Many of you know how much I love my sweet boy Elvis and have seen what I’ve shared of our adventures and time together. Sadly, today I have to send him off onto the next life.
Yesterday I took him to our little spot at the lake and we sat together, snuggling for about an hour and a half. It was the most relaxed, comfortable & at peace he has been in about two weeks. He didn’t moan, groan, whine, whimper or squirm once. We just sat. He was the same way all the way home as he enjoyed the window down with the breeze coming through, the sun shining on him & smelling all the smells
Today, he gets lots of snuggles, kisses, pets, treats & some of his favorite foods. Like bananas, carrots, chicken, scrambled eggs, hard boiled eggs.
He’s almost 13, I was hoping to make it one more birthday with him to celebrate together as we always do, but unfortunately pushing him another 4 months doesn’t seem fair to either of us. He recently went blind a few months back and then shortly after began showing cognitive issues & symptoms of dementia. I believe much of this and the discomfort he is experiencing stems from the tumor they found in his neck back in 2021. They told me back then that he had maybe 6 months, but he is a trooper and our time together wasn’t done yet. I am so very grateful to have had another 3.5 years with him.
I’ve never had to make this decision before. It was the most difficult decision I’ve ever had to make in my life, holding another life in my hands. Truly I am devastated and I don’t know how I will get past not waking up and saying goodmorning to him every day as he sleepily wags his tail while walking up to get his morning pets. Greeting each other when I come home. Snuggling him, kissing his little nose and face. He was my first ever dog that was just mine and I adored him so. I’m not ready to say goodbye but I’m not ready to watch or hear him continue to struggle.
Thank you for all the love, kindness & sweet words that have been sent his way any time I shared him and even in moments when I have not. Elvis is the best, truly no other dog will ever be like him. We have spent the best 8 years together and I’ll never let him go in my heart and mind. 💚
