R.I.P. My wee minty

Chestnuttymare

Chestnuttymare

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Sadly I had my wee gorgeous Minty put to sleep today. He had squamous cell carcenoma which was treated 2 years ago. Unfortunately it returned and I made the sad decision to let him go. It was so peaceful and he went with me hugging him, he also had a nice feed as the needle went in. The vet (Chris from Clyde vet group) was fabulous and so kind and caring towards both of us. I took my bi girly Brooke over to say goodbye and she just touched noses with him. They had been together for 7 years. I covered him with a rug belonging to Brooke and my dog cara, and I just sat between his legs in the sunshine, it was so quiet and peaceful.
When I walked back over through the school to the yard, all the horses just looked at me with their heads bowed, like they all knew and were just acknowledging it. It was a moment I won't forget.

My little boy Kyle is absolutely devastated, he got minty when he was just 4 so he has been around most of his life.

I will so miss my little fella, he was one in a million, the perfect kids pony, never bit or kicked, always affectionate. really cheeky too though, but never in a bad way. I didn't need a head collar for him really as he just followed me around. If he was at the other side of the field, i would whistle and he would come galloping over to me.
I am dreading going to the yard in the morning and not seeing his wee face looking over the wall at me with those big black eyes.

I can't remember ever crying like this. I feel like it will never stop, i am so heartbroken, but i know i did the right thing for him.


Run free my wee Mints, see you at rainbow bridge xxx

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Oh S I'm so sorry to hear this - poor Minty and poor you :( At least the sun came out to say goodbye to him, after the terrible few days we've had.

Look after yourself and give Brook extra polos, she'll be a bit lost for a while. If it's any help - you'll never forget him. It's been 10 years since I had my lovely boy put down, and I can conjure up a fully detailed image of him any time I want, which is a great comfort :)

xxxx
 
Soo sorry lovely, like I said earlier it was the right and brave decision i know it does not make it any easier. He was such a lucky wee thing having you for his mummy, you always did your very best for him he knew that. (((hugs))) xxxxx
 
Oh Chestnuttymare - how terribly sad, its brought tears to my eyes too :(

Just to warn you though, it took months and months for my son to come to terms with the death of his pony and I wish I had been straight with him from the start instead of saying silly things like "Rocky is galloping over fields in heaven" - he never believed me at the time anyway.

Please feel free to PM me if you need to offload anytime xx
 
Sorry for your loss. But can I ask a couple of questions re squamous cell carcenoma? I had a pony who had it in both eyes, one quite badly, we had them removed with pony standing under local and sedation by our vet. They never came back (not to say they won't though) how long did it take to show? and how rapid was growth?
 
Handsome boy, sleep tight, you will live on in your mummy's happy memories.

Try not to worry about your child, they are more resilient than we think, sometimes.
 
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