On Friday, we euthanized our sweet, 10-year-old yellow lab named Roxanne. She had contracted bone cancer in her right shoulder and we noticed it about six months ago. We thought it was arthritis at first. It was time to end her suffering as the pain meds no longer seemed to work for her. A week ago Monday, hubby and I decided it was time. We informed the kids. The older kids who live away from home phoned and we reminisced about good times with Roxy. Teenage daughter and college boy wanted to come with to the appointment. Our vet was very compassionate and daughter and I said our goodbyes and left the room after she’d been sedated. Hubby and the boy stayed with her to the end. Afterwards, we weren’t sure what to do next and no one wanted to go home. So we stopped at a casual restaurant called the Courier Café and had an early dinner. We reminisced about Roxy and talked and laughed about many other things and it was incredibly cathartic. It was one of those special times that just can't be planned.
We first brought Roxy home on Thanksgiving weekend in 1997 and she was a family member ever since. She looked a bit like Labs’ avatar. So, Labs’, please don’t ever change that avatar!
Hope you don’t mind me sharing my sad story here with my food friends…
We first brought Roxy home on Thanksgiving weekend in 1997 and she was a family member ever since. She looked a bit like Labs’ avatar. So, Labs’, please don’t ever change that avatar!
Hope you don’t mind me sharing my sad story here with my food friends…