I made a terribly hard decision today and had our dog Molly put down. It was something I had been considering for a long time, but I finally reached a point where it seemed kinder to put her to sleep than to watch what her future held. She was having some bladder/bowel issues and I just couldn't deal with the messes any more. The vet wanted to medicate her, but he admitted it would only work for a while and then it would get much worse. Basically the decision was mine to make, and Brent said he would support my choice. I already am making small adjustments in my daily routine just because she's not around. It feels very foreign to go to bed without putting her outside to take care of her business first. There was no dog to eat the scraps from our dinner plates tonight. Gracie said she misses Molly because she loved the sound her collar made when her tags would jingle against it. Ella was with me at the vet's office today and she saw me crying. She said, "What happen?" I told her that Molly had to go to sleep and I was sad. Her response was, "Don't be sad, Mommy." Molly was with us over 11 years which is pretty good for a dog who was dumped as a pup. She was our "child" for many years, but then she was replaced by the real deals. She was fiercely protective of us and I will miss the safety that brought, especially when Brent was gone.
(I have much nicer pictures of Molly, but this was the last one I took of her. It was Gracie's birthday and she had just woken up and was hugging Molly. They both look kind of sad which feels appropriate for this post.)
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What can I say? I will miss her also. I still remember when Gracie was a baby in Kahoka and when we would come for a visit she would try to keep me from going in to see Gracie. She would try to cut me off in the kitchen as if to say, "Hey, I was here first." Sad to say, it was time.
Sorry I never got to meet her. When we had to put "Tucker" down a couple of years ago, we thought we would never get over it. But, you will. We miss you and hope you remember all the good times with Molly.
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