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Our fur baby
- Thread starter Lady D
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ThirtyAGal
Beach Lover
Crying at work. So very sorry for you Lady, but Mo is now at peace and with our Bernie and Petunia.
NewfieGirl
Beach Fanatic
Only thread I have time to check, words can't describe what you are going through. I remember it all too well and it was almost 2.5 years ago. So sad for you and what you are going through today, LadyD. (Kurt, we need a crying smilie :'-(
I think a pet thread would be nice to honor and remember our loved ones. We could post picture updates there too. Grayt idea, jdarg.
(Kurt, we need a crying smilie :'-(I think a pet thread would be nice to honor and remember our loved ones. We could post picture updates there too. Grayt idea, jdarg.
skippertoo
Beach Fanatic
ItzKatzTime
Beach Fanatic
Lady D...I wish I could be there to hold you and just let you do what comes natural for all of us who have furry companions that cross over. My heart goes out to you. Everytime I start to read this thread I get goosebumps up and down my arms.
Rest your body, mind, and spirit
...and know that Mo is a lot closer to you right now then you may think. At least that's how I feel about it.
Much
Kat:
Rest your body, mind, and spirit
...and know that Mo is a lot closer to you right now then you may think. At least that's how I feel about it.Much
Kat:
30A Skunkape
Skunky
LadyD, I know how tough this can be. Several years ago I had a nice hyperactive German Shepherd dog that developed persistant diarrhea and weight loss. I tried every trick a good medical student could, but to no avail. After several trips to the best vet I have ever known (he was brilliant, he knew as much physiology and pharmacology as any allopathic physician and best of all didn't try to sell me a bunch of junk like most vets I have encountered, but that is another issue) we threw our arms up in diagnostic failure. She kept losing weight, and we both knew she had cancer somewhere, we just couldn't figure out where. It came to the point where the decision was send her to the LSU vet school for a gastroenterology evaluation or euthanize her. Both my vet and I knew that with her cachexia, the diagnosis would probably be academic as much as anything else and offer no assistance in treatment. So Punz and I drove her to the vet to be put to sleep, and it was so hard because although the 70 pound dog had wasted to about 35 pounds or so, she never lost her energy or mentation. On the drive I had the window down so she could let her head outside the car and have the wind rush through her ears. While we were at a red light, an ambulance came by with sirens blaring, and my poor dog started howling like a wolf as she always did when she heard a siren...it was AWFUL to think this dog that was so alert, alive and playful was about to be put to sleep. We got to the vets office and I held my dog while the vet gave her the potassium;she went peacefully without any pain whatsoever. I still felt pretty bad about it, and my vet asked if he could do a postmortem exam to make the diagnosis, and I told him of course. Later that day he phoned and told me she had lymphoma throughout her digestive tract, and her intestines were so thin and friable that they could have perforated at any time, and this would have caused the poor girl excruciating pain and suffering. We did the right thing, and that was a huge comfort. I really missed that dog and know how big the void is going to be, and the only words of comfort I can offer is that I am sure you are doing the right thing and your dog thanks you for it...Punzy and I are thinking about you
Lady D
SoWal Insider
Hey everyone, we are back. Just got in about 20 minutes ago to a now pet empty house for the first time. It has been a very sad, tiring and draining day. Mo left us this morning at 7:50 a.m. and is now buried down in the country next to his momma and very close to his daddy. He died a peaceful quick death. Just a matter of 2 or 3 minutes. My husband and I both shed tears after he passed this morning and now we are realizing how much we hate he is not here, especially my husband. He said it has hit him now. He was a good dog and my husband stated he loved him the most. But we had to do this for him to let him go. After we got him in the car this morning he suffered another seizure. We are so blue. I now have the task of putting away and getting rid of his things. We have kept his collar and it is hanging next to his momma's. I had already put away some things last night. It is near the end of a very sad day.