Put our 14 year old dog to sleep today

[CathrynRose]

Oh nooooooo! I am so so very sorry.

 

[mlittig]

I am so very sorry about the loss of your special Larry

 

[Jenlan]

I am so sorry, my heart truly goes out to all of you.

Were you able to be with Larry? It meant a great deal to me to be able to be with my cat when he was put to sleep. Incredibly hard, but I needed to be there.

 

[chloelovesdisney]

I'm so sorry to hear about the sudden passing of your beloved Larry.

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

so sorry for the loss of your family member.

we had a golden r. & should have put sleep, a few years before his passing.
[ he was 16+ & falling apart but had that twinkle in his head.] he died one
cold spring morning. our middle son yell, "pj - { our first 2 sons' initials], in
the middle of our driveway." i told him to leave him alone. what he did,
he went to the edge of driveway, & took his guard-dog position, &
lay down." i knew he wasn't getting back up & this was his last gesture.


that dog, loved playing/sledding with our boys in the snow!

later , our cat was in the tub. "star what are you doing". he looked
up & i could tell in his eyes, "this is where i want to pass."


we got a new buck on our country place. , i know
many don't think animals don't have feelings but if one, only
take time to pay attention. [ now i am a deer hunter, bow & gun.]
understanding deer populations is why. [ i cringe seeing deer
after deer, dead on the road.] . hunting isn't deer killing, &
has an important role for their survival intincts. as soon as i
saw this deer, ( appox. 180 lbs, & a trophy- big rack ) i knew
he was "tame". hunters on our property, have been told not
to shoot. he does not know what hunters do. the other
day, he did a "photo-shoot" posing for all kinds of pictures.
a friend who saw him, had him following him all over the place.
when we first saw him, it was obvious that he wanted us to
pet him. * but if his intincts ever kick in, he could easily
kill you- he's that big + rack. last week when i saw him,
i noticed he has a yellow tag attached to his ear. he must
have escaped. and our "orientation" is working a little, as
he didn't come up to me for "petting." not only that, i could
tell...this is the happiest he has ever been. he strutted, showing
off. waving his antlers back & forth..*from the side position,
and i could see his eyes. [ he walked all around me.] also he
already "knows" most of the standard deer trails. but to
kill this deer, who have not been exposed to hunting, isn't
hunting. we are hoping he stays on our property, until after
the hunting season.

sorry getting off topic, but i think animals do have feelings &
i know our pets have been an important part of our family
life.

 

[Planogirl]

I'm so sorry.

 

[walden]

I am so sorry.

 

[disney_family_1247]

I'm sorry for your loss. My dog had to be put down at 14 too

 

[MinnieFan4ever]

Thank you everyone for your well wishes. The dis is a great community of "friends" and your kind words really do help. I am still quite numb, but hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. We have plans to make a donation in Larry's name to Rescue the Animals.

 

[angie@dvcstore]

I have a dog myself and I don't even want to imagine that happening to me. Sorry

 

[brianheather]

Our 14 year old Aussie had to be put to sleep today. He had a stroke and couldn't walk. I didn't see it coming. We were just at the vet last Friday and they said he looked great. I have a 17 month old daughter who loved her doggie. His name was Larry and he will really be missed. The saddest part is, she keeps looking for him. It is also sad that she will not remember him when she's older.

I Feel your pain. Last wednesday the 10th we had to put our 14year old Black Lab CHERRY down. My husband had had the dog before we met and had taken him to this vet that I did not like or agree with. I knew from past a experience that the dog had cancer... He had tumors all over his stomach and one giant mass on what we would consider our shoulder. Cherrys vet wanted to remove the tumor, said that was the reason that he was having a hard time walking. Now for a 14 year old dog to be put under was a lot of stress. I did not agree with him. So I asked my husband if he would not mind if I made an appointment with my dogs vet. I trusted him. So we did. I tried to explain over the phone what this mass looked like. But it was difficult. We took him that night not knowing what to expect.
We brought him in and had to carry him in on a blanket like a hotdog bun, each of us on the sides lifting him as gently as possible.
The Dr came in and said "wow, This is worse then I expected" I felt the lump in my throat growing larger as I knew what was coming...
He turned to my husband and said I am sorry but I would not be able to remove this without taking the whole leg. And who's to say that it will not aggreivate another tumor on his body. Your dog has cancer and there is nothing we can do for him.
At that point my husband lost it. And that was the worst feeling I have ever experienced. Cherry was his best friend, his shadow, when my husband would go into his workshop Cherry would be by his side. There was definetly a bond between them.
Brian got down to say goodbye (and at that point no amount of tissues could have stopped the tears) and Cherry just kept licking his face. Almost as if he knew and telling Brian it was ok. He loved him and goodbye.
So I know exactly where you are coming from, even though we do not have children to explain it too, it is still tough on us as adults and to my Sheltie... she misses him and knows he is not there.
They become so much a part of your family that it just aches to say goodbye.
I am so sorry for your loss, if you need to vent or talk, pm me.
Here is a picture of our beloved Cherry.

 

[TheBigBadWolf]

I am so sorry for your loss. I've had to do this too many times and it's always a heart breaker.

 

[mamamary]

I'm so sorry

 

[petrymom]

My thoughts and prayers are with you today. Putting a dog to sleep is one of the hardest things a person would have to do.....

 

[Jeniferdwn]

I am so sorry to hear this. You are not alone in your grieving and I hope you are allowing yourself to grieve. A pet is like a family member. don't let anyone tell you any thing different!!
We lost our 16 yr old chihuahua in August. He passed away one night laying in my arms. It's where he would've wanted to be. My dh and I made the decision to not get another one because it hurt so bad to loose Rascal (Chichi). After that, I stopped sleeping. Every night at 3am I would wake up because Chichi woke me up everynigh at that time. My doctor actually said for us to seriously consider getting another dog and said it's been proven to really help. I'm haveing lots of behavioural issues with my 3 yr old and didn't want another one now. Oct 16 was our 17 yr anniversary and my dh bought me a baby chihuahua as my gift. She has fit right in with our family and my kids are so happy. I've started sleeping again and Chia has taken over and rules the house at 10 weeks old! Also knowing that I will see my special old dog again one day has helped me to keep going. I hope you feel better soon.

 

[MinnieFan4ever]

Thanks again everyone. We have made it through day 2 and hopefully things will start to get easier. We have a grave for him at my in-laws ranch. They have a barn kitty that visits him everyday and last night my MIL said the deer layed all around his grave. I don't know if the animals "know" he is there, but for some reason it is comforting to me that he is not all alone. Gosh, I miss him so!

 

[JoiseyMom]

HUGS!!

We did this with ours in August. It is hard.

 

[disneydreamersx4]

I'm so sorry that you lost your beloved pet, Larry. What a sweet thing the ranch animals are doing. I feel bad for all of you who have lost a pet. We have our very first dog who is 18mo. and I can only imagine