I had to unexpectedly put my Heidi down on Monday.
She was doing great on Sunday and was her regular self. Then Sunday night, I had been cooking and cleaning and she asked to be let out and when I went to get her, she was laying in the grass. Where she normally doesn't lay, I could sense something was wrong. She was too weak to get up and all during the night, she was panting. This past year, she had more health issues but had been doing well. But she was 12.5 and I could just sense that she was telling me it was time.
Called the vet's office in the morning and made an appointment for the afternoon. Because of the pandemic, I wasn't sure how they were going to handle it, I prepared myself and said my goodbye before we left the house and kissed her and told her how much she meant to me.
Once we got to the office, everyone had to wait in their cars until they were called up and they took our pets from us to be examined. The vet called me and said that she was running a fever and that they could run tests but mentioned that maybe it was time.
He said that he could bring her out to me and once he was done with his last client, we could say goodbye on the front lawn. They brought her out to me and she laid by my side and I pet her and talked to her, until it was time. I couldn't kiss her anymore because I had my mask on the whole time. It was the best scenario given the current circumstances.
When we got back, I saw that her prescription medication from Chewy.com had arrived while we were gone. I contacted them, explaining the situation and they told me they would refund that order and to please donate it to my local rescue or humane society.
I am planning on gathering all of Heidi's leftover food, treats, medicines and some of her bedding and toys to the rescue organization where I adopted her from. I truly believe that fur babies are angels sent to guide us and they leave when they have given us all the love they have in their hearts! It's always so hard to lose our animals, each time seems to be harder than the last. I keep having to wash my glasses because every time I think I'm done crying, I end up crying some more. It was such a blessing to have had her in my life!
Years ago, I got really into the Wii and then Xbox Zumba and Dance Workouts. When I would turn on the Xbox, if she was in the workout room with me, it would detect her as player 2.