Gracie's story
I went to bed each night,
and she was there.
I went from room to room,
and she followed.
When I felt lonely or scared,
all I had to do is look into your her big eyes to know that she's there.
But that one day came.....
When she was in pain.
From eating too quickly,
And her being a Great Dane, got her stomach flipped.
Rushing as fast as I could, I called the vet.
We got there as quickly as we could.
Her big eyes no longer showed she was there...
But she was quickly fading and she was scared.
And I left her in that cage that night...
All alone and in fright.
To wake up the next day, and find she's gone.
She's no longer with me when I go to bed.
She no longer follows me when I go room to room.
And I can no longer look into her eyes, and know she's here.
May you rest in peace, Gracie.
I love you and I miss you.
Eryn
About Her
I adopted Gracie from an abusive family, and when I did, she was very skinny and timid. But well-behaved. We all fell in love with her as her big eyes that just told you to love her and you couldn't resist. She was huge, but we loved every bit of her. Me and Gracie got along right away. We were quickly very close. I found her sleeping in my room every night. Following me when I went down to the basement, which she hated, and anywhere I went.
No one could resist her, and we all loved her very dearly. But one day, we left her out almost all day long, and she was fine. But the next day was when I made the mistake of giving her food. I thought she was still hungry, so I gave her some canned dog food(which she absolutely loved) and she ate her whole bowl way fast.
I soon found her throwing up, and nothing would stay down. She couldn't even drink water. So I called the vet, gotta cab, and got to the vet's office. She was diagnosed with a twisted stomach. She needed surgery. But the operation was risky and we didn't have enough money for it. So we left at the vet's office overnight and gave her meds. Hoping that they would get her to calm down enough to get her stomach back to normal.
Sadly, she died. And so now, I am hoping that I can get a new great dane. And I miss Gracie terribly. But may she rest in peace, and I know she is with God right now, probably just laying around watching TV with him. And being the loving sweet Gracie I've always known.
