Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Saying goodbye

Moppy came over around 9:00 am this morning to take care of Paxton. She usually stayed the night before Susanne had to go to work to help with Paxton's overnight feedings, but her flight back from the conference she was at was delayed. She didn't end up getting home until after midnight.

Today was a slow day at work. Susanne's schedule was not completely full. She was pleased to see that one of her patients that she had been treating was responding to the medication she had prescribed. This was awesome news for her and of course the owners.

Susanne ended her day on a sad note. She had to help a family that had been long time clients of hers through a difficult decision to put their pet to sleep. This was never an easy decision and no one was ever ready to let go. It was so hard for Susanne to watch the people that she cared about go through something so agonizing. Susanne was continually amazed at the loving nature of a dog. Even though they could be suffering on the inside, they could still manage to wag their tail and give you kisses. This always made it so much tougher to say goodbye. Susanne knew exactly what they were going through. Even though it had been well over a month since she had to say farewell to Maverick, it still hurt so deeply.

Susanne's night immediately improved when she got home to find that Scott came home for the evening. He decided to surprise her which was so very sweet. He brought her dinner that they shared over conversation about their day. It felt nice to have a loving husband to come home to.

They both snuggled with Paxton for a short time before they headed off to bed.

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