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[mipeltaja]

My grandmother's poodle was put to sleep yesterday.

He was ten years old and pretty much the happiest dog on Earth, but he developed a heart condition in the beginning of this year. Grandma put the inevitable off until spring so that they could bury him.

We all knew this was going to happen, but I didn't think it'd be so sudden. Still, I realize that this is for the better. It'd have been cruel to prolong the poor thing's suffering any longer.

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[tuinen.livejournal.com]

Kyllähän sen näki jo kun viimeksi mummolassa kävin, ettei se raukka parka enää kauaa jaksa, mutta pahalta tämä tuntuu silti. :(

[carmine-eyes.livejournal.com]

*hug?*

[mipeltaja.livejournal.com]

Thanks.
I'm all right, though. Sad, of course, but I had plenty of time to come to terms with it beforehand.

[darlingfox.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear that. ):

It's never easy even if you know it'll happen and that it's for the best.

[mipeltaja.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I guess in some ways knowing what's to come makes it worse, because you sort of think you can prepare for it, but it turns out you can't.

[lila-vulpes.livejournal.com]

I'm really sorry :( *hugs tight* But, as you said, he was a happy dog. He didn't deserve to suffer. So yes, that's for the best.
I know how you feel tho. I still miss my little dog (in fact, she was also a poodle), even thought she died quite some time ago, around 2004. But thinking that she's probably in a better place makes me feel better. So I hope you feel all better soon as well :) *hugs again*

[mipeltaja.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's a comforting thought. I'm mostly all right, but tend to get a bit teary-eyed when I dwell on it. I guess that's only natural, though.
I'm just glad my grandmother is being level-headed about it. (I guess she looks at death from an entirely different perspective than I do, having witnessed a lot more of it in her lifetime)