Goodbye, Handsome Boy

[kiffie]

As I'm sure most of you know, Frankie had been sick for a long time. The last few weeks, his kidneys totally stopped working. He fought it-- most fish with bad kidneys don't make it a week --and he almost made it an entire year. But this recent bout was too much.

On Sunday, he couldn't right himself, and he had trouble breathing. He still showed some fight (he ran all over hell when I showed him the net), so I gave him some medicine and let him be. I didn't want to put him down if he didn't want to go.

He went sometime Monday night. In the typical "I hate you, human" attitude of all bettafish, his last act was to ram himself inside of his favorite airplane decoration so tightly that I had to upturn the whole thing to get him out.

I buried him outside in the little dirt patch, next to an aloe plant. It's pointy and I think it hates me. I think they'll get along.

Comments

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[kiffie.livejournal.com]

See below for been-text.

[taichara]

*hugs and hugs and hugs*

[kiffie.livejournal.com]

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Thank you both.

[taichara]

<3 ~

Always

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

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You are always welcome, mah kiff.

[lilblueunicorn.livejournal.com]

Awwwwww Kiffie... :( I'm so sorry about Frankie... ;_; *hugs* He had a good, long life, and I'm pretty sure wherever he is, he'll put in a good word for you. (Hey, you managed to keep him alive for a year longer than most fish! )

Poor thing... sounds like he really did expect to live, the way he burrowed up like that.

-§parky

[kiffie.livejournal.com]

He was certainly one of those type that had to be taken sleeping, because Heaven help anyone that tried when he was awake. :3

I think he might be the first one to greet me, when I die, if only to demand food.

[edward-hyde.livejournal.com]

He can hang out with Doc and the scowly black angelfish, waiting to ambush us both.

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[kiffie.livejournal.com]

Doc was always good at ambushes. :3

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[ja-bucc.livejournal.com]

Awww... I'm sorry, Kiffie.

[kiffie.livejournal.com]

Thankew. <3

[random-redshirt.livejournal.com]

*hugs* :(