I accompany you to grow old. Because I have raised my dog for a long time, there is no “scientific and refined” feeding method for my dog. I have always bought meat and all kinds of meat for it to eat. When there is meat, it is willing to eat chicken and beef. When there is no meat, it also eats vegetable soup and rice very deliciously, and it is not picky about food.
Fortunately, it has been in good health for so many years.
However, in recent years, its body has gradually aged.
First, one of its eyes gradually lost sight, and then its ears gradually lost hearing. Only the sense of smell may be left.
A few years ago, there was a period of time when it especially liked to lie down on my pillow and watch me quietly in the middle of the night. Several times, I woke up suddenly because I was sleeping restlessly, and saw it stretching its two front legs on the edge of my bed, and I didn’t know when it came. At that time, I was really afraid that it was “not long” and had something to tell me, and I was worried for a long time. Fortunately, after that period, it has been healthy again.
Then this year, there were several big setbacks.
In April, we suddenly found that it had a lot of pus. Later, we went to the pet store and the veterinarian strongly requested surgery, but there was no way to guarantee that it would be 100% safe after anesthesia. At that time, considering that it was already 16 years old, it might not survive the postoperative repair, and we really didn’t want it to suffer this pain. After looking for many ways, we finally met an old veterinarian who helped us control the disease with injections.
When I took it to the doctor, my deepest feeling was the dog’s strong desire to survive. It knew that we had not given up on it and were saving it. When we communicated with the old veterinarian, it also opened its ears and looked up at the old veterinarian, as if it was also listening to the doctor’s advice very seriously.
Later, the disease recurred twice, and we also learned how to give injections and medicine. When the dog is sick, it is really very tormenting. Listening to it swearing and crying like a child in pain, it is really very sad and distressing. But seeing it recover and jumping around with full energy, without any signs of old age, it feels that everything is worth it.
I know that when you get old, organ failure is an irreversible process.
But every day, I still pray that time can go slowly, and the time spent together can be longer, longer.
Every encounter with a furry child is a gift from God
. Raising a furry child is a very happy thing. You will find that it can understand what you say and share all your feelings. Because of them, you will get a lot of healing and happiness. As a book said, “I raise it materially, and it raises me spiritually.” No matter what ups and downs you encounter at work or in daily life, when you see them, you will feel comforted and have more courage to persevere.
But raising a furry child is also a very sad thing. Seventeen years of companionship is the time it takes for a family to raise a child to adulthood. And one day, no matter how much we don’t want to think about it, we will have to face separation. I dare not imagine how I will face it when that day comes.
When it was sick this year, I hid in the quilt and cried secretly countless times. I believe this is a feeling that all shit shovelers can empathize with.
But if time could go back and I could make a choice again, I would still choose to meet and accompany you for so many years.
I also hope that all pet owners can love their furry children well. They can understand and feel all your love. Every day you can see the most brilliant smiles, the most comfortable and assured postures, and the most wholehearted expressions of dependence on the pampered and loved furry children. These are all their love for you, and as long as you pay attention, you will definitely be able to feel it.
I hope that all furry children and pet owners can be surrounded by love and enjoy loving and being loved.
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