Speckies

by Cheryl
(Tunkhannock, Pa)

Today I had to make the toughest decision that a person could make. To lay down your pet, in this case it was my cat.

He was my inspiration, best friend when I got home from work, when I was having a bad day he was there to cuddle. Unless you're pet owner, people think you're crazy when you cry your eyes out just because your pet dies. He was always there waiting for me when I got home.

This was my first experience of putting my pet down to rest and I thought at the time I was a bad mother but when the lady vet that I had explained to me what was happening I felt better. He was suffering and in a lot of pain from a tumor that he had for the second time. We had surgery done the first time. But when the second one appeared, we realized he was suffering and he was showing signs of pain and then we asked ourselves "Do we really want to put him through this again just to prolong his life a couple of more months"? It could go on endlessly so we did what was best. Put him to sleep. He looked so peaceful in the box wrapped in his favorite blanket. I cried my eyes out but in the long run I told myself I did the right thing because he was suffering.

Well rest in peace Speckies. You won't have to run from pain anymore and no more torture from vets anymore.

We gave you the best life possible and a lot of pets don't get the life you had. I have a lot of good memories and that's what we're going to remember. There will still be tears but they will be happy tears cause we know where you are at now there will be no more suffering. We"ll miss you very much.