@the.petspage: My stepdad said "watching the dog suffer builds character." I found out what he'd been feeding Rex when I came home from school early... 😭 READ CAPTION👇 Tuesday. Came home at lunch. Forgot my textbook. Stepdad's car in driveway. Weird. Heard Rex whimpering. Backyard. Stepdad standing over his bowl. Pouring something. Brown bottle. 😰 "What are you giving him?" "Medicine. Makes dogs tougher." Grabbed bottle. IBUPROFEN. "THIS IS POISON!" "Little pain never killed anything." "IT LITERALLY KILLS DOGS!" 💔 Rex already ate it. Mixed in food. "How often do you do this?" "Couple times a week. Months now." Rex stumbling. Been happening for weeks. Thought it was age. It was poisoning. Chronic. 😭 Rushed to vet. Kidney damage. Liver failing. Chronic toxicity. "This is long-term poisoning." Vet showed me PawMergency: "Activated charcoal. Give after any toxin. Chocolate, medications, grapes, THC. But months of damage... irreversible." 😰 Rex passed three days later. Organs shut down. One by one. I held him. Mom didn't come. Stepdad: "Dog was weak anyway." Mom: "Don't make trouble." I'm 16. Can't leave yet. 💔 If you'd rather be paranoid than grieving, PawMergency on Amazon. Link in bio. 😭 Comment "SAVE" and I'll DM you what I keep in my pet's first aid kit. Rex died to "build character." My character now includes rage. And PawMergency everywhere. 💔 #pethealth #petlover #petwellness #dogfood #healthydog