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RIP Charlie
Sep. 2nd, 2025 06:59 amcw: animal death
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I'm about to go to sleep, and likely before I wake up in the morning, on the other side of the world, my dad and stepmom will have to put down Charlie, the little dog who's been part of my family since 2011 when my mom saw him on a foster site and decided he needed her.
My mom passed on before he did, but he has continued to be a part of our lives, even when he temporarily moved in with a family friend.
I visited home for the first time in over a year for a few weeks in August. He waited all that time to see me. He played with me a few more times.
A couple nights ago, my dad messaged me to let me know that a couple days after I got back to Japan, Charlie collapsed and was having considerable breathing trouble. The vets said he was in late stage heart failure when they got him checked out.
Little guy is old and has had a great and pretty varied life for such a little creature. He's loved many people and been loved.
I'm thankful both to God and little Charlie that I got to see him again. If animals and people go to heaven and to the same one, I hope my mom is glad to see him soon.
Rest well, little cryptid.
cross-post from tumblr
I'm about to go to sleep, and likely before I wake up in the morning, on the other side of the world, my dad and stepmom will have to put down Charlie, the little dog who's been part of my family since 2011 when my mom saw him on a foster site and decided he needed her.
My mom passed on before he did, but he has continued to be a part of our lives, even when he temporarily moved in with a family friend.
I visited home for the first time in over a year for a few weeks in August. He waited all that time to see me. He played with me a few more times.
A couple nights ago, my dad messaged me to let me know that a couple days after I got back to Japan, Charlie collapsed and was having considerable breathing trouble. The vets said he was in late stage heart failure when they got him checked out.
Little guy is old and has had a great and pretty varied life for such a little creature. He's loved many people and been loved.
I'm thankful both to God and little Charlie that I got to see him again. If animals and people go to heaven and to the same one, I hope my mom is glad to see him soon.
Rest well, little cryptid.
