Kenshin's Timeline

April 24, 2015 … Kenshin was born. I never thought of adopting him. I just aw how cute he is when my friend, Aaron, posted his pictures on Facebook. And ow, from that day on, I started to believe in love at first sight. And yes, I fell for him already. I was so excited to bring him home. That was May 29, 2015. But Aaron’s nephew failed to bring Kenshin for me. I was so disappointed that day.

I even planned to go to Bulacan just to get him. I was so “atat”. And finally May 30, I got my baby.

I would say that Kenshin made me and Lyka super friends. This sweet, charming girl, who is totally NOT me, oh yeah, we have something in common. We love dogs.

My first walk with Kenshin was May 31. We went to the playground, we ran with Lester, we played hide and seek, we were so happy. Same day when Kenshin met my lovable sister, Beging. She loves him. She actually treats him like Curt and Chloe, lols. Moreover, she takes good care of my baby.

June 3 when I finally got a chance to tell the world how Kenshin sleeps, with his one foot in his water bowl. I’ve been wanting to capture this, but for some reasons whenever he does that, my phone was missing, lols.

June 5 when Kenshin first attended Morning Light and met my AUX friends. We had a lot of fun. He ate liver!

June 6 was his first checkup. According to his vet, he’s healthy. And this day was memorable because this was the day when Kenshin met my whole family – Nanay, Tatay, ante, ato, sha, cel, dakkie, curt and Chloe. They love him.

June 7, we had breakfast in Eastwood with Kenshin, Nanay Beging and Lester. Kenshin ate chicken fillet. He likes it. He likes it more than his dog food haha.

June 8 was not a busy day so I prepared Kenshin’s schedule.

June 9, I and Beging, Nanay, Lester and Kenshin watched sukob. Kenshin hates it when we shout. Hahahahaha!

June 10 was Kenshin’s first heartache, when Nanay and Beging had to go… No more playmates at night…. Kenshin felt really down.

Yes, Kenshin was really down … which lasted for less than 24 hours! Kenshin went back to his senses the next day when I and Lester arrived.

June 12, Kenshin attended Morning Light again. Allen loves him, see? Everyone loves Kenshin…

June 16, Kenshin was very happy because Nanay and Beging were back. Kenshin started to be annoying. He kept whining with no reason. But he’s still adorable. 

June 17, Kenshin’s first bath with me. He loves his shampoo. But he hates it when water pours over his face. He loves to swim…

June 18, our 1^st movie date alone. He loves HOME --- I mean, the movie HOME. Maybe because of the color.

June 20, Kenshin and I went home to Montalban. He loves our place there. He loves the cats, but the cats hate him. They just like his food. Bad kitties!

June 21, Kenshin missed Lester so we had to go back home…

June 22, I scolded Kenshin for the very first time. Why? He bites. Lols. I was like, “san mo natutunan yan ah? Ang mangagat?” 

June 24, Kenshin’s 2^nd monsarry!!!! And since he’s no longer a puppy, lols, I gave him the permission to stay on my bed BUT no biting. While Lester was in training, I got the chance to stay at home alone with Kenshin. I trained him to not bite. He’s a fast learner. We slept together on my bed. I was happy.

June 25, Kenshin was following me everywhere I go. He barks when I close the cr’s door so I had to leave it open while taking a bath. He follows me EVERYWHERE inside our house. And when I had to stay in one place, he will sleep beside my feet. He was fat and seems nothing was wrong. I love him.

Yes I love Kenshin. I always tell my friends how much I do. I spent precious moments with him. We play, we sing and dance, we watch movie, we eat, and we do a lot of things together. He’s like my son. I’ve been wanting to have my own baby but when Kenshin came, I was contented. I said that I am happy with him already. And he loves me, too. I felt it….

Same day, June 25… that same night, I received a text from Lester (he’s at home, I was in the office) saying that Kenshin was vomiting and he didn’t eat his food, nor drink his water. I was worried. I even wanted to go home, Lyka knows… I thought he was a very healthy dog. He does regular checkup, he even take vitamins, he eats healthy food, and our house is always clean… So, why?

June 26, we brought Kenshin to his vet. He was diagnosed with hookworm, amidst of his regular deworming. He was given first aid, and the vet strongly advised that I have him confined. I had to look for a different hospital (trust issues, but it’s not the topic here) that day. After maybe 2hours, Kenshin started to cry. He’s on my lap. I kept hugging him. I want him to know I that I won’t leave him... that I will do anything for him… 

I was just waiting for Lester at around 3 or 4pm, not sure, so we can have Kenshin confined in the hospital. But Kenshin stopped fighting. When I thought that he had his last breath, I prayed and I asked God why. I just want to know why… It was so painful when your baby dies in your arms…. After less than a minute, Kenshin took a deep breath again and I cried so loud that he could hear me and I was asking him to fight for me and that I love him so and that I need him and he looked at me and I knew he was trying to say goodbye, but I just can’t until he took his last deep breath again. More than a minute, I just kept praying and talking to Kenshin. I believe in miracle and I was really, I don’t know, and again his head went up and he looked at me and he was really struggling wanting me to say goodbye but I was selfish... I was selfish and I didn’t want to… Then he took his final breath and I just cried and hugged him and I said sorry for what happened and that I was hurt and that it was painful and that I don’t know how it’s going to be without him and that everything won’t be the same again… a lot of things… Until Lester came back. 

Kenshin was dead for over 30 minutes when Lester came home. His (kenshin) eyes and mouth were open, he didn’t want me to close it. He was actually matigas na… I was still crying. I hugged Kenshin for the last time before I handed him over to Lester, and I can’t believe it --- he cried again, Lester heard it. Then I decided to finally say goodbye. Then he allowed Lester to close his eyes. Then we both said goodbye to Kenshin.

Then we evaluated what God was trying to teach us both in this scenario. We do not have the accurate answer yet, but we know that God’s plan is always the best.

I don’t know why animals don’t have souls. If God would allow me to change one thing, I would request if I could bring my Kenshin in heaven. Sometimes it enters my mind how heaven looks like – garden, with sinless people, flowers, delicious food, desserts, Jesus everywhere … and dogs… Lols. Dogs, cats, raccoons, squirrels, hahaahhaha. 

I never thought that in spite of my strong personality, really? Kenshin would make me cry this much and this hard. It’s so painful beb. I can’t stop asking why. It’s so painful, and I … I just don’t know what to say, what to do to ease this pain. It’s hard.

I don’t know what went wrong, but I know I love Kenshin. He loves me. And God loves us both. 

And what Kenshin did to me? I though i was taking good care of him... But it was him who took good care of me. He makes me laugh. He makes me happy. He's a companion, he's a friend. He protects me from black pig hahahaha! He loves me.