(This article was written January
2, 2013. I told you I am a late bloomer
in blogging that I kept all my thoughts in MS Words file lol. Well, I still like to share it with you guys
to serve some lessons on proper pet caring).
Yesterday, we lost our dear pet,
Lex.
It was a devastating turn of event for my
family whom we had learned to love and treated Lex not just an ordinary pet but
as part of the whole family.
What made it worst was that it
was New Year’s Day, a time when everybody are looking forward to a bright new days ahead of them. But this tragedy that struck us left us feel
really, really bad. To make it even
worst, it was not just an ordinary death for him. Something you would not want to happen to the
one you love and care so much.
We left home at around 11:30 AM
to attend a family reunion. Before I
left, I remember talking to him if he felt stress after the night merry making
amidst all the firecrackers that greeted the New Year’s Day. My younger daughter even run to him, grab his
left and right chin and said “you’re so cute”! My husband also checked his tie
to make sure he could breathe easily. On
ordinary days, we just let him roam around at our roof deck but since we will
all be leaving that day my husband brought him down to serve as watch dog. That were the last encountered we had with
him before he finally left us….
We reached home from the reunion at around
5:30 PM. My husband and I were even
inviting some of our relatives who were with us on our way home to take a cup
of coffee. Until my husband discover his death.
When he opened the side home window he was surprised to see Lex hung to
death.
Lex had this habit of jumping
every time he saw a cat walking at the side fence between my sister’s home and
I. Apparently his chain clasp at the steel bar where we put his chain. It was a horrible scene- he died
standing. His front two feet hanged in
the air. The other two almost touching the
ground. His tie was below his mouth-
reason why he was not able to bark and ask for help.
Nobody from the neighborhood
notice what happened. According to them,
they never heard Lex bark. He was so
quiet during that time. We even saw
pieces of loaf bread near him which was given to him by a two year old boy
visitor of my sister before he left.
If there are other people who
were more than shocked with what happened, it was my two daughters. I really felt sorry for them. During the whole incident, they were crying
and running as if they do not know what to do.
My younger daughter even blamed herself for joining us. She thought that if she just stayed home, she
could have save Lex. I keep on consoling
her that if it is God’s will to take anybody’s life we could not do anything
about it. .
But honestly, I am
also grieving so much for our dear pet. My
sister said that Lex was still barking at around 2:30 PM before her visitors
left their home. We reached home at
around 5:30 PM. Just three hours
difference. He could have been saved if
we reached home early.
That night, I couldn’t sleep
well. Tears keep on running down my
face. I am missing the presence of
Lex. I won’t feel safe now especially at
night. His single bark always warns us
that there was somebody near our gate. We will miss the nights, when we are all
watching TV while Lex peeks on the window steel as if joining us watching our
favorite telenovela.
To our dear pet Lex, sorry we were
not able to save your life. Sorry if we
were not able to spent the rest of our life with you. Sorry, sorry.
Happy reading !
