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I am heavily involved in animal rescue and rehab. I believe that we all have a responsibility to help where we can, when we can. Everyone has different talents and abilities, so we are all capable of contributing differently. For me, it is primarily animals. I rescue, treat, rehabilitate, train and/or release.
I have had one Rottweiler that I when I agreed to foster him, I knew it might be a very long ordeal. He was not in good shape, showed signs of abuse and a serious distrust of people. That and he was a Senior. The adoptions of Senior animals are very, very low. Everyone wants a puppy….
That was almost 3 years ago. He is a different dog now. He knows all commands both verbal and hand signals. I can control him from across the yard without saying a word. He is also a big teddy bear.
Lately he hasn’t been feeling well and we have made multiple visits to the Vet. Different tests, considering options, looking for alternatives…there are several phrases we in rescue and pet owners don’t want to hear from the vet. Today I got one of those very phrases.
When the treatment would be more invasive and cause more pain and suffering without improving the odds but the pup still has that spark in his eyes and isn’t ready to go yet, the phrase you get is:” keep him comfortable”.
His is my baby boy. I may have only had him for 3 years out of the possible 9-11 he has lived, but in that amount of time, he has become mine and I have become his. If I am not at work, he is out and about with me. If we are at home, he is by my side. He is my boy and those damn words, “keep him comfortable” keep going and round and round in my head.
If I am online but kinda quiet…forgive me. It means my boy is resting and I am wandering around aimlessly, either around the house or online as I try to do the impossible and brace myself…
