Rest In Peace

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This isn't the best I've ever sang, but I'm too lazy to re-record. MUSIC UPDATE: Felt too self-conscious, took the song down. LIFE UPDATE:One of my chickens was killed by my neighbor two days ago, but we found two cats we named Mochi and Simon that I take responsibility over. Our living dog will hopefully do better since she loves cats, and we upgraded the coop to Fort Knox levels of security and have motion-triggered cameras EVERYWHERE. It won't happen again. So my dog is (as I make this) getting euthanized since his health problems started rendering him dysfunctional. since April 6, 2011, we took him under our wing. Already old at the time of adoption, we tried to find a way to stop himself from licking his paws and rubbing his face until they were raw, bloody, and just utterly cut up. After about four years we found Prednisone, a steroid used on animals for short-term to alleviate inflammation, irritation, and itchiness. Our mistake was we kept him on it for much longer; about two years (You shouldn't EVER use it for more than a month or two). One cold night, he stumbled blindly, barely able to keep himself up. He was dying, and fast. My dad rushed in and stayed with him until it was the very start of dawn, and drove him to a hospital. This dog's breath smelled heavily of nail polish for a good two weeks, and we didn't know that he was suffering from diabetic ketoacidosis (where the lack of insulin causes harmful ketones to build up throughout the body). It was a miracle he pulled through, and we now had a diabetic dog living with us. However, his severe allergies came back. We then found Apoquel, another short-term medication. Because we had him on it for so long, his immune system was permanently damaged, and his risk for cancer increased at least twofold. A year later, here we are now. He is fully blind and can't go outside without help, for he falls down the stairs and can't get back up. He doesn't eat or drink regularly, and he won't take Benadryl. He can't even get of his orthopedic bed without assistance. So today we pulled the plug. I feel like I never treated him properly. I tried to forget about his existence for two years because I thought those two years would be his last. I got mad at him for peeing and vomiting in the house, but he couldn't help it. I will really miss that sweet angel. UPDATE: He was euthanized.