25/07/2026
松露，我親愛的寶貝婆婆，十七年前你擄獲了我的心。
你我形影不離。你只有我手掌那麼大的時候，我親手把你養大。你原本長長的尾巴差點被不知道什麼人殘忍地用橡皮筋勒斷，他們想把你偽裝成典型純種犬，比如迷你史立莎，玩具貴婦狗或柯基犬——這些犬種天生都有一條長長的尾巴。(請不要再購買剪耳或尾巴的狗。)
你數週大的時候，差點因為梨形鞭毛蟲病和嚴重的腹瀉而喪命，但在我的照料下，你堅持治療了五天，最後慢慢康復了。
從那以後，我別無選擇，只能盡心盡力照顧你的一切。
在你幼犬時期，我嚴格管教你，教你永遠不要欺負人或咬人，所以你眼裡人類永遠都是善良的。你也從來不會與其他狗隻嘈交。
你好奇心強，活潑好動，我幾乎無法讓你安靜下來。我們一起快樂地去餐廳、遠足、觀光，甚至偷偷帶你去看演唱會。
時光飛逝，轉眼間就過去了。你成長為一個極具靈性的夥伴，與我的其他狗狗、貓咪和其他動物相處融洽，待人極其友善，很喜歡逛街，很少給我添麻煩。
在過去一兩年裡，隨著你身體日漸虛弱、老去，嚴重的犬類認知功能障礙（CCD）開始顯現，表現為持續的、漫無目的的踱步，導致你經常撞到障礙物，不斷危及自身安全。雖然聘請了多一位佣工照顧，緩解了你的狀況，但最近的一次腦血管意外導致你下肢癱瘓，行動嚴重受限，大小便控制不了，只能進行頭部和四肢的輕微活動，因此需要輔助行走、物理復健和紅光雷射治療。
你正面臨著嚴重的全身性衰退，但我由衷地感激你始終保持著配合和順從，這讓我能夠輕鬆平靜地為你進行繁瑣的治療，包括每週兩次的皮下輸液、腎臟支持藥物、認知增強藥物、甲狀腺藥物、關節補充劑和胃腸道穩定劑。
現在，我感覺自己把自己的情緒放在你的病情之上，這讓我很不安，也很自私。
然而，你依然很享受進食，也喜歡和我一起乘車；儘管你感官嚴重受損，反應遲鈍，但我依然能感受到你的觸覺回饋，感知你內心深處的意圖。
松露，我美麗的十七歲唐狗女，我們衷心希望你生命的最後時光能夠有尊嚴地度過。當你最終患上絕症，進入晚期厭食症的階段時，我會鼓起勇氣讓你走。
Truffle, my dear baby granny, you mesmerised my heart 17 years ago. You and I are inseparable. I hand-raised you when you were merely the size of my palm, with your origins long tail nearly severed by someone's cruel application of a rubber band aiming to disguise you as a pure breed like mini Schnauzer dog, toy poodle or Corgi which are also all born with a long functional tail. ( should never purchase such tail-docked breed).
You nearly died due to severe debilitation from giardia and profuse diarrhoea, but after treating you five days under my watch, you made it. I could not help but am obliged to be your devoted servant ever since.
I disciplined you strictly during your puppyhood, teaching you never to bully or bite, which is why humans remain entirely benevolent beings in your eyes.
You were so inquisitive and boisterous that I could barely keep you quiet, sharing joyful hikes, sightseeing, and even concerts where I sneaked you in each time.
Time flies with a blink of an eye. You grew into a deeply intuitive soul who live in harmony with my other dogs, cats and other animals with immense kindness, love exploring everywhere and seldom bringing me any trouble.
Over the past 1-2 year, as you grew increasingly frail, severe Canine Cognitive Dysfunction (CCD) manifested as persistent, aimless pacing, causing you to collide with obstacles and constantly compromising your physical safety. Hiring another helper provided minor relief, but a recent cerebrovascular accident has left you paraplegic, incontinent, severely restricting your mobility to minor movements of your head and limbs, consequently necessitating assisted ambulation, physical rehabilitation, and red laser therapy.
You face severe multi-system decline, yet I am so deeply grateful that you remain compliant and cooperative, making it peaceful and easy to administer your extensive medical regimen from subcutaneous fluids twice a week, renal support, cognitive enhancement medicine, thyroid meds, joint supplements, and GI tract stabilizers.
It feels unsettling and selfish to prioritize my own emotional state over your prognosis right now, yet you still relish your nutrition and enjoy vehicular rides with me; even though you exhibit profound sensory deficits and minimal responsiveness, I can still interpret your tactile feedback and perceive your subtle intentions.
Truffle, my beautiful seventeen-year-old mongrel girl, we sincerely hope your final days remain dignified, and when the day comes that you enter terminal anorexia, I will find the courage to let you go.
