Stuart Hill
Some people like to call their dogs members of the family, which is as it should be. Ella was more than that, she was also one of my most constant best friends. She got me through more hard times than I can remember. She gave my wife and I over nine years of unconditional love, while being the bossiest, yet sweetest dog anyone could ever ask for. It's been a week since we had to make the decision to let Ella go. Actually, the advanced discovery of hemangiosarcoma made the decision for us, but knowing when it was time to make the call is one no one ever wants to make. There's the inevitable second-guessing after the fact. "Did we exhaust all our options?" "Should we have done more tests?" "Could we have waited just one more day?" As hard as the decision was to make, we do not regret making it. And I want to thank the wonderful people at East Dallas Veterinary Clinic for their kindness, their empathy, and their wisdom throughout an experience no one ever wants to go through. We had total trust in the information we were given and knew the advice we were getting was based entirely on what was best for Ella, not what was easiest to hear. It's hard to single out any person or persons because at every turn we were treated with compassion by everyone there. But I would like to especially thank our vet, Dr. Teresa Martin and Asia Beck, her vet tech. They quietly gave us all the time and space we needed when saying goodbye. Their kindness throughout meant the world to us. Thanks to them, Ella left this world peacefully and surrounded by love.
