She looked smaller than I’ve ever seen her.
Dwarfed not only by a large woollen coat and her trademark erect arran bobble hat.
Grief had literally reduced her in size
Mrs Trellis had lost her greyhound Blue.
I heard through velvet voiced Linda that she had Blue put down after a short illness and had taken a plant around in way of sympathy. The old lady was bereft and shocked and upset that some in the village had made it clear that she should have done the deed earlier.
Greyhounds look dreadful when they lose weight
She cried when she shared his last moments and was angry at the vet who came out, all emotions so normal but so unwanted.
Her usually warm little bungalow was dark and cold and felt very empty when I turned to go
Oh poor Mrs Trellis, so sad.
ReplyDeleteOh how sad for poor Mrs Trellis. Why oh why do people feel compelled to make known their opinions on things that are simply not their business? It is bad enough when trolls leave their comments on blogs but even worse to do such a thing in person to an obviously grief stricken elderly woman. That stinks.
ReplyDeleteOh, my sincere sympathy to Mrs. Trellis and all who shared her love of Blue. Daisy, our adorable ancient Basset Hound told me by the look in her eyes at age 20 that it was time for her to go and that broke our hearts. We paid attention because it was best for Daisy.
ReplyDeletePlease hug Mrs. Trellis for me.
Hugs!
Sad for Mrs Trellis. Sounds as if the vet should have had more compassion.
ReplyDeletePeople are always quick to judge others. I hope Mr.s Trellis recovers in time. Putting a dog down is never easy. You feel awful if it's too soon, you feel awful if it's too late. When is the right time?
ReplyDeleteEvery bit a family member and just as precious. And, as we age I find the mourning is harder because we are so few remaining.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear Mrs Trellis has had to let her pet go! I am still feeling the loss of my cat, I had to get the vet out to have him put to sleep,only a week ago! And it still hurts so very much. You do feel guilty even although you know it was time, and didn’t want him suffering as he had bone cancer
ReplyDeleteAnd had lost so much weight! Mary D x
My condolences to Mrs Trellis. So sad. Shame on people making her feel bad. It’s a hard decision to put your dog-child down. She loved him dearly. Glad you visited her and let her release some sorrow. She needs the comfort and support of friends like you right now. Cali
ReplyDeleteMy heart breaks for Mrs. Trellis. Glad you, Linda and hopefully others are rallying around her with comfort and emotional support in her time of loss.
ReplyDeleteSending love and condolences to Mrs Trellis. I'm glad she has friends like you to counteract the idiots who are unable to sympathise and empathise with grief. xx
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