Dog

I took my dog to the vet the other day. We have brought her to many vets in the treatment of her (allergic) skin condition and spend thousands of money but to no avail. The previous vet that I brought her to suggested us to give her steroids but my sister and I declined. We have already said that we will not give my “baby” any steroids that would damage her health.

The vet then refute us saying that she thinks that my dog would rather live a happy (free of scratching and itchiness) life but a short one rather than an unhappy but long life. It got me thinking for a while that she might be right although I rejected her offer of giving my doggy steroids. When I got home, I started to ponder about what she has said.

I feel (well, I know) that my dog is very close to us from past experience and happenings. She couldn’t even bear us leaving her for one second not even if the whole family goes out. I feel that her happiness lies in being with us. Thinking as such, I think that what the vet said should be wrong. I feel that my “baby” may rather be scratchy all her life but being able to spend a longer time with us. But who knows what she is really thinking? And actually who has the right to judge how her life should be?

Or maybe, it’s actually because my family and I love her so much that we want us to be together for a longer time. I’ll end with a quote that I saw on SPCA poster.

“To you, she’s just a dog. But to her, you are everything.”

P/s: I think in my case, it should be:
“To her, you are just a human. But to you, she’s everything.”

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