The biggest drawback of dogs is their incredibly short lifespan...
This netizen has a country dog at home, which he named "Little Friend," showing how much he loves it.
But time takes its toll on a dog's health. When it was 15 years old, its epilepsy flared up again, and the netizen immediately took it to the hospital for treatment, hoping to cure it.
But the expected result did not come; instead, another piece of bad news arrived. After examination, the doctor found that there was a tumor on its head. Because the dog was too old, it was impossible to perform surgery. After all, craniotomy was too dangerous for such an elderly dog, and medication could only be used to alleviate its symptoms.
Even more devastatingly, it might not live more than a year. Upon hearing this news, netizens were heartbroken, as their dog, who had been with them for so long, was about to leave them.
To better care for his dog, the netizen took a long leave from work, knowing that the dog needed him.
When the netizen was at home with the dog, it seemed to know that it didn't have much time left, so it became even more clingy, unwilling to be separated from its owner for even a moment, cherishing every minute and every second.
But this didn't last long, and the dog's condition worsened. It stopped eating, and its belly swelled up like a balloon, filled with urine.
The vet told netizens that the dog only had a few days left, so they should cherish these last moments.
After taking the dog away, the netizen drove it for a spin, something the dog used to love most about. Seeing the dog smiling at him from the back seat, the netizen felt a pang of sadness.
After driving back, the dog refused to take its medication, and the owner realized it was truly going to die. It lay on the ground, looking at its owner with despair, tears seemingly streaming from its eyes, before passing away forever.
After the dog passed away, the netizen chose to bury it in a pot, hoping that it would accompany them forever, like the plant in the pot.
A week later, when the netizen went to the rooftop for some fresh air, she saw some dog paw prints. She asked her mother and learned that the paw prints were left by the dog. After the dog got sick, her mother took it for a walk one time, but the dog insisted on going to the rooftop. At that time, the cement had just been poured, leaving the dog's paw prints. Upon hearing this, the netizen couldn't hold back her tears.
Netizens said that the dog used to come to the rooftop often before it got sick, but after becoming ill, it didn't have the strength to climb anymore. Whether the footprints it left were unintentional or meant for its owner is unknown. But now, seeing the footprints will remind them of the dog; thank you for this gift.
