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Savoring every moment

A close up selfie shot of small 16-year-old Macy the Cavapoo and me in the grass in the front yard. Some dramatic clouds shine in the background
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A close up selfie shot of small 16-year-old Macy the Cavapoo and me in the grass in the front yard. Some dramatic clouds shine in the background
She’s still with us, but Macy only has about a week, MAYbe two left on this earth. My wife and I have been weepy and doing our best not to have a breakdown multiple times a day as it’s gone from “she’s 16 and her kidneys are failing and she doesn’t hear or see so well and her spinal bridging is starting to cause neurological symptoms so she isn’t going to live a LOT longer, to “sometimes she can’t get up on her own and sometimes we have to hold her up to poop and we can’t leave the house without her because she’ll tip over and panic so the end may be sooner than we hoped,” to “it’s time to schedule the end,” as the last few days the pain meds and kidney meds are clearly less effective and even walking is a struggle for her and she only sleeps a couple hours at a time.

So, since our furry family member’s rainbow bridge moment will make it hard for us to function for a bit, I’m doing my best to savor every last minute with her, and posting this selfie of us in the front yard just now.

Love y’all, MLTSHPers. ❤️
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wjcstp pro 21 hours ago
All the love to Macy, very good dog
wombatman70 21 hours ago
@wjcstp ❤️❤️❤️
bezt pro 21 hours ago
💙 Give Macy extra scritches for us. Thank you for taking care of her.
wombatman70 21 hours ago
@bezt ❤️❤️❤️ just did. Told her it was from you. Thaaaanks!
m3moellering 21 hours ago
I feel for you, friend. There is some solace in knowing that you have given her the best possible life with you. Be well.
wombatman70 21 hours ago
@m3moellering ❤️❤️❤️ Our sweet vet has made special effort to point out that the reason she’s thrived THIS long is because we’ve always done our damndest with her. Here’s to the sweet animals we love!
roonie pro 20 hours ago
Thinking of Macy and hugging my furry boys.
16 years is a double-edged sword - it's a long time to have them in your life but when they get ill it happens really fast.
wombatman70 18 hours ago
@roonie ❤️❤️❤️ It was a bit more of a slow burn in her case, but the progression has been undeniable and at this age you can’t really escape the fact that the end is nigh.
Love to your furry boys from our house!
ckoerner 18 hours ago
It ain’t fair I tell ya.
wombatman70 17 hours ago
@ckoerner Truth! But 16 years of persistent unconditional love is pretty great.
MackReed pro 17 hours ago
aw, geez. much love.
B6FA798A3449 pro 17 hours ago
Much love to all of you in the Macy crew.
wombatman70 16 hours ago
@MackReed ❤️❤️❤️
wombatman70 16 hours ago
@B6FA798A3449 ❤️❤️❤️
jessamyn pro 15 hours ago
Awww, a great beauty. Skritches from Vermont for her (and you)
wombatman70 14 hours ago
@jessamyn She really is! We take lots of photos and videos of her. ❤️

Thanks for the sketches. We both appreciate it. 😁
spingo pro 13 hours ago
<3
BooBounder 12 hours ago
For you, she's a portion of your life. For Macy ... she had you all forever. What a gift.
ellieBOA 6 hours ago
Much love to you all
LocalStain pro 4 hours ago
❤️
wombatman70 4 hours ago
@spingo <<<333
wombatman70 4 hours ago
@BooBounder I think often of the bit about how, from dogs’ perspective, people are these un-aging multi-generational magical creatures who care for them like they did their forefathers. We’re very glad we got to be her people for so long!
wombatman70 4 hours ago
@ellieBOA Thaaank youuuu! ❤️
wombatman70 4 hours ago
@LocalStain ❤️❤️❤️
BMK 3 hours ago
It is always hard to let go. You have given her the best life, and she has gven you all her love. Peace and comfort to you all.
wombatman70 18 minutes ago
@BMK ❤️❤️ thank youuu! We don’t want her to suffer, but obviously do t want her to go - unavoidable trade off when letting a pet’s love into your life! ❤️

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