‘When one mom cries we all cry’: Animal lovers heartbroken as foster mom shares she’s putting down famous dog Simon

Isabel Klee, a popular content creator who documents her experiences rehabilitating dogs on social media, has announced the decision to put down her beloved dog Simon just two months after announcing he had been diagnosed with cancer. The bestselling author, who is known for her popular Instagram account @SimonSits, shared the news online on July 22, leaving animal lovers heartbroken.Animal lovers heartbroken as foster mom shares she’s putting down famous dog Simon (Isabel Klee/Instagram )“I have finally stopped crying long enough to make this video,” she began the video. “Literally all morning, crying so hard I could not speak or breathe.”Klee then shared that she had made the “very difficult decision” to say goode to Simon, an Internet-famous dog, in the next few days.Klee announced in May that Simon had been diagnosed with cancer. He spent a few days in the ICU for seizures before that.Klee revealed that vets had performed an ultrasound on Simon in November and determined that there was a mass on his liver. Another ultrasound done later showed that the mass had continued to grow and that it was cancer.Also Read | ‘Love and a second chance’: This abused pooch’s stunning transformation will make your day | WatchKlee said that she was told Simon’s prognosis for his cancer was 8-10 months.“What we are also taking into consideration is how the tumor on his liver is affecting his epilepsy,” she said. “In the past week, Simon has declined very rapidly. Despite all of his medications, despite all of the cluster meds we’ve been giving him, he has had many seizures over the past few days. He is so medicated, he can hardly walk.”Klee went on to say that she felt waiting any longer would not result in a good quality of life for the pup.“I think Jacob and I both have been holding on to this hope that he will have a day where he is just like his old self. We keep waiting and waiting and hoping that he’s going to have this day. And it’s just not happening. It’s getting worse and it’s getting worse,” she said, adding that Simon’s vet also believed it was time to say goode to Simon.Klee said that she was afraid that waiting “too long” might result in a “traumatic and painful death” for Simon. She added that the remainder of his life would be filled with “celebration and all the things that he loves the most.”Also Read | Tsunami the Border Collie: Abandoned & abused as a pup, this dog helped save several lives during Venezuela earthquakesKlee ended the video thanking her followers. “I’m so grateful not only to love him and to have been his mom, but that the world got to see how special he was, which means I am not alone in this grief. And there is something very comforting about that,” she said.“Simon’s life will have been way too short. But the amount that he has done and accomplished and the number of people that he has impacted… How can I be upset about that? I love you guys. And we will get through all of this together,” she added.‘When one mom cries we all cry’Netizens shared their heartbreak in the comment section.“We’re so sorry you’re going through this, Isabel. Losing a dog is losing family, and having to make that final decision for them is one of the hardest things a pet parent ever has to do. Sending you so much love, comfort, and healing during this heartbreaking time,” one user wrote, while another said, “When one mom cries we all cry. I’m so sorry mama.”“I’m so sorry. This is the hardest decision a pet parent has to do. Thinking about him and putting him first says a lot about how much you love him. Unconditional love. Sending all of our love to you and your fam,” wrote a user. “ “Having recently lost my dog I know how hard this decision is. Sending you so much love,” one wrote, while another said, “My heart hurts for you all. It can’t be overstated how lucky Simon has been to have you and how full of love his life has been.”Klee shared another video, captioning it, “I will look for him down ever trail for the rest of my life”.Another video is captioned, “Every single morning, for over seven years, we’ve walked together. I’m not sure what my days will look like without him.”Klee’s memoir, ‘Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About,’ was released on April 28. It talks about her experience rehabilitating rescue dogs and also about how she has navigated friendships, boyfriends and more.