the last stages of heart disease and that it would probably not be long before he passed, most likely in his sleep.
Sadly, he was having trouble breathing this last week and she had been having to rush him to the vet quite a few times. She was urged to euthanize him, but could not bring herself to do this. It looks like on Saturday (if I’m reading the mail right) she was driving him in because he was unable to breathe and apparently the vet had closed up early, (whether on purpose or not, I don’t know-she did not like this vet but had little choice of care for this dog in the town she lives in and due to restricted finances), so he must’ve passed away in the car. Having gone through something like this myself, I can only imagine her horror. She had to bring him back home and I guess my birth mom’s cousin happened to call last night and heard the story. Apparently my birth mom is in quite a state. I can’t blame her, I would be too.
I have not heard from her directly but my guess is she is too distraught. Max was her only companion since the death of her mom some years ago (from cancer) and we often referred to him as my “furry little brother.” I do not have a current picture of him, and no idea where the older pix of him that I do have are, but he was your basic buff cocker spaniel, with a lot of attitude and definitely had been someone who kept my birth mom going.
Even though I never got to truly know him, I will miss him, as I would miss any dear companion animal who suddenly crosses the Rainbow Bridge, and leaves us feeling lost and empty, but for the knowledge that this beloved one is now in a better place, free from pain and distress, and that perhaps we shall meet again.
Goodbye, Maxie. Be a good boy, okay?
I know you’ll still be watching over mom, like you always have.
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