05/24/2024
I am not sure which is harder-having to lose a pet unexpectedly or knowing that your going to lose them on a specific day at a specific time. I wish they all lived forever :(
Today, we say good bye to our sweet girl, Piggies. Pigs came to live with us on September 26th 2017. Our house was supposed to be a temporary stop for her to rest her head but she and Caidyn bonded and that was that. She was ours till the end.
She would spend her days basking in the sun out on the deck or in any room with a window, sleeping on something soft with the beautiful warm rays of sunshine hitting her face. Her favorite perch when we were home, was on the arm or top of the couch, watching over her pack.
She was the queen. Small yet mighty, she told her larger siblings what was what, and who was hers, particularly her boy. What she said was law.
By night, you would find her sleeping soundly under the blankets in her boys room. She loved him with all her heart and he loved her with his soul. They were inseparable. Whenever someone would come in to wake him for school, she would make it known that this was not acceptable. When he was home, she was with him and she wouldn't share.
Over the years she lost her sight and hearing and started displaying symptoms of dementia. We made sure she had a safe space where she could live out her days, still able to do the things she loved.
This week we have had to make the most difficult of decisions. I wish things were different. I wish I could say, oh she is back to being herself, lets wait another week, but I know that it isn't the best choice for her. She is old, 16 years or so and she is tired. Her body is starting to not do what she wants it to do anymore. No amount of hoping or praying, is going to make things any better for her or give her a better quality of life. We did what we could and now it is time for her to rest.
This afternoon when I am done my walks, I will take her on her very first stroller walk on her last day with us. And then at 445 today, her boy Caidyn and Aaron will be with her as she crosses the Rainbow bridge.
Until.we meet again, sweet girl. We love you 💕