Our other dog now is about to be gone :(

[2QUIK6]

Dam..I just went through this 2 months ago with our standard poodle Roxy...now our other dog, Girlfriend which is nearing 15 years old, she's been with us 12 years, who's health has just went down bad since losing her buddy... Yesterday I woke and found her belly flat on the floor not able to get up in a pile of throwup. She can no longer support her back legs and has to be lifted up almost each time she needs up...so tomorrow morning we are going to take her and have her put down She's been moving very slow and has been very inactive since Roxy passed so I knew it was coming.

Both of them together about a year ago after Girlfriend had surgery on her leg.

 

[BlackMetal]

Sorry to hear that. Losing pets is almost so hard that you don't want to have any in the first place. Sounds like our last cat that died, one day he threw up and starting shaking really bad and then he was gone.

 

[chrisgarrett]

I know how you feel.
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[2QUIK6]

I know how you feel.
Worst thing ever - TurboBuicks.com

Yeah, amazing how we get so attached to these little critters. We stayed with our poodle and I'll have to stay with her, I can't leave her alone for the last moments of her life. I've got a big steak I cooked up for her, she perks right up when she smells it, got it all cut up in little chunks to feed her to at least make her happy while at the vet and before she goes to sleep..makign me cry typing this... My vet is taking it hard too as he's been seeing this dog and our other late dog for many years.

Blackmetal, yeah makes it hard to get another, but I know someday we will..still got a 15 year old cat that has become ruler of the house the last month.

 

[chopped39]

That sucks plain and simple. I feel your pain.That is the worst thing about having a pet.Dogs live short little lives so spoil them. And by the sounds of it You did a great job of spoiling her. Man I cant even look at the pic of her with the dog bone in her mouth. makes me want to cry.It is easier said than done but your doing the right thing. god bless you and your family.Sorry again

 

[CHARGED]

I also have to make the decision soon, my 12yr old boxer has skin cancer(lymfoma)sp?
He began to develope large growths on his body about10 total, he has 2 large ones that cracked open and now bleed, they are like large open soars that don't heal
He can no longer stay in the house because of the bleeding and is kept in our sunroom, which is now trashed.

What's really hard is he is still very active and upbeat, no problems running or playing, but the growths look really bad, especially one on his side and one on his lip that bleed most of the time. I wish he would pass away in his sleep so I don't have to take him in to be put asleep.

All this after I had to put our other boxer down in Sept from a rare virus\disease she caught from a squirl\rabbit's urin??

 

[GNBRETT]

Sorry to hear. I can't imagine having to make a decision like that. It's one thing if you wake up and the dog has passed peacefully in its sleep but to have to drive to the vet to put ones dog down is something I just can't imagine.

 

[2QUIK6]

We just got back and Girlfriend is at peace and no longer miserable and is now playing somewhere with Roxy. It was very hard leading up to this point but I'm relieved now. With Roxy the greiving was all after the fact because she got sick so fast...with Girlfriend, we've been greiving all this week knowing what we had to do today. That picture of her holding the bone was just taken this week, I always thought she was so cute carrying her treats around but never had a pic of her doing so.

CHARGED, you just have to realize when the dog is not enjoying life anymore and can't do the things dogs do and when they are showing signs of pain. This is the first dog I've had to put down in my life for just getting old. Roxy who we had to put down 2 months ago was very sick and appearently had a bad stroke on top of that..yeah I could have kept her a few more days but I didn't want her to start urinating on herself and she was just barely able to hold herself up to pee and poop the last 2 days..she went from not able to climb a few stairs to not able to get up on her own in a matter of 5-7 days.
Sounds like your dog is still enjoying life and not suffering any at this point if you can just deal with the bleeding, the dog probably doesn't care about the bleeding right now.

GNBRETT, yes driving off with her going was the hardest thing I've ever done since this is the first time I've had to take a dog to the vet knowing she wouldn't be coming back alive. I cried like a baby for the first few miles. I couldn't ask anyone else to do it as I felt like me being with her comforted her. When we got to the vet she scarfed down the 16oz steak I had cooked and cut up for her, she was loving every bit of it and licked my fingers dry, even wagged her tail just a bit for the first time in almost a week, so that made us feel real good that she was happy.
Got her back home and she's buried right beside Roxy both of them laying there looking towards the lake.

Oh and yes, every morning the last week or 2 I'd wake up kind of hoping she would pass in her sleep knowing that this was going to be extremely tough and the time was coming soon, I just didn't know how soon 2 weeks ago since she had slowed dramatically since Roxy passed.

 

[Bad Boyz]

I was doing ok until I read the last post when you got back from the vet My heart goes out to you Its tough to do what you had to do Ive done it 3 times in my life & Ive cried like a baby I even cry when I read these post & I dont even know the dog or owner I just love dogs more than people What sucks is when you take your dog to the vet thinking that he will be ok & then he says your pet has cancer & then you make that decision Either way knowing or not it sucks big time

 

[sailbrd]

Rob,
You got a whole bunch of us crying at the keyboard. I went through the same last September with my golden retriever. Two weeks later her cat just gave up, didn't want to go on without his best buddy.

 

[GNBRETT]

Sorry to hear. Reading ur post makes me wonder how I will ever cope with making that trip to the vet. I dread that day.

But knowing that the dog lived the best life that it could have when it was alive I think will be somewhat be comforting. Easy to say now I guess but im sure much harder to do.

 

[2QUIK6]

Sorry to hear. Reading ur post makes me wonder how I will ever cope with making that trip to the vet. I dread that day.

But knowing that the dog lived the best life that it could have when it was alive I think will be somewhat be comforting. Easy to say now I guess but im sure much harder to do.

It was, but right now my wife and I look back at today and know we did the right thing. As hard as it was, if we get another and it will some day meet its fait, I'll have to be there with them when they do it, it was very comforting to know she was happy and not real scared when they injected her..if you are not there you will never know how she/he was the last moments. I know its hard and alot of people can't stand to be there, but thats just me, my wife stayed as well for both dogs....but she could not stand to watch her get buried. If you bring your pet home afterwards, it may freak you out because they pass with their eyes open, thats what freaked my wife out about burying her, but we wrapped her up in her blanket she always slept on. I'm just writing this so hopefully someone else can get strength from it such as yourself when the time comes.

Thanks to everyone that has responded, my heart goes out to all of you that have been through this and for those that will someday have to go through it. Even though my wife can't stand the thought of doing this again if we got another dog, I and our vet explained to her, thats its just a few weeks of greif for many years of joy that you and your pet shared.