Our standard poodle Roxy had to be put to sleep Saturday. She had only just turned 9 years old. Some of you dog lovers on the board may remember a post about her from 6 yeasr ago when she had a very bad seizure and I was asking about what others have done and dealt with a dog having seizures. She had back to back grand mal seizures and had to be recessitated..we thought we had lost her back then..went to say goodbye to her and she woke while we were there and didn't seize..she went seizure free for 6 years.
Last Sunday we put her outside and she seemed fine, her normal chiper self. We returned about 3 hours later and she could barely walk, looked exhausted.
Took her to the vet first thing the next morning on Monday and she was dianosed with a blood anemia where her red blood cells were killing each other.
Gave her IVs and seems to stabilize it and sent her home Tuesday evening with 3 meds to take. Said she would be slow for about a week as long as she was eating and drinking she would be ok...
By Thursday she seemed much better...we left Friday for about an hour, came back and she couldn't walk without leaning on something and kept twisting her neck around to her left real severely...all just hit suddenly.
Rushed her to the Vet hospital..her red blood count was 12, should be around 30, and her white blood cells were over 47. They gave her a blood transfusion and by Sat morning her blood work looked fine.
But appearently she had a bad stroke and was brain damaged, she was just laying there whinning and moaning, and couldn't stand on her own, she was helpless....it was sooo sad...brings tears to my eyes typing this.....
We made the desicision to have her put down as the prognosis was not very good, and the cause of the blood problems they felt may be something cancerous internally. My wife chose for us to remain present during the procedure so that Roxy would be with her while she went to sleep so we did and then left once she was asleep and before they injected the last drug... We brought her home and buried her with all her toys...that was the sadest thing I've done in a long time.. I have not lost a pet in over 20 years, and it was never this painful...first I've had to put to sleep too.
She loved the water and was a very affectionate dog to humans and to all other pets.
I found these pics and scanned them in, they didn't come out real well, but they are my favorites of her.
Her and our other dog Girlfriend and I tugging on sticks together in the lake
Her jumping of the jetski after a ride
Roxy and Girlfriend
She loved our cat too
Last Sunday we put her outside and she seemed fine, her normal chiper self. We returned about 3 hours later and she could barely walk, looked exhausted.
Took her to the vet first thing the next morning on Monday and she was dianosed with a blood anemia where her red blood cells were killing each other.
Gave her IVs and seems to stabilize it and sent her home Tuesday evening with 3 meds to take. Said she would be slow for about a week as long as she was eating and drinking she would be ok...
By Thursday she seemed much better...we left Friday for about an hour, came back and she couldn't walk without leaning on something and kept twisting her neck around to her left real severely...all just hit suddenly.
Rushed her to the Vet hospital..her red blood count was 12, should be around 30, and her white blood cells were over 47. They gave her a blood transfusion and by Sat morning her blood work looked fine.
But appearently she had a bad stroke and was brain damaged, she was just laying there whinning and moaning, and couldn't stand on her own, she was helpless....it was sooo sad...brings tears to my eyes typing this.....
We made the desicision to have her put down as the prognosis was not very good, and the cause of the blood problems they felt may be something cancerous internally. My wife chose for us to remain present during the procedure so that Roxy would be with her while she went to sleep so we did and then left once she was asleep and before they injected the last drug... We brought her home and buried her with all her toys...that was the sadest thing I've done in a long time.. I have not lost a pet in over 20 years, and it was never this painful...first I've had to put to sleep too.
She loved the water and was a very affectionate dog to humans and to all other pets.
I found these pics and scanned them in, they didn't come out real well, but they are my favorites of her.
Her and our other dog Girlfriend and I tugging on sticks together in the lake
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Her jumping of the jetski after a ride
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Roxy and Girlfriend
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She loved our cat too
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