(Crossposted here and in the Black Is Pink Livejournal community.)
It has been two days, and it is still hard to write about. We said goodbye to Lilith on Monday.
She had been diagnosed with lymphoma in early February. We did our best for her, including having a rhinoscopy done which confirmed the diagnosis but also helped give her almost two months of a good life that she would not have had otherwise. Just about the best thousand dollars I’ve ever spent. She’d been gradually declining despite our best efforts for a few weeks, and over the weekend took a sharp downward turn. Clearly she was suffering. It was time.
I have had pets die. I have never been there when one was euthanized before, though. The vet and his tech who came to our home were sympathetic and kind, and the process was swift. I know we did our best for Lilith, and I know that in letting her go when we did, as we did, we were doing the right thing.
Still hurts like blazes though.
A small webpage we made for Lilith a few years back can be found here.