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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: AKDejaVu on November 04, 2002, 02:45:11 PM
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My oldest dog had a very rough nigh and is not doing well. I have to have him put down tonight.
I didn't think it would be this difficult.
AKDejaVu
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It's not like you really have a choice... :(
I hope you are talking about a vet giving him a shot to literally "put him to sleep" and cause him to expire painlessly in your arms rather than more dramatic ways?
miko
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I know the feeling, Imagine having to carry your dog in, when he's lost all functions of his legs. He had fallen down the stairs twice that morning. I could see the pain in his eyes. Probably was the only time he didn't fight going to the vet looked at me and his eyes said I understand and it's okay. Was the hardest thing to do in my life, since I grew up with him when I was 7 years old. He lived to be 15.
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Deja,
Know what you mean. The wife and I had to take a cat she had had for many years to the vet to be put down. It had cancer and we didn't want to see it suffer. As soon as she started showing signs of distress we made the appointment. They are someone you love and it's hard to say good bye even when you know it's the right thing to do.
Take care
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my advice in this situation.
Go in with him, hold him, sooth him when he goes.
I panicked when I had to put mine down and they dragged him away and put him down alone and scared.
It's my biggest regret of decisions so far in my life.
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diddly. I'm sorry.
Not sure if you've been throught this before, but it's very quick.
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OMG...deja, I'm sorry to hear this man.
I had to do the same thing about two years ago. My best friend for 13 almost 14 years...and it was TOUGH.
Nothing I can say to make you feel better. Time will heal the pain...and only time.
It is totally painless though, my buddy died right in my arms...the way he would have wanted to go. It was much harder for me.
Again...I'm really sorry to hear this and I know what you must be going through.
:(
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Sorry to hear that Deja, mine is going on 13, and is having difficulties getting up...I feel as though I may have to walk the green mile with him soon, so to speak...
Advanced condolences.
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hardest thing in the world to do...
but something that must be done.
I imagine when it's my time and I'm old and grey(er)...
once my quality of life sucks then please. put me down.
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Originally posted by Wlfgng
hardest thing in the world to do...
but something that must be done.
I imagine when it's my time and I'm old and grey(er)...
once my quality of life sucks then please. put me down.
Just--as---(Sound of physical grunting)--soon--as--I--get--that--fly rod---out---of---your---hands....
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I remember holding my 14 year old airedale- she'd had a stroke and couldn't move her back legs. Even though it's quick, painless and peaceful, it's one of the hardest things you can do. Still, you owe them for all they've given to be there when they go.
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AKDejaVu : Sorry to hear of your loss . Been throgh it and it's not fun at all . Time does heal though , that's a good thing .
Take care ,
spro
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If it should be I grow frail and weak
And pain prevents my peaceful sleep,
Then you must do what must be done
When this last battle can't be won.
You will be sad, I understand.
Selfishness might stay your hand.
But on this day, more than the rest,
Your love and friendship take the test.
We've had so many happy years
That what's to come can hold no fears.
You'd not want me to suffer. So,
When the time comes, please let me go.
Take me where my needs they'll tend.
Only -- stay with me until the end.
Hold me firm and speak to me.
Until my eyes no longer see.
I know, in time, you, too, will see
It is a kindness that you do for me.
Although my tail its last has waved,
From pain and suffering I've been saved.
Do not grieve it should be you
Who must decide this thing to do.
We've been so close, we two, these years......
Don't let your heart hold any tears.
Author Unknown
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Just--as---(Sound of physical grunting)--soon--as--I--get--that--fly rod---out---of---your---hands....
man you don't know how right you are ! :)
that and a hockey stick, flight stick, and remote control that is ! lol
oh and you might wanna pull the bike out of my.. ne'rmind
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sorry to hear, Deja. It's better to put them down than to watch them live out their remaining days in pain and in terror when they go naturally. My previous cat had a respiratory infection that she just couldn't kick totally. She got better and the vet said she was sounding really good. A few months later her lungs just gave up on her one night without warning (she was acting fine 5 minutes before). She died in my roommate's arms on the way to the 24 hr emergency vet. She was terrified and in pain the last minutes of her life. I wish I had known that was going to happen and could have put her down peacefully and without the pain she endured. What you're doing is best for your bud, and as much as it hurts your heart, he'd thank you for it if he could.
to your dog.
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damned Ozark..
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sorry to hear this Deja :(
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sorry to hear it.
be there while it is done. it will be hard, but easier to deal with in the long run.
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Sorry to hear this Deja...
It's hard man.
Mox
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:( Im sorry, I have a 2 dogs and one is getting old, I might even go psychotic when the older one dies....:(
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4 months after my wife and I were married, she went off to tech school in San Antonio (air national guard). We had one dog at the time that was 9 months old. Since I had to work (things were very tough back then), I decided to get a companion for Buster. I went to the Humane Society and found Hobo. He was the same size and age as Buster and seemed to be a real friendly dog.
Where Buster had tons of energy (a regular frisbee dog), Hobo was the exact opposite. He saw walking as a way of getting from point a to point b... where he could lay down. It was long after I got him that I knicknamed him "fatass".
It appeared that he was raised in an appartment when he was a puppy, and turned into the shelter when he got too big (half Golden Retriever and half Collie). This meant he wasn't housebroken and he thought he was a lapdog. The lapdog thing didn't last since he was 85lbs, but he did become quite the foot dog.
I also refered to him as "the phantom toejamter". We'd let him outside in the morning to answer the call and he'd trot around... he'd come in and wait until we weren't looking then cop an insta-squat on the carpet. I swear he could do it in 3 seconds flat. We never really cured him of it, though we were diligent in not letting him back in the house until we actually saw crap being dropped. Once in a while, he'd still get us. He always had that "gotcha!" look on his face afterwards.
I remember when I took him in to have him fixed. He was the second for me to take in, so it was old hat for me. I wasn't prepared for what the nurse had to say afterwards. They called me into the back and gave me Hobo to walk out when the nurse said "Your dog had the largest balls I've ever seen. I have them in a jar if you'd like to take them home with you." Wow... what a moment that was. I politely informed her that the last thing any man wanted laying around the house was a jar with a pair of balls in them.
Hobo also had a frog tongue. By frog tongue, I mean that he could be laying across the room and still nail you on the cheeck with his tongue. This led to a moment more gross than the "balls" incident. As I was getting ready for work, I was sitting on the couch and bent over to tie my shoes. Hobo had assumed his normal place at my feet and was excited that papa was finally up and about. I began to yawn just after I grabbed my shoe laces and Hobo saw an opportunity... he shot the tongue out and licked me.... square in the mouth. I swear he hit my tonsils. He promptly licked the place where his balls used to be and gave me a look that said "that's not all I've been licking" in triumph.
He never changed. I'll miss him.
AKDejaVu
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I have been there.....Done that.....Chin up and know its best that your there. :(
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Just thought I'd point out that you guys missed one of the greatest typos of all time. Wew!
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Originally posted by AKDejaVu
Just thought I'd point out that you guys missed one of the greatest typos of all time. Wew!
Not everyone missed it. Gotta admit I read that one a few times.;) Just not the time or place.
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My condolences, Deja. It is one of life's hardest tasks. God, how I hate it. Hold him gently. Good luck.
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I am so sorry.
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Sorry for your loss Deja.
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That sucks man...
I broke down and cried like a baby when I had to put down my 17 year old lab. The dog had been my friend since I was in second grade.
I just couldn't help it and had to run out of the vets office.
It was the best thing for the dog though she had, had a stroke and could no longer walk.
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Simply the hardest thing I've ever had to do. From picking up a dog to weak to lift his head, driving him to the vet and holding him as he closed his eyes.
Both of my other dogs spent the entire evening at my feet or on my lap.
AKDejaVu
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He won't suffer any longer, and you were there to make it okay.
It's a messed up world when members of our family have to have such a short lifespan.
sounds like he had a great life, and your other dogs are, of course there, to share the greif over his passing.
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Originally posted by GtoRA2
I broke down and cried like a baby when I had to put down my 17 year old lab. The dog had been my friend since I was in second grade.
I just couldn't help it and had to run out of the vets office.
I was crying like a baby too...in fact I started to hyperventilate and almost passed out. My wife and kids were in Canada visiting her parents...they flew home the next day because the wife knew I was going to be a mess and was going to need all of them for support.
He was a member of the family, not a pet..no question.
Makes me tear-up just thinking about it. Hang in there Deja...it will get better with time.
Post a pick so we can all pay our last respects.
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Deja, I'm sure many of us can relate.. I know I can.
We all know, as you do I'm sure, that it was the best thing you could have done for him... to be there for him at the end.
I'm sure both your lives were richer for having him.