tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040510151057524036.post8267607898666991499..comments2023-05-03T05:34:11.708-06:00Comments on Andrea's Animal Adventures: One Forward, Two BackCountry Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00470153366626251641noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040510151057524036.post-75565346867817994882011-02-17T20:28:03.225-07:002011-02-17T20:28:03.225-07:00You brought a tear to my eye. Thanks for sharing ...You brought a tear to my eye. Thanks for sharing your story. I'm not sure where we're at right now, but any decision will be made with my vet, friends and family's consultation. Washing her beds - again - right now.<br /><br />aCountry Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470153366626251641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040510151057524036.post-59141550658195683492011-02-17T13:14:39.378-07:002011-02-17T13:14:39.378-07:00I'm just someone who came across your blog and...I'm just someone who came across your blog and reads on occasion...I enjoy reading about the dogs and horses and whatnot :) Have a 4+month old border pup of my own and we've started herding ducks.... I've a LOT to learn, but it's proving to be a fun new adventure.<br /><br />I wanted to msg on this one simply because I understand where you're at with Tessa. I just lost one of my horses , and he was only 9, after he tore his suspensories. In and of itself, the injury was fixable. 8 months of stall rest and that leg would be pasture sound, albeit nothing else. But he had other problems - and long story short his other front would not have held up to compensating for eight months. (It was already too strained) So I could have stuffed him on stallrest, made him miserable (couldn't stand stalls), and drugged him to keep him calm until the inevitable happened, or let him go while he was still happy (relatively). I opted for the latter, and really, it was the HARD decision, not the easy one. Everyone close to me and my situation felt it was the right decision...I was the one who wasn't/am not as confident of it. I know what it feels like to feel like it's being done for selfish reasons, even when realistically, it's not. They are just too dear to our hearts.<br /><br />I don't know you, or Tessa, or really our situation - so I don't know or have an opinion on what the right option is for her. But I do know the feeling of "am I doing it because I don't want to deal with this?" The answer there is a definitive no...because it's far easier to sit back and go on "dealing" than it is to make that decision. It's quality of life. If she had no quality of life, if there's no way to control things, then it's not a decision made for selfish reasons, at all. Rather, it's the kindest, most selfless thing a person can do. <br /><br />I do hope that things are going better and that it was just a week of abherration. Hopefully Tessa and yourself get another summer, and more, together still. Your animals are lucky to have you.<br /><br />Good luck, and take care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com