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dude, we did this not long ago with a beloved cat and then a very much loved member of our family, our dog. there is nothing that I can say that will make it easier, except time does seem to ease the pain as it goes along. Please accept my deepest sympothies and know that I am so sorry this has to happen to you. remember all the love and good times.
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so sorry [img]frown.gif[/img]
Tomorrow morning I am taking my dog in to be put to sleep.
She has a large tumor on her pancreas and probably has more throughout her body. My folks took her into to vet last Monday to determine the cause of her bloated stomach and her recent vomiting. They could have done it then but we decided to ease into a bit. They gave us steroids and some vitamins along with some pain killers for her if her conditioned worsened. She perked up a bit this last week with the steroids. She started eating a bit more moving around a little better as well......Unfortunately the Hurricane (Frances) came through this weekend and she has always had a problem with thunderstorms. For the last couple of years we have had to give her some very weak tranquilizers during loud storms (she has a bad valve in her heart and these would help to calm her down). This combined with her weakened conditioned seemed to give her a stroke yesterday. She now seems "lost" and her motor skills seem effected. Basic words she used to respond to she no longer seems to recognize....and she may not recognize my folks and I anymore either. It's hard to let go but we realize that she will only get much worse and we don't want her to suffer (though she seems pain less at the moment). I have had this dog (Smokey) for 13 years which is over half my life and I am not sure how bad I will feel when she is gone. She is the nicest animal (let alone dog) I have ever seen......not sure what else to put I just needed to vent this someplace......
<font color="#cd6600" size="1">[ October 06, 2004 11:01 PM: Message edited by: Chairman Kaga ]</font>
Sorry to hear bud. [img]frown.gif[/img]
The dog I had from when I was 3 to 17 had a stroke and we had to put him down.
oh God, sorry to hear that, bro.
My wife's cat (of 14 years) suddenly developed a clot in his femural artery which basically cut the circulation off to his hind quarters and we had no choice but to put him down immediately.
He was litteraly fine one minute... and then in terrible pain for two hours before we could get him to a vet...
It was the hardest decision... yet the easiest decision. We both loved him so much we didn't want to see him suffer. Money was not an issue. It was just time to let him go.
We stayed by his side when he got his injection and rubbed his fur until he went. It was very quick.
Out of respect for him, we had him properly cremated. He was family.
The people who don't have the type of emotions you are experiencing are the weird ones... just go with it.
Well we took her in this morning. It was fast and seemingly painless. What tears me up is knowing (or guessing) I will live for many more years and never see her again...
Thanks for the kind words folks I appreciate it...
I believe in doggy heaven Kaga. I'm sorry for your loss.
know the feeling [img]frown.gif[/img]
Deepest condolences, man. Really sorry to hear about that. We've got a dog and cat that are as important us as any family member. Don't even want to think about ever losing them.
So very sorry, Chairman
We just had to do this about a month and a half ago. We had taken on my mom's dog who was the sweetest mix of Welsh Corgi and West Highland White. Everyone loved her, and though she had been my mom's dog , she really had become the family dog over the years. She started vomiting and they couldn't find what was wrong..the dopes didn't do the obvious (barium x-ray) so they did exploratory surgery..turned up nothing, etc..and on and on.. until we finally brought her back and took her to a different vet who said "do the x-ray" (duh) Well, she had a tumor that had basically crushed her esophagus and hence the vomiting, they let her just go to sleep right there so she never had to feel any more pain.
But, though we all grieved so, as they say when God closes a door, a window is opened, and sure enough we just found a 7 year old Keeshond who's life was more than worth saving. She's full of love, great with the kids and smart as a whip.
She has obviously been well trained and loved, all we knew was that the owner's friend was the one who had taken her into the Humane Society.
I have to think that there must have been a death or illness that would have made the owner give her up. She's too good a dog. The vet also thinks she's much younger than 7, more like 3or 4 yrs. While we'll never stop missing and loving the little lady we lost, we found more than enough love to have this wonderful new addition to our family. I hope you can get through this to find the same type of blessing we did. [img]smile.gif[/img]
DP
Thanks to all....seriously I am glad to hear that other people care that deeply about their animals....
We got her back today (we had her cremated) and my mother who is into making pottery is looking into getting one of her teachers to make an urn(which he does on a regular basis).....
I actually pushed for this because my first dog, a dachshund named Oscar, (which was actually my parents dog long before I existed) was buried at our old house in our backyard when I was about 9...He was 16.....Yeah we know that's illegal but we didn't care.....I always have felt bad about that....He is still down there I suppose....So this way we get to sort of respect her a little more by not leaving her for some strangers to stick a basketball hoop over or something....It's funny because logically I realize it is just dead tissue (and in this case ash and dust) but it seems comforting....
Had to do the same with 4 dogs in my life....I feel your pain
...it's sad, they become part of the family and it's tough to see them go. Sorry, CK [img]frown.gif[/img]
Know your pain, it really hurts. Sorry to hear you're going through this. [img]frown.gif[/img]
Well I decided to follow through and post pics of Smokey our aforementioned late dog...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...s/Smokey_3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...s/Smokey_2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...s/SMokey_1.jpg
And here's to new beginnings with our new dog (we named him Dolemite)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...Dolemite_4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...Dolemite_3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...Dolemite_1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...Dolemite_2.jpg
sorry to hear that man. i have went through this feeling before and it was very hard to get over. took me at least a couple of months to actually get over it. one of the disadvantages of having pets, you come to attached and it becomes one of your family.
hope you make it through ok though and just think of the great times your gonna have with your new dog.
Awwww... So sorry to hear about that, Kaga. My cat Figment had a stroke several months ago. He has since recovered, thank God, but the thought of losing him was almost too much for me to bear. It was a real reality check for me. Since I live alone & away from my family, Figgy IS my family where I live. I feel you pain, buddy. best wishes on the new dog [img]smile.gif[/img]
Sorry to hear of your loss Kaga
I had to give up my best friend when we discovered that my daughter was allergic to him, so I kinda know how it feels.
I'm sorry Kaga. We had to put down a sweetheart of a West Highland White/Corgi mix.
She had been my mom's dog and then when my mom could no longer take care of her, she became our dog. Over the years though she had been taken care of at times by my sister's family too, so she really had become the 'Family dog' We had her about six months and one day she began vomiting, none of the vets could figure it out and they even did an exploritory surgery on her.
Poor little girl went through hell. We finally took her home and back to the original vet and said "will ya do the barium now??" (Should have been done in the beginning and sure enough they found a mass that had crushed her esophogus.
We just let her go to sleep at that point.
If the original vet had just done what we asked
in the beginning, she basically would have been prevented a whole lot of suffering before she left this world. We miss her every day, but on a very bright note we have a new Keeshond who is one of the most sweet, loving dogs I've ever known. So, as they say 'God never closes a door without opening a window.' May your new dog , while never replacing your former dog, bring you years of happiness . DP