I thought I should let folks know, in case they had been following. I’ll get more into it later. Still shellshocked, myself.
For now, I can tell you this much. We asked the vets to come out to our place. They’re accommodating that way, not to mention expensive. I carried her to her favorite pillow in front of the fireplace. I sat beside her. Her head was resting on my knee. I held her while they prepared the injections, one that would end the fear, another that would end…everything else.
I said sorry. I said goodbye. Then she went away.
You think you know how to cope when you’ve been through it before. The shock. The loss. Feeling gravity fail under your feet. But it’s been hard. So hard.