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Date
Thursday 7th May
My dog Bouncer aged 11yr had been sick for a few weeks and had lost a lot of weight. I was monitoring his health but on the morning of Saturday 2nd May he was unable to get down the stairs to the backyard as he always had and I noticed once he settled again he couldn't scratch himself and yelped in pain.
I rang the Great Western Animal Hospital and was told to bring him in. I knew in my heart what the outcome would be and was trying to prepare myself.
We were driven there by my son and his girlfriend, with Bouncer and I in the back seat.
On arrival we had to call reception (Due to Covid 19 restrictions) who advised they would come out to us.
We sat in the car for over half an hour and it was the sadest but beautiful and funny time. We got to tell him how much we loved him and all the stories of his life. He sat on my lap in the sun, (he loved the sun).
The Vet called me on my mobile and I was told to drop him off to an assistant at the designated drop off point and they would have a look at him. The assistant took him with such care.
The Vet called and asked me to come in, I was greeted by the assistant with a face mask.
I saw him and said "I've got ya little Bouncey" The outcome was grim so the hardest decision was made, to put him to sleep.
Tears and mucus all flowing under the mask as I held him until his last heart beat. Bouncer had been through so much in my life but those last moments in the car live forever.
My dog Bouncer aged 11yr had been sick for a few weeks and had lost a lot of weight. I was monitoring his health but on the morning of Saturday 2nd May he was unable to get down the stairs to the backyard as he always had and I noticed once he settled again he couldn't scratch himself and yelped in pain.
I rang the Great Western Animal Hospital and was told to bring him in. I knew in my heart what the outcome would be and was trying to prepare myself.
We were driven there by my son and his girlfriend, with Bouncer and I in the back seat.
On arrival we had to call reception (Due to Covid 19 restrictions) who advised they would come out to us.
We sat in the car for over half an hour and it was the sadest but beautiful and funny time. We got to tell him how much we loved him and all the stories of his life. He sat on my lap in the sun, (he loved the sun).
The Vet called me on my mobile and I was told to drop him off to an assistant at the designated drop off point and they would have a look at him. The assistant took him with such care.
The Vet called and asked me to come in, I was greeted by the assistant with a face mask.
I saw him and said "I've got ya little Bouncey" The outcome was grim so the hardest decision was made, to put him to sleep.
Tears and mucus all flowing under the mask as I held him until his last heart beat. Bouncer had been through so much in my life but those last moments in the car live forever.