viper362

Rough week, just found out that one of my dogs, Oskar, has osteosarcoma in one of his hind legs. He was my first pet as an adult. He was a rescue dog from a puppy mill that went through some unspeakable things. Both of his ACL's needed to be repaired and he suffered trauma to his jaw that caused a few of his teeth to not develop and come through his gums like they should have. For the past year, he needed shots for a degenerative hip condition. After hearing the vet give me her diagnosis and a few options, I decided I wasn't going to put him through anymore suffering. I am going to make life for him as pain free and comfortable as I can until he lets me know it's time.
I did the best I could and in addition to the almost 8 years of love, affection, and giving him the best home I could, I have also learned so much from him.
I went through a lot of physical abuse as a child, and I have had many people give up on me, not giving me any kind of chance, but I overcame all of that. Broke the cycle of abuse and made something of myself. You can say I could relate to what he went through. I swore that I would never ever put anyone through the Hell I went through and if I ever had children or pets, that they would get my best and would have a good home.
I'm not ready to let my boy go. I'm going time spend as much time with him as I can because I will miss him more than I can ever put into words when he's gone. I know when it's my turn that he will be waiting for me.