let sleeping dogs lie

yesterday was one of those gloomy days. went for braces checkup. they tightened it. but i changed the colour to purple.

went home to take toby to spca for checkup. the neighbour punya dog bit him hard on the head about one week ago. thought it would heal fast at that time.

the spca ppl, i think it was Reve told us to go to the hospital. so we set of for the hospital at jln tar with toby in his cage. his wound was deep. my bro said he could see a small part of the brain. we told toby to sit still but he kept on changing positions. i think the cage was too small for him already.

we weighed him at the hospital, then the vet took a good look at him. he said toby's wound got infected dy. with maggots and stuff. the treatment would be very painful for him and could cost few thousands to remove and heal everything.

poor toby. he kept moving, trying to jump down from the table. poor fella. we tried to hold him still then the vet finally dropped the bomb: i think its better to put him to sleep coz hes in pain and hes very old.

we took him out to get medicine, not to put him to sleep.

but we decided it would be best for toby. half the scalp and skin gone. sigh. poor guy.

so i touched his nose for the last time and walked out with my family. didnt want to watch them do it. just saw his limp body on the table later.

u used to be very naughty when u were young. disobedient too. u had this nice fur that made u look like a lion.
i used to hate you when u were young coz u always managed to squeeze thru the gate and run out, just when we bathed u. and then u come back all muddy and dirty in the evening. i disliked u too coz u werent as pretty as other dogs, just a mutt. u didnt have proper dog behavior too. when we played catch, u would take the ball away and hide it. u chewed on slippers, shoes and house mats. u jumped on people with ur muddy paws. chased postmen. u broke every dog rule and made ur own rules. u couldnt do a single trick and wouldnt "sit" when told to.

but i guess all of that made u our toby, also known as bee boy. one of a kind, irreplaceable. and deep down all of us loved u, even mom who doesnt like dogs.

to toby: u good dog! we will miss u alot.

toby. on happier days

ps: shoefen zhe arr.. shuwei thought we.. err.. put toby to sleep. the dream and snore kind of sleep. -.-"

-wenly-