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[girlofprey]

I hate Rob on Coronation Street, I hate him I hate him I hate him I hate him I hate him I hate him.

We went to the vets today with the dog, to finally talk with someone about him. Mum, dad and I all went in the end, and the vet said what I had been pretty sure he was going to say: that it probably was time. It was pretty obvious just in the waiting room how bad the dog's back legs are, and we explained a few of the other problems like his incontinence. And based on that and the dog (William)'s age itself, the vet said he was probably in a lot of pain and it was probably the right time to be putting him out of his misery. The vet then examined him, and said he also had a pretty advanced heart murmur, wheezy lungs, is pretty deaf, and has a cataract in one eye, and the other one's pretty cloudy too. So it's not a good picture really. And obviously I was pretty sure this was coming, and it's not like we could have expected him to go on much longer than he has, and there's no point stringing it out if he's in such bad shape. It's just sad.

The vet said he could have done it today, if we wanted, but I think we all agreed we weren't really ready for it. We had a hard time getting him in the car afterwards, so I suggested someone slowly walk him home, as we only live about 15 minutes away from the vets, but he couldn't make it, and dad had to go pick him up again. So we've sort of agreed to make an appointment this week and do it, probably at home, but we haven't actually made a particular appointment yet. I've been crying all morning thinking about it, even though I know it's for the best. When I look at him, I don't feel sad, because I can see how tired he is, but when I'm away from him and thinking about it - and thinking about what it's going to actually be like when it happens - it's, well. It's sad. It's just a hard decision to make I guess, and we've never actually put one of our pets down before. All our animals have died in accidents or had diseases that they weren't going to recover from, and apparently my mum's never had to either. I don't think my dad really had pets before us, or if he did he never mentioned them. It's never really been just our decision like this is. So it's hard. But it is for the best for him.

I'm tearing up again now. Lord.

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[jekesta]

I'm so sorry about William. It's always that little bit easier when the vet agrees it's very much for the best, and it does really sound like it is, but it's still horrible. And it's horrible every time it happens with pets, and doesn't really seem to get easier. ::hugs you lots::

And it feels weird to put this in the same reply as that, but:

I really hate Rob. I hate the way they write him, letting him win things all the time, and the way they don't seem to hate him, like I don't really get the idea they're just waiting for him to get his comeuppance, they write him as if we're meant to quite like him and I hate him. I literally can't believe how much he feels hard done by by Carla, and I want to scratch his cheeks. I love Carla, I don't understand why they write her without EVER letting anyhting good happen to her EVER AT ALL EVER FOR A SECOND. UGH.

[girlofprey.livejournal.com]

I HATE HIM SO MUCH. Didn't Carla just a few months ago - or weeks? - decide not to have him and his girlfriend arrested when they stole from her? I really don't know why she isn't using that as leverage right now. But even despite that, he's taking great pleasure in making her suffer as much as Peter. And I know it shouldn't be the defining feature of her life, but - he knows his sister was raped not that long ago by a guy, and he still took quite great pleasure in humiliating her and making her beg and making her feel powerless. Like, no matter how hard done by you feel because of someone, there's a point at which you stop torturing a basically decent person. Maybe this is a message I really want to get across to the Coronation Street writers.

And I know what you mean about the show not hating him. My watching of it has still been patchy in the last few weeks, but I saw the episode last week where he was debt-collecting and obviously feeling all guilty about taking the Playstation off the little boy. Like we were supposed to feel sorry for him. Like he has a soul. HE OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T. I hope he and Tracy fall off a bridge.

And thank you, about Wiliam. As you can probably tell from this two-toned reply, I am pretty much dealing with it. It's just one of those things where the idea of having him put to sleep goes against the grain of the idea of looking after him. But I know it's for the best, and I have been sort of preparing for this for a while. It just seems weird that after 14 years, he's not going to be around anymore. I guess it's one of those terrible things where the longer you have to get used to an animal being around, the more likely you are to have to lose them soon. Oh well. It is for the best. He's been a really good dog.

[whatho.livejournal.com]

I'm awfully sorry about the dog, though I know it was expected and everything - it's still very little fun. It does help to know that you've got the timing right, because that's always terribly stressful. I found the experience of having a pet put down somehow less traumatic than I thought it would be, if that's worth anything. It was quick and peaceful and the vets are always very compassionate about these things. x

[girlofprey.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I think I'm stressing myself out a little bit worrying about how much I'm going to have to comfort him when it happens, but - well, I wanted to say it probably won't be as bad as I'm expecting, and I'm sure it'll still be bad. But doable. It helps that he's so old, I mean even if he didn't have all of his other problems, we'd probably have to do it soon anyway. So I know it's the right time, even if I don't like it. At the moment we're sort of just debating how close to our holiday to do it. Discussions are ongoing.

[brinysea.livejournal.com]

Oh no, I am so sorry about your dog, what an awful decision to have to make. <3


(I REALLY HATE ROB TOO OH MY GOD)

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[girlofprey.livejournal.com]

It's no fun. But hearing from the vet that it's probably the right decision makes it a little easier - and he said that before we mentioned our holiday and how worried we were about putting the dog in a kennel. So at least we won't have to put him through that. He's had a pretty good run at 14 years though. I suppose we were always going to get to this point sooner or later.

(I HATE HIM SO MUCH, WHAT IS THE POINT OF HIM, AJSDASJSJK)