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In tribute to Tompoko, my Husky MalamuteThanks to Laetitia |
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| I'd like to pay my last respects to my dog who died on 25/08/04 from a disease transmitted by rats [Leptospirosis]... He was the best, most beautiful (for my taste) and kindest doggie I've ever known. This dog was a Husky Malamute (his great-grandfather was a wolf) so I have to put you on this site to prove to you that no one else will replace the place you had in my heart. I wanted to tell you, Tompoko, that I really loved you with all my heart, I lived the best moments of happiness with you. Your death was the worst thing that happened in my life, I want you to know that wherever you are, I'll always think and cry for you, and you gave me 8 and a half years of pure happiness, I can't say it enough... I'll always remember the day you came home! A little ball of fur that everyone pampered and you felt at home here, it was YOUR home... But unfortunately, 8 and a half years later, you had to be rushed to the vet because you hadn't eaten in 2 days... By the time we got there, you couldn't move, you were so tired and exhausted. I'll always remember that moment when you were lying on the floor, struggling to breathe, unable to move... And there was nothing I could do for you, nothing... I think the worst part was seeing you suffer. The vet ran tests on you and finally told us that you only had a 9 out of 10 chance of dying. I broke down in tears and the world stopped turning. Nothing mattered to me but your recovery! I didn't know what to do, leave you there to suffer or put an end to all your pain... It was when the vet asked us to keep you for another 24 hours that I thought there was hope for your recovery. When I got home, I cried in Mum's arms, repeating with all my heart that it wasn't fair, that you hadn't deserved it, that you couldn't die like that... But the next day everything was better for you, but you weren't out of the woods yet... The vet couldn't believe how much energy you had! The only problem was that as soon as the drip was removed, you couldn't move, you were so weak you were on the verge of death. Finally, a glimmer of hope, but not really sure... That you'd come home! Over there, everyone was preparing for your return... All the while imagining they'd never see you again... But unfortunately, 4 days later the vet called to ask us to come and check on you... And you remember it was Dad who came. You were happy to see him because you thought we were going to get you out of that place that smells so much like death... When you saw him, you stood up, but alas, that was the last time you would see him... On the table, you were put to sleep so you wouldn't suffer, but you still felt this cold liquid running through your body... And you felt better, really better... That was the end of all that pain in your kidneys. It was the beginning of all that suffering for me... When you woke up, you were surrounded by other dogs, including Tempête, your lifelong friend, the one you loved as much as we did, but unfortunately you lost Yrcko, Alika, Fripouille and Hector, whom you didn't know very well... When I woke up, I could feel that something had happened. I felt abandoned, alone... I never want to feel again what I felt that morning... And now I know that you're looking down at me, telling me not to cry and that I'll see you soon. And that's what keeps me going in life, seeing you again one day, holding you in my arms! You were all I could talk about with my friends, and I often told them that if you died one day, I'd die with you... But alas, that was not the case... You left this world and I stayed... It's not fair... I couldn't imagine life without you, but I had to. It was the hardest thing in the world to do... But promise me Tompoko that you'll never forget me, because I'll never forget you... And that whatever happens, no one will take the place you took, I mean no one... |
English (United Kingdom)