Tia was laid to rest today. It was a cold and rainy/snowy morning and I was dreading going out there and putting her down in the poor weather, but when I arrived at NWESC the rain had stopped and we even had a break in the cloud cover and a bit of blue sky just over the grassy area we had picked to lay her to rest.
When we went to take her out of the stall and lead her to her spot, which was only 15 feet from the back of the barn, thinking we didn’t want to sedate her in the stall in case she had trouble walking under sedation, she got extremely agitated and upset, and I could barely hang on to her. We ended up having to give her four large doses of sedative before she finally began to lower her head and give into it. If we needed any other indicator that we were doing the right thing today, that was it.
Once she was well-sedated, we told her she was a good girl, we loved her, and we set her free. RIP sweet Tia, thank you for giving us the opportunity to know you and care for you, and thank you for your patience with us as we grappled with the difficult decision to let you go. Run free, sweet girl.
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Oh Sweet Tia! Even though it was the right thing to do, it’s still sad. Run free sweet girl with clear eyes and a strong back!
Thank you for having the strength and courage to late Tia go. It’s never an easy decision to make but at the very least she spent the fall and winter with the best care she could have asked for. I hope the burden is lifted, at least a little, for her caretakers- knowing she did not suffer through one of the coldest winters we’ve had in years. Again, a great testament to the importance of the work done by SAFE.
I know this was a tough decision for S.A.F.E. Unfortunately all cases aren’t black and white, but in the end I think Tia made it very clear.…It was her time — she had been well loved and cared for in the end and was given the peaceful ending she deserved. R.I.P. Sweet Tia