My heart is broken after watching a stray puppy die in front of me
For the past week, my husband and I had been regularly feeding a very fragile and scared stray mother dog and her puppy. We had become quite attached to them.
Last night, I was sitting beside the mother and the puppy. My husband was on the other side of the road, holding our dog. He said, “Before we go home, I’ll pet the puppy once. You come and hold our dog.”
The puppy was still drinking milk from his mother, and my husband hadn’t even gone near him yet. I started walking towards my husband to take Manu from him.
And within those few seconds, a car accidentally ran over the puppy.
It happened so suddenly. The puppy cried, collapsed, his eyes partially closed, and his tongue started twisting. He became completely unresponsive. I kept patting him, not knowing what else to do.
There was a 24/7 pet clinic nearby, so we took him there immediately. Honestly, even before leaving, I had a feeling that he was already gone because his head had gone completely limp and he wasn’t responding at all. But we still needed a vet to confirm.
The clinic confirmed that he had passed away. We handed him over for cremation and paid for the cremation arrangements.
What is breaking my heart now is his mother. She was right there when it happened. After we came back home, she was still waiting. She eventually went back to her usual spot, but I can’t stop thinking about what she must be feeling or whether she knows her puppy is gone.
I know it was an accident. There was nothing intentional about it. But I keep replaying those few seconds in my head and thinking about how everything changed so quickly.
I just really hope his little mother is okay. 💔