I am looking for advice and comfort about leaving my 2 babies behind when I move overseas. Please read my story before judging me.
I am moving to the UK from Australia to be with my amazing partner, the move has been planned for quite some time and up until last week, my 2 beloved 6 year old Frenchies were due to join me a few months later. I have had them from 8 weeks old and I love them so much it hurts. I can’t have children so they have been effectively that.
However this week out of the blue one of them started having grand mal seizures and has been diagnosed as epileptic, he now has to be on a strict regime of medication every 12 hours to control the seizures. If any of you have epileptic animals you know how awful it is to watch and the process of finding the right levels of meds can take time. After long consultations with my specialist vet, she has advised me that trying to move him that distance when he needs to be medicated would be catastrophic especially when Frenchies don’t travel well anyway.
Therefore I am left with no other choice than to leave them both here with my parents as they can’t be separated, and let me tell you it is absolutely tearing me apart despite knowing none of this is my doing and can’t be helped.
We have lived here for the past 2.5 years while I saved money and they consider it their home which is a great thing. My parents love them dearly and my boys adore their “grandpa” and I know they will take great care of them but I am worried that they will suffer with me leaving and them thinking that their mummy has abandoned them.
I’m not sure how to process this right now and how long the pain and guilt will last... hoping that anyone who has had to go through something similar can provide any advice or comfort
Thanks 🙏
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