In 2006, Mya Davis met 7-year-old Simba. She and her mother went to the local shelter and fell head over heels in love with the little dog. Now, 12 years later, Mya and her mother have to say goodbye to their beloved pup. It hurts Mya, with every fiber of her being, to have to say goodbye but she knows it’s time. Simba has given Mya so many wonderful years.
When Mya met Simba, he was standing on his hind legs in his cage, begging to be noticed. Mya says:
“I immediately knew he was the one. We had an instant connection with each other. I knew this puppy was going to be my childhood best friend.”
Mya explains that Simba had this special way with people. Everyone who meets the little dog falls instantly in love with him. He just has a charming, loving way. He quickly bonded to Mya and as Mya grew up, Simba remained by her side, through it all.
With every passing day, as Simba gets closer to the Rainbow Bridge, Mya sees him in a special light:
“Simba means the absolute world to me and it breaks my heart watching him go through this. I do not know what I did to deserve such a loving and caring creature.”
The vet offered to put Simba down but Mya wants him to pass away at home, amongst his family, friends and everything he knows. This is what feels right to Mya so long as Simba isn’t suffering.
Mya and Simba’s story has touched many in the Twittersphere. Pet lovers can sympathize with Mya and are leaving her messages of hope, love, and understanding.
In the video, shown below, Mya is seen as the real, raw person we have had to be at some point in our lives. As she cries, he tries to wipe away her tears.
“When I look at Simba, I see fight, hope, and strength. These past few weeks have been hard for me because I know that his time is near. He’s 19 years old (133 in dog years) and he’s still pushing. I’ve been given an option to euthanize my dog, but I believe that Simba deserves to die a natural death, in the home where he grew [up]. In these final moments, I am making sure that he won’t be alone.
Telling him that it’s okay to let go. I can’t imagine how much pain he is in and I do not want him to stay on this earth and suffer because of the thought of his loved ones not being ready to let him go.
After I told him I would be okay, I began to cry, and that’s when he started to wipe my tears away with his head, and I was lucky enough to catch it on video.”
There is no easy way to say goodbye to someone who means this much to us. It makes every part of us ache. It feels unfair, unjust and just plain wrong– but sadly, this is the way of life. All things, no matter how wonderful they are, must eventually come to an end.
Simba seems to understand how much Mya hurts and wants to do all he can to take away her pain.
I have to put my 19 year old dog down soon. Him and I had a talk early this evening about letting go, so it can just be peaceful when he passes on, instead of being surrounded by strangers. I started to cry mid-conversation and this is him wiping my tears away 😭💔🐶 pic.twitter.com/bV0XThVayl
— mýa (@myamonaydavis) May 23, 2018
h/t InspireMore
