{"id":905,"date":"2020-02-15T21:37:05","date_gmt":"2020-02-15T13:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=905"},"modified":"2025-09-13T14:06:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T06:06:26","slug":"henry2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2020\/02\/15\/henry2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Farewell\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hen\u00adry passed away per\u00adma\u00adnent\u00adly at around 10:30 am on Feb\u00adru\u00adary 15, 2020. He was euth\u00ada\u00adnized at the vet\u00aderi\u00adnary hos\u00adpi\u00adtal and passed away peace\u00adful\u00adly.We first met in Bei\u00adjing on April 1, 2006<\/a>, Hen\u00adry became a very impor\u00adtant mem\u00adber of the fam\u00adi\u00adly. Although there have been many farewells since then, this time is the last one.<\/p>\n

Hen\u00adry is from Shang\u00adhai. He was a stray dog, but was res\u00adcued and tak\u00aden in by a kind friend. Through a friend\u2019s help, he flew to Bei\u00adjing and set\u00adtled there. He is the first in his fam\u00adi\u00adly.Mem\u00adbers who have obtained Bei\u00adjing sta\u00adtus<\/a>The sto\u00adry of his first days in Bei\u00adjing is record\u00aded in thisHen\u00adry\u2019s Diary<\/a>It\u2019s spec\u00adu\u00adlat\u00aded that he had\u00adn\u2019t been home\u00adless for long. When he was found and res\u00adcued by kind\u00adheart\u00aded indi\u00advid\u00adu\u00adals, he was shiv\u00ader\u00ading behind the wheel of a bicy\u00adcle shed, clear\u00adly quite timid. His age and breed are unknown, but his birth date is rough\u00adly between March and July 2005. In oth\u00ader words, he died at the age of 14 and a half to 15, a fair\u00adly long life for a medi\u00adum-sized mixed breed.<\/p>\n

Hen\u00adry was gen\u00ader\u00adal\u00adly very healthy, hav\u00ading under\u00adgone only one minor surgery, suf\u00adfered from occa\u00adsion\u00adal irri\u00adta\u00adtion due to his long fur, and had only a hand\u00adful of minor injuries (one from a care\u00adless race). He was gen\u00ader\u00adal\u00adly healthy. His entire fam\u00adi\u00adly loved him, and he loved them all, espe\u00adcial\u00adly his lit\u00adtle mas\u00adter. Even when his lit\u00adtle mas\u00adter was\u00adn\u2019t home for a long time, he would spend the night lying by his lit\u00adtle mas\u00adter\u2019s bed\u00adroom door. Hen\u00adry loved food and was addict\u00aded to rum\u00admag\u00ading through the garbage; it was his nature. His urge to eat (even after a full meal) was a sign of his vital\u00adi\u00adty. Fur\u00adther\u00admore, he nev\u00ader admit\u00adted to rum\u00admag\u00ading through the garbage, and when\u00adev\u00ader he was accused, he became extreme\u00adly upset, appar\u00adent\u00adly hav\u00ading long for\u00adgot\u00adten. Apart from this, he had few oth\u00ader flaws. His oth\u00ader strengths were par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly evi\u00addent: a cer\u00adtain naivet\u00e9, a lack of mal\u00adice towards both humans and canine com\u00adpan\u00adions, and a remark\u00adable gen\u00aderos\u00adi\u00adty towards his canine com\u00adpan\u00adions, always for\u00adget\u00adting the slights they had received.<\/p>\n

There\u00adfore, Hen\u00adry\u2019s col\u00adlapse this time was quite unex\u00adpect\u00aded. On Feb\u00adru\u00adary 11th, when he went down\u00adstairs for a stroll, he was able to wan\u00adder freely around the neigh\u00adbor\u00adhood, clear\u00adly greet\u00ading or avoid\u00ading his com\u00adpan\u00adions, and then walk\u00ading home with a clear mind. On the morn\u00ading of Feb\u00adru\u00adary 12th, he sud\u00adden\u00adly col\u00adlapsed to the ground with\u00adout any warn\u00ading, his limbs twitch\u00ading, foam\u00ading at the mouth, and his legs seemed to be swim\u00adming in the air\u2026 After anoth\u00ader seizure at noon, he was tak\u00aden to the vet\u00aderi\u00adnary hos\u00adpi\u00adtal and diag\u00adnosed with epilep\u00adsy, prob\u00ada\u00adbly relat\u00aded to aging and a degen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtive con\u00addi\u00adtion. Med\u00adica\u00adtion was the only way to try to main\u00adtain his con\u00addi\u00adtion. That day, he had sev\u00ader\u00adal more seizures on the way home and after return\u00ading home, until med\u00adica\u00adtion grad\u00adu\u00adal\u00adly sub\u00adsided.<\/p>\n

On Feb\u00adru\u00adary 13, there was no major attack, but Hen\u00adry was becom\u00ading less and less inter\u00adest\u00aded in eat\u00ading. He often wan\u00addered around the house, bump\u00ading into things every\u00adwhere, until he fell down from exhaus\u00adtion, howl\u00ading from time to time.<\/p>\n

On the morn\u00ading of Feb\u00adru\u00adary 14th, after seem\u00ading\u00adly overex\u00adcit\u00aded trot\u00adting in cir\u00adcles around the house, he col\u00adlapsed to the ground and con\u00advulsed par\u00adtial\u00adly, nev\u00ader to stand up again. His con\u00addi\u00adtion wors\u00adened in the after\u00adnoon, as he kept try\u00ading to push him\u00adself up, and when he could\u00adn\u2019t, he cried out in a heart\u00adbreak\u00ading way. After pet\u00adting and sooth\u00ading him, he calmed down some\u00adwhat. He lost inter\u00adest in any\u00adthing he put into his mouth, no longer will\u00ading to swal\u00adlow, and could\u00adn\u2019t drink water on his own ini\u00adtia\u00adtive. He had to use a straw to scoop up water and put it back into his mouth to bare\u00adly get enough water.<\/p>\n

The entire night of Feb\u00adru\u00adary 14th was a tena\u00adcious strug\u00adgle. He had com\u00adplete\u00adly giv\u00aden up eat\u00ading and drink\u00ading. As long as he had a breath, he would prop him\u00adself up on his front legs and try to stand. Unable to do so, he kept whim\u00adper\u00ading and even howl\u00ading loud\u00adly. It seemed that he had com\u00adplete\u00adly lost his sight and hear\u00ading, and his con\u00adscious\u00adness was not clear\u2026 After he was laid flat, he could breathe a lit\u00adtle more eas\u00adi\u00adly. He was breath\u00ading heav\u00adi\u00adly and seemed to be about to fall asleep. Some\u00adtimes he did\u00adn\u2019t even have time to retract his tongue. If you did\u00adn\u2019t hear him breath\u00ading, you might mis\u00adtake him for death\u2026 But as soon as you had a lit\u00adtle strength, he would roll over and prop him\u00adself up on his front legs, try\u00ading hope\u00adless\u00adly to stand, whim\u00adper\u00ading and wail\u00ading\u2026<\/p>\n

In the ear\u00adly morn\u00ading of Feb\u00adru\u00adary 15, he may have almost used up all his strength. After being laid flat once, he could no longer turn over, but he was still breath\u00ading tena\u00adcious\u00adly, and occa\u00adsion\u00adal\u00adly mak\u00ading low moans.<\/p>\n

In order to alle\u00advi\u00adate his pain, we chose to send him to the pet hos\u00adpi\u00adtal for euthana\u00adsia. He calm\u00adly accept\u00aded our last wipe and comb.Lying in the ship\u00adping box when I flew to Bei\u00adjing in 2006<\/a>The car was cov\u00adered with a sweater under\u00adneath and the lit\u00adtle mas\u00adter\u2019s old coat. On this morn\u00ading after the snow, the weath\u00ader was par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly crisp, but the wind was strong and the tem\u00adper\u00ada\u00adture felt very low. Hen\u00adry lay very calm\u00adly in the back seat, with\u00adout any move\u00adment on the road. If you did\u00adn\u2019t get very close, you could\u00adn\u2019t hear his breath\u00ading.<\/p>\n

At the hos\u00adpi\u00adtal, he accept\u00aded every pro\u00adce\u00addure with com\u00adplete calm\u00adness. When I car\u00adried him to the oper\u00adat\u00ading table, he lay limp in my arms, not strug\u00adgling at all. Lat\u00ader, the doc\u00adtor admin\u00adis\u00adter\u00ading the injec\u00adtion said he\u2019d only strug\u00adgled slight\u00adly with his front paws dur\u00ading the ini\u00adtial injec\u00adtion of the anes\u00adthet\u00adic\u2026<\/p>\n

Have a safe jour\u00adney, Hen\u00adry, our good friend. That\u2019s all I\u2019ll write in your diary. Thank you for every\u00adthing you\u2019ve brought us!<\/p>\n

\"\u6700\u540e\u7684\u544a\u522b\u2026\u2026\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Hen\u00adry passed away peace\u00adful\u00adly<\/p>\n

\"\u6700\u540e\u7684\u544a\u522b\u2026\u2026\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Hen\u00adry before being sent to the hos\u00adpi\u00adtal<\/p>\n

\"\u6700\u540e\u7684\u544a\u522b\u2026\u2026\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Hen\u00adry strug\u00adgling hard the day before his death<\/p>\n

\"\u6700\u540e\u7684\u544a\u522b\u2026\u2026\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Hen\u00adry, for\u00adev\u00ader frozen in mem\u00ado\u00adry (lis\u00adten\u00ading to \u201cHen\u00adry Built a Lit\u00adtle House\u201d)<\/p>\n

Writ\u00adten in Bei\u00adjing on Feb\u00adru\u00adary 15, 2020
\nThe night after the snow is cold and clear<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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