My daughter called me at work yesterday, crying, saying that our dog of 13 years was unable to walk. we have to carry her upstairs and down. We have to hold up her hind legs so that she can go to the bathroom outdoors. She is approximately 92 years old in human years.
I have been up most of the past few nights with the dog, who can’t even keep her food down. She always loved to eat. Learning to “let go” and put her out of her misery is very difficult. My eyes are tired and sore from the sadness and from the stress of this whole situation.
My daughter and I will miss our dog terribly. It was my daughter’s first dog and she was also my first. She was so faithful and loving. I will miss her. She followed me all over the house. Even now, she does not want to be alone.
I have been burning incense and candles to soothe my grief. I also use an herbal eye comforter which helps me to relax. It is filled with organic buckwheat and lavender
and infused with Ayurvedic herbs. When I close my eyes to rest them with the comforter on my eyelids, I breathe in the soothing scents of the herbs which fill my senses with peace as I relax, meditate and pray for the serenity and resolution to let my beloved canine friend be free go to a better place.