I'm sorry I've not been on much, but after moving and the fill and back straight into work life's hit me with another blow- I've only come on here because I feel I can express exactly what I feel and those of you who don't understand because you haven't experienced it , I wouldn't wish it on you at all. So I've had the last couple of days off annual leave been busy and I have two dogue de Bordeaux's ( turner and hooch dogs) my absolute rock was my boy, teddy, we got him at 9 weeks and all I can say, and everyone who met him would say the same, legend. Just one in a million. My absolute pride and joy. If side with him over everyone. My gentle giant. So we have been at the new place for 5 days and then I went with OH on the school run and just before noticed his tummy was swollen and he was trying to make himself sick, I said to my OH in fact argued, this doesn't look good, I'm not happy I bet it's bloat. So my OH say leave him rest he'll be fine. Got back from school run he cane trotting down the garden out his head in my palms and just put all his huge head weight in me , he didn't have the energy to kiss me like he would normally. He then collasped at the back door. Blood starred pouring out of his behind. The bet had been called and they were waiting for me. We both carried him into the car the blood got worse. The surgeon and vets met us out the back and I got to come with him, she confirmed bloat and twisted gut. I opted to try surgery to see if they could save him. When they opened him up the bloat could have been treatable but they pulled his gut and it was black. There was nothing they could save so they phoned me to make the call to let him go.
My heart is broken. I cannot put into words. Nor tell you how empty my soul and life feels. On top of everything else that's been happening I just don't want to function. I know he's not suffering anymore, but he was never meant to leave that way. Not that traumatically. The look in his solemn eyes as I was holding the air into his mouth. His little brown eyes just starred- they focused on me and he closed them a bit- I'll never forget. I just whispered in his ears, I'm here, come in ted, it's ok I'm here. Him lying on the table -Just haunts me. If I could go back 48 hours is sell my soul to the devil to just have a little more time. I know people say it's a pet. But he wanted for nothing. He was there unconditionally unlike us humans who at time can be so very nasty and cruel. There are two times in the day when I feel like it's not real, just before I fall asleep and that split second before I open my eyes. Lady luck has not been kind to me at the moment.
So I'll go on they note. But I just needed to tell the story. I knew he'd break my heart one day, but not right before he reached 7. The only thing I can try to do to help this is know he knew HOW much I loved him. Infact I love him
Sweet dreams teddy bear xxxxx