I know it's not a big deal but my dog died this morning

glassoftea · Post by **glassoftea** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 12:11 pm

My cocker mix had pyrometra and I couldn't see paying 1000.00 for surgery. We put her on meds and enjoyed one last week with her. This morning my oldest daughter let her out back and she just layed down and started puking. By the time I got downstairs I knew she was done. I told my wife and daughter to say good bye and I took her to the vet. 30 minutes later they put her to sleep with her in my lap.

I loved that dog. Its always easy to look at someone else when they lose a pet and thank man, how dumb is that but know I remember how bad it is to lose a pet you truly care for. She was with us for the last 10 years, she was given to us from someone who had her thrown over a fence into their yard and they couldn't keep her so we took her. I never figured she would be around so long and treat my family so well. She was a great dog and we will miss her very much. She traveled the world with us and had a good life. She was like my third daughter and I will never forget her.

Sorry for the sappiness.

Tim

stall6g · Post by **stall6g** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 12:27 pm

Sorry to hear of your loss.

Just tell yourselves that she isn't really gone but lives on in the memories that you and your family have of her.

©LINT · Post by **©LINT** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 12:28 pm

Not a big deal? Man, I feel your pain.

The wife and I got a Cocker Spaniel that was rejected at birth. Bottle fed him every 2-3 hours. What a pain in the ass at night, but we love animals, and just think how attached we were having to do this so much. We could not help but love this dog. He did grow up to be the best dog we ever had and probably ever will have. We lived far from any road, besides the driveway and one day our ex-landlord went to his barn. I am sure he ran my dog over but never admitted it.

I cried the day he died, and also, wondered for weeks, if there really was a doggie heaven.

We also tried to replace him, same color, breed.. Just doesn't work

Just think, How much you dog got to enjoy life. If the other people didn't throw her into your friends yard, she would't have had the great life she lived.. Good job on that save bro..

Take Care!~

Clint S.

WeekendWarrior · Post by **WeekendWarrior** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 1:02 pm

Sorry to hear that...its not sappy that is life and you are a good person who cares for a member of your family, that is what they become.
I just got home from the vet our dog is ok she just needed shots etc...shes a 2.5 year old lab mix...
the lady beside us was crying her dog was sick it had a big tumor in its belly it was 13.
I saw them go in the room and she left by her self then we were waiting in a room with our dog I saw the black dog on a table alread had been put down. I didnt like seeing that they should have closed the door.
my 6 year old daughter was there too so I shut the door myself.
take care it will be hard on your kids...
Dave

darcy · Post by **darcy** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 1:15 pm

this i know,,, she knew she was loved. it's such a difficult decision to know when to let go, i know..

i'm very sorry for your loss, Tim.

d.

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 1:17 pm

hate to see them go - had a number of dogs and cats down the years and in it tough when they move on - cat i have now sleeps on my feet if i get sick to keep me company... it's hard to accept they're gone -

dadx2mj · Post by **dadx2mj** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 1:22 pm

Hey anyone who does not understand how much it hurts to loose a pet has either never lost one or is not a very humane person. Very sorry to hear of your loss.

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 2:12 pm

Sorry to hear about your loss.

Our family had a Cocker Spaniel since she was a puppy, but we had to put her down a few years ago, because she began biting our family members and neighbors. Not cool! When my wife was pregnant with my last child, the dog would growl at my wife, and would avoid her if approached while growling. When my youngest daughter was finally born and about 2-3 years of age, she wanted to play with the dog so bad, but the dog would growl and bit her. So after biting my daughter 3 times and other family members, I had to put her down since the biting became more frequent. Still have not figured out why the dog went so berserk.

Gand1 · Post by **Gand1** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 2:30 pm

Dude,

It's never "no big deal" when you loose a member of your family! I'm sure anyone here who has loved a pet knows how hard it is and what your going through.

We all feel your loss.

glassoftea · Post by **glassoftea** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 2:57 pm

THANKS GUYS!

Thanks for all the kind words. I'm glad to see that I'm not just a big baby after all. I cried like I haven't cried since I was nine years old when the doctor injected her this morning. I'm still red eyed over it and trying to hide it, my posistion at work does not lend itself well to being distressed over the death of a dog. I'm just glad to see that I'm not the only one who gets so emotional over pets.

I feel really bad that I could have had the surgery, it's not that I don't have a thousand bucks, I do, it's just that I was raised in a time and place were a thousand bucks made you rich and you wouldn't dream of spending that much of a simple dog. I could have spent the money and still had some left in savings but I just couldn't reason it out to make sense. She had a good life and lived longer than I ever thought, to try and extend her life now would have taken me down a road where I wouldn't know where to stop. Once you pay a thousand bucks for a simple procedure when do you throw in the towel? I keep trying to rationalize my decision to let her go and tell myself it was the right thing to do for the overall family and future.

Thanks again for the kind words and the understanding. I guess life really is all about focus. Today my day really sucks because of my focus on the loss of an old friend.

The_Frapster · Post by **The_Frapster** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 3:10 pm

Best of luck with your loss.

darcy · Post by **darcy** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 3:16 pm

Originally posted by glassoftea
She had a good life and lived longer than I ever thought, to try and extend her life now would have taken me down a road where I wouldn't know where to stop. Once you pay a thousand bucks for a simple procedure when do you throw in the towel?

we wrestled w/that same thing 9 mos. ago when we discovered that one of our cats had breast cancer. the lumps were successfully removed. we were told it could come back and spread to her lungs,,, in which case,, we already know what we will have to do. it brings tears to our eyes just talking about the eventuality,, so i can really understand what's rolling around in ur head. it's almost unbearable to think about.

although it's an extremely stressful and emotional decision, you did what needed to be done to relieve her suffering.

{hugs}

d.

d_b · Post by **d_b** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 5:16 pm

It is a big deal. I'm sorry for your loss.

I praise you for doing the right thing and not letting your dog suffer. I dont think I will have the balls to any of my pets to sleep, when the time comes.

MK888 · Post by **MK888** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 6:50 pm

I am sorry to hear about your dog...... I know your pain, I have lived it more than once. Keep in mind that she will always be around, and when you need it she will make herself known.

I ocasionally hear a sound or two that my cat used to make. Always makes me feel better.

Slugbait · Post by **Slugbait** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 10:34 pm

It's a big deal. I don't wanna go into the story, cuz even after five years, I still break down like a little kid when I think about Maggie's last day, which was similar to your dog's last day: in my lap.

Hey, she was a lucky one...abandoned and then adopted by someone who cared, for the rest of her life.