Actually, I said, that makes me feel young again. As her eyes began to glaze over, the dementia regaining its grip, she offered me her paw. Good boy, she said. I held tight, even when the vet returned with the needle.
As we waited for the vet my dog experienced a moment of terminal lucidity. She said, you know, master, I’ve never liked how you talk about my age in human years. It makes me feel old. I’m not 81 years old. I’m 11 years and six months. How would you like it if I said you’re seven years old?
Actually, I said, that makes me feel young again. As her eyes began to glaze over, the dementia regaining its grip, she offered me her paw. Good boy, she said. I held tight, even when the vet returned with the needle.
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Pamela Kennedy
23/2/2024 12:51:03 pm
So sad...
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Krystyna
23/2/2024 03:08:09 pm
Heartbreaking. A visit to the vet many of us have experienced.
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Christa Loughrey
23/2/2024 03:46:52 pm
The moment every animal owner dreads - you have made us all cry all over again, Ian.
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Paul A. Freeman
23/2/2024 06:02:28 pm
A weird magical realism scenario that works really well.
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Sandra James
23/2/2024 08:09:43 pm
As with the previous comments - tears! And, also, wondering what my dogs would have said to me...?
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