Sad Morning

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I have been bottle feeding a kitten, Poppy, for the last couple of weeks. Her mother abandoned the litter and this one kitten was the only one that survived. This morning I woke up and made her bottle. When I went to the living room to find her I was met with a scene that will not leave my head. Poppy was laying on the floor in a pool of blood. There was blood all over the carpet. It was horrific. Near her body there was an empty spaghetti sauce can I had used to put bacon grease in. I know what happened. My dog, Guinness, had gotten that can and was eating the grease out of it. The kitten wanted some and Guinness killed her over it.

I want today to be a day that we can skip over or erase. However, life doesn’t come with a button that says “click here to skip over or erase. So, I have cleaned the carpet, placed Poppy’s body in a box and have started the arduous task of telling my girls the news. I am heartbroken this morning. Heartbroken that Poppy died in such a way. Heartbroken that I will never look at my dog the same again. Heartbroken that, once again, my girls will be heartbroken.