My family had to make a very difficult decision today. Our family dog, a pure bred Daschund that we have had for almost 15 years, had a wound on her breast that had become very bad. Talking it over with my sister, we decided to have her put to sleep. Thing is, she was the first family pet that we had gotten that was loved by our whole family, even my mom, who didn't like dogs all that much.
When my sister had purchased her from an area breeder when she was a puppy, she brought Madison to our house and my dad took ownership of her before my sister could say anything. When our dad had passed away, she became emotionally attached to our mom. She would always defend our mom if she perceived a threat and she frequently jumped to alert. She was a very small family dog but she was very loyal. When our mom passed away, she became attached to me and she would never leave my side.
I always took care of her since nobody else would. I would make sure she was fed, changed her drinking water every day, take her outside and even for walks. She always slept with me. I was the only person she would sleep with. It was her way to protecting me. She would follow me wherever I would go and would never let me out of her sight for more than a few seconds. I never understood why my dad cried when he had Duchess, a previous family pet, put to sleep because she had come down with parvo.
With Madison, the wound on her breast (my niece thought it might have been breast cancer) and that she could barely walk and was always having trouble breathing, I just didn't want her to suffer in pain. She was an old dog but I find myself crying that we have to put her to sleep. I don't know how I'm going to get over this because it was me and my mom who always protected Madison. My brother, several years ago, wanted to put her to sleep because she became sick. She had come down with hookworms in her stomach but after some medicine, she got better. But, it was me and my mom who told my brother that he wasn't going to touch her.
When my mom passed away, Madison was the only thing that I had left of my mom and I always shielded her from my brother because he would always be very "verbal" with her. She was never spanked or punished and she always listened. We had her since she was a few months old and now she will no longer be with us. The only consolation I have is that she will be in Heaven with my parents and that she will finally be at peace and no longer in pain.
It's going to be harder for me to get over this because there are so many memories I have of Madison and that she was always my mom's favorite. It took me a long time to get over my mom's passing away because I wasn't able to adequately grieve over my mom when she passed. I'm the oldest and my entire family was having nervous breakdowns. My brother and sister never understood and told me to get over it. Now that Madison is gone, it's just bringing all of those memories flooding back.
I just had to share my story and the love we all had for Madison. She just wasn't a family pet, she was a member of our family.
Rest in Peace, Madison, we'll never forget you. You were always loved. Madison: (2005-2019).
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