Sorry buddy. I've put 4 down since 2002, they were all older, two with diabetes. It's sooo hard to watch them go but it's a relief to know you're taking away their suffering. I now have two schnauzer's, a 1 1/2 year old and a 4 month old. Love 'em like my children. Prayers to you brother.
Oh, poor baby (Joy). She 'can't walk.' Hopefully the nervous system failure isn't impairing her ability to wag her tail. I bet in all she is going through, she will still wag her tail every time you come into the room. Giving my girl (beta) some pets and scratches right now as doggie prayers. Take solace in the fact Joy is living a great life and you, her and your family will have positive closure. Went through this with a 16 yr old, I'm tearing up a little right now.
Be strong, Otro Hermano. I'd hate to have our Max go through something like that... I've seen firsthand what that terrible disease does to even the healthiest of dogs. Stay strong. Your dog won't suffer no more.
A neighbor of mine gave my dog anti-freeze once and I stayed up all night watching a dog that I had for 10 years lose control of of his functions. When the vet opened up at 9 the next day, I took him there. I cried when I found out he had been poisoned. I had to put him down. I drove back home and banged on the neighbors door but they never answered. It's probably good they didn't because I would most likely be in jail now. The reason they poisoned my dog is because he was a digger and would get out of our backyard. He was a Spitz and wouldn't hurt anyone. He got out maybe 3 times at most. The neighbors were major dick heads. A few years later a freind of theirs (who was angry with them at the time) confirmed that they did it. Had another dog a few years ago that got sick suddenly (not living in the same neighborhood and with better neighbors). I remember having to put him in the back of my Expedition and kept telling him things would be ok, knowing that he was going to be put down. Swore that I wouldn't get another dog. 2 Years later my family talked me in to getting another one. Bundy is a Lab and is a great dog. Just like with any dog, I know the clock is ticking faster for him than it does for me. So I will once again, have to deal with losing a loved one. That doesn't erase the joy that each of these pets brought to our family. Stay strong and say your goodbyes, AB. We are all there with you in spirit.
Sorry to hear that dude. Eventually, every dog owners will go through this, stay strong and find a one for your kids man.
Sorry to hear about your dog. I can definitely relate to a first-time, first-hand loss of a pet where you actually have to manage the deed of putting em down as man of the house. It sucked hard when I put two of my dogs down last year...one of them due to complications of cancer. The worst part is the empty feeling in the house and don't expect to wrap your head around that soon. All I see is dogs in their usual spots all around my home. It feels like they are still around. But, that is quickly followed by a glance at the boxed dogs' ashes in the makeshift memorial area. It's also surreal to watch your dogs go to sleep that final time. It's the worst feeling in the world walking out of there after. My last dog died in early November. I just this past weekend got around to taking down their crates. My way of not letting completely go I guess. Some new furniture came in and basically forced my hand. The stained carpet and ramp (custom-made; for dogs to get on bed; now is a layout area for clothes, shoes, etc.) are pretty much all of their "fixtures" that are left. I used to be able to just get teary-eyed thinking about their last days when it was still fresh. But, I guess I got past that as...no tears. It will get better. Hang in there. Remember the good times first and foremost.
So would I. Probably not "smart" to do so, but I can't imagine not reacting in some fashion that would cause absolute misery for the basturd. Sorry... not really something that should be in this thread, I suspect. :-(-
Ugh, these threads are always so tough to read through, but it's one of those things that makes Clutchfans so great. Keep on with the strength, AB. You're taking her to a place that won't hurt anymore. And to Ill-Skillz, that's unbelievable. How can somebody do that to an innocent animal?? No matter how angry I get with my pet whenever he does something dumb, one look into his eyes, and all my anger melts away, and I usually just end up giving him a belly rub while mildly scolding him. I teared up just thinking about somebody doing that to my guy.....
Whenever I got home, the dog (Max) was always there to greet me. He was maybe 10-15 pound dog. I'd clap my hands and he'd jump up in to my arms. That night when I got home from playing softball, I clapped my hands and Max barely got off the floor and smacked his face on the hardwood floors. He actually busted his lip. Max lost control of his bladder a little later when I was carrying him and pissed all over me. Later in the night he actually went blind. What sucked was my oldest son (who was my only son at the time) had to watch all this. I seriously would have beaten the daylights out of my neighbor if I had come in to contact with him. They conveniently went out of town for a few days....
Not to make light of your situation but at least you know you are doing the best thing possible for the dog and that you gave her a good life.
Debated posting this but what the hell.... I called the cops (a friend of mine) and he said it was a he said she said deal and had to have proof. The guy denied doing it and we had no witnesses. The guy was one of those anal people who didn't want anyone or anything in his yard and had once threatened to bring harm to a guy down the street's dog by giving him anti-freeze. That's why when the Vet told me it sounded like anti-freeze poisoning I knew he did it. Well, I got word that the guy was selling weed out of his house and I let my cop friend know about it. My cop friend patroled our area a lot and pulled him over one day and guess what, he had weed on him.. Sucks for him. It wasn't enough for him to go to prison but enough to spend a day or so downtown. It took a couple of months for me to get revenge but it did happen.
hey man, he deserved more than a day downtown but that's all right, you did what you could. You did the right thing for moving away from that sicko.
I had been bracing myself all weekend for bad news. Last week my dog went in to have a fatty tumor the size of a tennis ball removed from his side. Pretty routine surgery for dogs. When they went in they found another one actually in his muscular wall. They removed as much as they could without damaging him permanently and and at the same he was under for much longer so he was at risk of worse things. Vet said both didn't look just like a fatty tumor so she strongly suggested getting them biopsied at a lab. She talked to me for 20 minutes about the risk of another sugery where the tumor was because it was so deep. If it was cancer she said a specialist would be needed and even then he may not be able to get it all out. She talked about chemo and radiation, etc I picked him up and he was pretty woozy. The next day he seemed back to normal minus the huge scare on his side. Today the vet called and told me both are benign and he won't need surgery unless something drastically happens. I was so relieved. All weekend I prepared myself for the worst. You did the right thing. I am sorry for your loss. I can tell by how much you feel for you dog you truly loved it.
