As Xanadu’s surgery date approaches, I am getting nervous. The kind of butterflies you get when you don’t know what to expect from something. I am by nature a very optimistic person, like to think the best of everything, but I am also realistic and read too much. There is a part of me that worries that Xan won’t make it through the surgery on Wednesday. So I have been thinking up ways to memorialize Xanadu.
It started with creating a stepping stone with his pawprint. My thought was to do a small stone with his pawprint, and once he crosses the bridge, insert the small stone into a larger one that I can stamp his DOB and DOD.
Tonight, I painted the bottom of his healthy front paw and stamped it on a canvas to hang on the wall.
Tomorrow is his last night as a 4-legged dog… what should I do next?
The stepping stone is beautiful. Try not to worry toomuch. Xan will come through with flying colors. Keep the faith the next couple of weeks, because they are the hardest. Xan will need your physical and emotional support as he learns to be a Tripawd. If you have any tile or linoleum floors, put down big bath mats so he doesn’t slip. If you have stairs, you may have to carry him up and down for a while, but remember – when the time is right, he will have to start doing those things himself. Only you will know when he is ready for that. Good luck tomorrow, and let us know how things go.
Ginger’s pack
Follow Xanadu’s lead, and simply be.
Oh, and have some ice cream together! 🙂
The stepping stone is really pretty 🙂