Would you like join me in a celebration of life for my darling goose that passed away last night?

“Sonora” one of my rescue geese had to be euthanized last night for serious joint deterioration and a failing heart. He has been such a little trooper in the 8 years I have had him. Pulled from a lake with a fish hook in his eye in 2008 the eye was surgically removed, and he also had a badly broken leg that had fused leaving him with a bad limp. In recent months his joints were failing and he spent most of his time floating in his pool, resting on his favorite pillow and taking pain medications. Last week he began to really fail and so we made the decision to say “goodbye.” The vet estimated him to be at least 20 years old.
His passing has left an empty space in the barn and in my heart.