In other news, OldManDog has taken a turn for the worse this weekend. We can't get the cyst on his paw under control; it continues to ooze, and yesterday he began limping on it. Today he could hardly walk; we had to help him up and even carry him a few times. Also, what we suspect is tumor in his rib area seems to be impeding his breathing. We're taking him in right after school tomorrow; I'd take the day off, but we're on special schedule and my kids take the AP exam on Wednesday. I've upped his dosage of pain medication this weekend.
We're pretty resigned to what tomorrow will likely bring. It's going to be hard to get through the day. My family said their goodbyes to him today after brunch, just in case. That unleashed the waterfall. I don't deal well with animal-related trauma, but I'd rather be sad than have him in pain.
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Oh, sweetie. I feel for you in this situation. I pray for all of you, as you seek to do what's best for OldManDog, and to take care of yourselves in that painful place, too.
I sit a country away from you, and despite never having seen you in real life or patted that oldmandog on his soft head, I ache for you and Pom.
I will think of you all often and wish you the most peace that can be found.
Oh, so sorry. Thinking of you tonight.
thank you, dears, all of you. your words help more than you probably know.
she said he was in pain, and he was too old to do much more than we'd already done. that was all we needed to know. we're not crying any less, though. i suck at this. you think i'd learn. but i don't; i won't. they're just too cool. thank you again.
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