Feeling sad and relieved..dog related...

[dngnb8]

Friday night before bed, I laid on the floor with her rubbing her , petting her telling her I loved her and that she was my beautiful girl...I cried and crie

My eyes are leaking. I did this very thing with my Keeta.

Sometimes, the greatest act of love you can give, is saying good bye.

{EHUGS}

 

[goofy4tink]

I sit here and look at my 11 y/o golden retriever. I know that he is slowing down. He has fatty tumors all over his body. He is getting arthritis in his joints. He had trouble getting up on the bed. I worry about the fatty tumors squishing his chest. To date, the tumors are all 'fatty tissue'. They are getting more numerous. Every night, I wake up and nudge him a bit...just to be sure he's still 'with us'. I worry constantly if today will be the day.
So yes, I completely understand how you feel. And no, there is no reason for you to feel guilty because you are relieved. Qtip is at peace now.....keep that knowledge close to your heart. She knew you did what was needed. And I'm sure that on some level, she was thankful.
You know....the truly awful thing about having pets in our lives is that we get them as puppies or kittens, knowing that if we're lucky, we'll have many wondeful years with them only to have to make that decision for them. But, good pet owners know when the time is right. You and your dh made the right choice. Rest assured of that.

So, I'm so sorry to hear that you have lost your beloved Qtip. Truly sad for you and your dh. But, you did the right thing. The other animals in your life are so lucky to have you around to care for them and to give them love.

 

[mrsstats]

I am so sorry for your loss. No, you are not a bad pet owner. You cared very much for your fur baby.

 

[marie1203]

That made me cry! I can not imagine how hard it must be to let her go . You did the right thing.

 

[traces7]

Your story sounds so much like mine. We had to put down our Springer Spaniel/Golden Retriever mix Maggie in February. Life hasn't been the same since!

She had pretty similar problems as your dog did. She had been panting a lot for a few months and I was always worried about her. Than around Jan 1 she started not eating right which was unusual for her. I took her to the vet and they just thought all her symptoms were from old age (she was 13 1/2). She seemed to be in pain to me and I still wasn't convinced that it was all old age. I took her back the beginning of Feb and they could tell right away something was wrong, they took xrays and it was cancer in her spleen and liver, nothing could be done, they gave us pain medicine for her. We took her home and spoiled her for about a week.

She kept getting worse and worse and I too felt so bad for her suffering. We finally made the decision to put her down. Sometimes to this day I think it was too soon, maybe we could have waited a little more. But we had waited too long a few years ago with our other dog who was 18 and was very bad by the time we put her down. I was determined not to let Maggie suffer that much.

It's still so hard to think about that day! I know it was the right thing though. We still miss her every day and are having a hard time getting over losing her. She was a really good dog too and I don't think we'll ever find another like her.

I understand what you're going through and feel your pain. I'm so sorry for your loss. And you're not a horrible pet owner. It's so hard to lose our animal friends (kids).

 

[tomthebarncat]

The loss of a beloved furfamily member is always hard. Caring and comforting my dying dog was the hardest and saddest thing I have ever done, and I am a former social worker. Please know that your fellow DIS members and pet lovers are grieving with you. I waited one week and got another pup from the same rescue group. I knew that Spike would have wanted another street dog to have the love and care of a family. It was the best decision, as it gave me something positive to do, and boy Cody was a handful for the first few months. In honor of Spike I had his name tattooed on my left shoulder near my heart. As he will always have a place there. I also made a generous donation to the rescue group that he came from and recycled his little doggie wardrobe to United Yorkie Rescue in the states. Take care and feel your feelings because they are real!

 

[tazdev3225]

So sorry for the loss of your fur baby. I have had to make that decision several times and it is the hardest thing to do as a pet owner. Putting QTip out of her sufferiing was the absolute best gift you could give her.