This blog is about me, the stuff I do, the things I like, and whatever else I want it to be about. Today I want to talk briefly about something that happened yesterday, completely unrelated to anything I normally post here.
Our dog Thor has died. He was a very small chihuahua. He was about 12 years old.
For the past year, he was very slowly declining. It started when he stopped being able to jump up on things. We got a dog ramp, which helped. But lately he was even struggling with the ramp.
But he was still pretty spry. He had a healthy appetite and barked a lot. He was fully mobile other than vertically.
He was my pal. If I was on the couch, so was he. He was not a player... he didn't have toys. He only had his people. The other dogs are toy fiends, but Thor couldn't care less about that. He wanted the treats and the snuggles and to bitch about the neighbors.
I loved him. It was a sudden, unexpected death. Based on our timeline, he was barking at the neighbors and doing his thing, then he was dead less than an hour later. When I found him, he was still quite warm.
Rest is peace, you annoying little friend. The house feels emptier.
I'm glad that Thor had little to no suffering. Barking and doing his thing less than an hour before death? When our times come, may God grant us all so painless and swift a death. Thor sounded like a great little guy.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry for your loss. Our animal friends are so much a part of our lives and it hurts when they're gone.
ReplyDeleteMy condolences. It's always sad to lose a friend.
ReplyDeleteVery sorry for your loss. It sounds like Thor had a wonderful life with your family and was loved very much. So hard to lose our little buddies.
ReplyDeleteRest in Peace, Thor.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear. Dogs are awesome.
ReplyDeleteMy dog Ferris (kids named him after Ferris Bueller) was doing fine and laid down mid-walk. When I got him to the vet he died. Sudden. That was a year ago, we have a new puppy now. Still miss the old boy but now only when the digital photo frame pops up a picture of him.
I'm really sorry James. It sounds like you were lucky to have had each other as long as you did, so hopefully there's some solace there (although I know it's fleeting at the moment). I think of it as one of those little tragedies of being human that we almost inevitably outlive our pets, although I think that's usually the way those pets (who are often more loyal and unconditionally loving than I can ever imagine being) would probably prefer it.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about your buddy... I lost my dog Pippin in March after months of declining with cancer. He was so special to me that I still struggle with the hole he has left in my days and my heart. People who know, know... You have my sincere condolences.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry for the loss of your hairy child. It is utterly crippling when you lose someone you love deeply. A lot of non-dog companions fail to understand the deep connection between a human and their canine bestie. They fail to understand that a dog can be a person. You have my deepest condolences. I experienced the loss of my own hairy best friend four years ago. I still miss him very much. Peace to your soul.
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