Farewell My Friend

[willows_mom]

I should have known today would be a bad day when I woke two hours before my alarm was due to go off, after having a distressing dream. Around midday I got a call from dad - I can tell something's wrong by the tone in his voice, and sure enough... Mum had gone out grocery shopping that morning, and had just come home to find Socrates, their

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[aizjanika]

Aw... I'm so sorry to hear about the doggy.

[willows_mom]

Thank you so much:-( It was such a shock, he seemed alright when I was over there the night before, but mum said he threw up a few times later that night, after I'd gone home:-(
It makes you wonder why you get pets sometimes, when it hurts so much when they go. But then I think about how happy he made us, and how happy Willow makes me now, and it all seems worthwhile. But I've told Willow that I have to go first - I think she may handle it better than I would if it was the other way around:-)

[aizjanika]

Aw, poor Willow. But I do know what you mean. We have a cat now and he's getting a bit on in years. :-(

[willows_mom]

Oh, poor thing. Why can't they live as long as us?? That's what I want to know:-( Still, cherish every moment you have with your kitty.