07/10/2023
Well, Lucy is slowly getting used to being the Queen of the house.
We are trying to look at the loss of Hector as God freeing Hector from his struggles and freeing us from the fact that we loved him so much we never would have let him go as things were.
The day we let him go, he was ready. He was completely blinded in less than 24 hours. He was so happy to know we were there with him, even Lucy. Hector snuggled up on my chest with Lucy on my lap, like at home. He calmed down and was at peace. I then told John to alert the vet, it was time.
The vet said it might take a minute or two, and there would be some bodily reactions. He gave Hector the sedative as I had one hand on his chest and one under his head. He relaxed and I laid his head down gently. I then said he was gone. Just with the sedative. He was ready to go. No struggles. No heavy breath. None of what the vet had said would happen.
The vet went ahead and gave him the other shot and said again it would take a minute or so. The vet immediately checked Hector's breathing and heart to wait for the moment; then he said, I was right, he was already gone.
Knowing we were there, and he knew we had so much love for him, was what we needed to let him go. We miss him terribly but know he's still with us in our hearts.
