I am broken. Last night, shortly before midnight, we had to say goodbye to our little Piper. She was fine on Friday, but started exhibiting symptoms of her chronic pancreatitis that worsened throughout yesterday. At 10:30 pm, we took her to the emergency vet clinic because she was in pain. When we arrived, they gave her pain meds, but the vet determined that she was gravely ill, and even if we followed the treatment she's had before, she would only have a 5% chance of survival. We chose to let her go peacefully. She was the best companion I've ever had. She was my emotional support animal. She was with me constantly and was like a second skin. I'm bereft. I feel naked without her. The house seems unbearably quiet. I'm thankful that we had 5 wonderful years with her. She made some horrible times bearable. I wish she was back in my arms.
