One can only hope your last day on earth will be surrounded by loved ones like Daisy the beagle’s was.
After a long life filled with walks and plenty of fetch, 13-year-old Daisy was put down on Tuesday, but not before she had a final day filled with pampering and all the human food a dog could eat.
Victor Flores, 22, from El Paso, Texas tweeted photos of a text exchange between his mom Shannon Adams and their family which documented Daisy’s last day.
my dog is being put to sleep tomorrow so my mom made her last day memorable pic.twitter.com/D18sxHoZU5
Victor (@Victahhhh) October 25, 2016
“My mom wanted to make her last day special so we fed her her favorite foods and made sure she was as comfortable as possible,” Flores told Mashable in an email.
Daisy started with a little bacon for lunch.
Image: Victahhhh/Twitter
Although Daisy could no longer walk on her own due to a ruptured disc, she and Adams went on a very special walk with the help of a wagon.
Image: Victahhhh/Twitter
Then it was finally time for dinner.
Image: Victahhhh/Twitter
Not only did Daisy get chicken, but she got some steak and veggies too.
Flores explains that Daisy had been in their family since she was just 8 weeks old.
“We had to put her down because she was too old for surgery and because she was suffering,” said Flores.
The original tweet had racked up over 95,000 retweets at the time of writing, prompting some very emotional responses.
@Victahhhh pic.twitter.com/TgsDi6lEuk
Pablo EscaBush (@QH_Bush) October 25, 2016
@Victahhhh please no I can’t take this pic.twitter.com/i2gQLYNxlo
chick and seizure (@badgalrod) October 25, 2016
@Victahhhh pic.twitter.com/R2ngQYOcZa
angie (@AngieJuradoX) October 25, 2016
@Victahhhh pic.twitter.com/Fiufrr2fJ6
ang (@dauntingful) October 25, 2016
@Victahhhh pic.twitter.com/qoLKvyVnur
Sam Adams (@SamuelAdams89) October 25, 2016
Flores has been floored by the response.
“I didn’t think the tweet would go viral,” told Mashable. “Everybody is sending their condolences so we appreciate that. Some people are even saying what we did for Daisy reminds them of what they did for their dogs in their final days. That’s pretty neat.”
RIP to the OG pic.twitter.com/j8AvnmtN9V
Victor (@Victahhhh) October 26, 2016
Read more: http://mashable.com/2016/10/26/dog-has-the-best-last-day-on-earth/