While Megan and I were eating lunch, I began to notice Aurora stumble, but she was still sitting on the ground next to me begging for a chicken nugget, which I'd give her - something I haven't done in a very long time.
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After she ate it, we noticed an odd expression on her face, one that worried me to the point we rushed her to the vet. When we got to the vet, I was hold Aurora in the back of Megan's crossover, and I remember Aurora looking back at me with an expression I can't really put into words.
It was as though she both knew, and was a pure expression of love. Looking back now, it was as if she was more worried about me than herself. We'd get her inside, and the vet almost immediately recognized that Aurora was going into heart failure.
He suggested that we put her down, but also that we could try to prolong her life a few more days, but it would be hard on her. We had to make the choice and he left the room for a minute. Megan comforted Aurora while I called my mother to inform her of what was happening.
After the call, Megan was hugging Aurora and I was staring Aurora in the eyes while petting her, trying to comfort her. We noticed her hackles shoot up.
We tried to get the vet to come back, but before he was able to make it, Aurora began to roll onto her side. In the end, she gave us one final bark as a goodbye before passing on.
We'd always like to ask her to bark for us... I'm not good with grief, but in my own way this shook me. I think the final moments shook Megan just as much, if not more in some senses.
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