Just put our dog to sleep

[Tinkerbutt]

We moved recently and our elder lab didn't like our new home for reasons I won't get into now. She had been staying at my mil and we decided to leave her w/ her b/c she was blind having problems and needed constant attention that we could not give her but my mil could...and she was willing to do so.

She has been having some accidents lately and we were to take her to the vet. My MIL called when I got home from work to meet her at the vet that she collapsed and her eyes rolled back into her head. We met at the vet and he said she had some sort of problem that made her feel as though she was spinning but it could "possibly" go away. He did some urine work and it also appeared she had the kidney failure of some sort. I didn't get the impression it was really bad or progressed too far though. My Mil wanted to put her to sleep. I can't care for her all day b/c I'm at work and she would have to be crated...probably lying in her own urine. The vet was pretty mixed in what he suggested we do. He said if we could carry our 70lb dog outside and would be willing to do so several times a day he would could "try" to make it work...well of course she can't carry a 70lb dog! So we put her down.....I just don't know if we did the right thing. I feel so awlful. I guess I just wanted to vent and cry.

 

[mommytotwo]

 

[KatelynnsAuntie]

My heart goes out to you. I'm so sorry.

 

[olena]

 

[SandraM]

I feel your pain. It's over 20 years since our beloved Su-ki was put to sleep and I still remember how devastated I was at her loss.
My thoughts are with you.

 

[EsmeraldaX]

I am so sorry. It's never easy.

You did the right thing. You gave her a wonderful life, and let her die with dignity surrounded by her loved ones. She did not suffer and you chose to not let her live in pain.

I know that doesn't make it any easier, but you really made the right choice to let her pass over the rainbow bridge. When you feel up to it, go to the rainbow bridge site. It helps with dealing with pet loss and it lets you make a nice memorial online. It helped me a lot when I lost my ferrets.

 

[Aimeedyan]

I'm so sorry...

 

[binny]

Im so sorry. I, too, believe you did the right thing!

 

[doxdogy]

I am so sorry. Hugs to you.

 

[Leota]

I'm so sorry. We lost our Beloved Newman last year & it still hurts.
My thoughts & prayers are with you......

 

[nativetxn]

I'm sorry. The Monday after my mother died, we had to have our Sassy girl put down. It's such a sad thing. {{{HUGS}}}

Katholyn

 

[Tinkerbutt]

Thank you...of course I'm crying more! The sad thing is I made an an appointment on Monday to go see a rescue tomorrow and I don't know if I can do it! But I think I should....she was a rescue and maybe in her memory. But I don't know..it would be so hard. My DD is hurtin so much right now...she went to sleep in her arms.

 

[lisajl]

I'm so sorry to hear about your pet.
It is always difficult, even though it was the right decision.

Only you can decide when or if to get another pet.

Good luck.
Lisajl

 

[ZachnElli]

You did the right thing! We just went through this ourselves in April with our eldery Golden Ret. The vet didn't help at all. She wasn't going to get better, only worse. She was suffering so. It was still such a hard decision to make! But it was the right one!

 

[skuttle]

I know how you feel. We had to put to sleep my childhood dog a couple of years ago...May 13, 2002 to be exact. My mom and I made the decision together...it was tough. And for a while afterwards I kept thinking "what if he would have gotten better" or "What if another vet could have done something differently", etc. After a few weeks, I realized we did do the right thing. Puff was old and things just started to stop working right. I still miss Puff, but I know, in my heart, we did the right thing. As I'm sure you did, too.

 

[grinningghost]

These type of posts always bring tears to my eyes. Our pets are so good to us, it's so hard to let them go. I can only offer a hug and say that you did do the right thing, even though it's so difficult. Your doggie has already crossed the Rainbow Bridge and is probably running and playing with all the other dogs.

 

[MsDisney23]

I am so sorry, I had to put our baby down two years ago. it is so very hard, They are part of our families. Hug's to you and your family.

 

[damo]

It sounds like it was time. It is very hard, I know. I'm sure you have many wonderful memories.

 

[Jeanny]

I'm sorry you had to go through that, but I agree with the other posters, it was hard to do, but it was the right thing to do...

 

[mrsstats]

I am sorry but you did the right thing. I know we had to make that same decision last year and are approaching it again with my 16 year old chi/mix. It is so hard to do.