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Hardest thing I've ever done, having her put down. I know she was suffering, she was nearly blind, almost totally deaf and riddled with arthritis. but I'll always wonder if she wanted to keep going. I mean, most people want to keep going no matter what don't they. On top of that I was holding her when they gave her the injection and I got a really strong feeling she knew at the last second what was going down and didn't like it. I'm crying now as I type this. I'll never be able to have another dog...
 
general eclect said:
Hardest thing I've ever done, having her put down. I know she was suffering, she was nearly blind, almost totally deaf and riddled with arthritis. but I'll always wonder if she wanted to keep going. I mean, most people want to keep going no matter what don't they. On top of that I was holding her when they gave her the injection and I got a really strong feeling she knew at the last second what was going down and didn't like it. I'm crying now as I type this.
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I'm sorry. Believe me...been there, done that. And it never gets any easier, especially when you're holding your beloved baby as they're 'put to sleep.'

For several months before my beautiful Freddie died, I was faced with making "the decision." His arthritis had become so bad that his legs were giving out under him, he was unable to get up, and considering he weighed 182 pounds...I couldn't pick him up. I had him on all sorts of treatment, including Adequan injections, and we were at our vet's office at least once a week. My vet suggested physical therapy, and although neither he nor I felt especially optimistic about it, I went ahead with it. It included hydrotherapy, which Freddie loved. It had a MIRACULOUS effect on him, and for several weeks he was doing great; he was romping around like a puppy again. When I'd take him outside, he'd run around the backyard and play like he used to. And then...I woke up one morning to a deafening silence in my room, and I knew before I even sat up to look at him that he was dead. That was October 16, 2008 and I still miss him dearly. :bawling:

I'll never be able to have another dog...
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I understand. I felt that way after my previous favorite Great Dane died. But 8 years later, a dog needed to be rescued, and there I was. :) I know how you feel now, but leave yourself open to the idea that at some point, something might happen that brings you and another wonderful dog together.
 
I'm a little more composed now. That pic was taken the day she was 'put down' nine years ago, she was sixteen and a half. Here's one in happier times, with me, when she was a pup (1988).

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This is as close as I get to having a pet these days, it takes a little (read that as a lot of) patience to get the wild birds to land on you for a feed but it can be done. This one's a King Parrot. (BTW, my hair and beard are actually much, much longer than that now)

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general eclect said:
Hardest thing I've ever done, having her put down. I know she was suffering, she was nearly blind, almost totally deaf and riddled with arthritis. but I'll always wonder if she wanted to keep going. I mean, most people want to keep going no matter what don't they. On top of that I was holding her when they gave her the injection and I got a really strong feeling she knew at the last second what was going down and didn't like it. I'm crying now as I type this. I'll never be able to have another dog...
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I'm so sorry for your loss..
I know that pain of questioning the decision to put a soul mate down..The thing is...you kind of just "know"...they almost tell you with their eyes that it's time..you could have waited what another day? two? a week? ..would that have been for her?... or for you? you see...you didn't let her go on suffering... because you KNEW...she KNEW...and It's OK ..try not to second guess your decision and play it over in your head because you did the right thing. You did it for her... and she knew it...I honestly believe that it is the greatest act of selfless love that one can give...

and you have more to give...in time you will come to see that...as you have mentioned dogs are pack animals and you were a part of her pack..As the Alpha male...she would have expected you to go on......take care of the pack....make sure the pack thrives:) and love again



PS..I have a thing with birds too..or more ...they have a thing for me..whole flocks land around me...
some birds land on me around me! I have 2 hawks that follow me when I'm in my car...and twice now birds have jumped in my car(other animals have too but I won't go on about that now) anyway birds once a in a target parking lot and once when I was at a stop light and my window was down!
 
OK so because My brain goes a million miles a minute....
um probably should't have started out the scentence like that... but... I was thinking... hmmm maybe that sounded a little loon tune..birds jumping in my car and stuff!.

but.it's true...

and I do have a strange connection ..actually, it's more them..to me...
and I'm not some new wave ooohhh ahhh ....In fact, I'm more on the there is a logical explanation for things train..

.but...
it just is..
 
general eclect said:


This is Jezebel, when I first came back down to Sydney she used to go to work with me most of the time, but now she's gone, I no longer own or drive a car, and taking dogs on public transport is illegal unless they're service dogs.
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My last dog was named Jezebel too!! We just lost her about 2 months ago, she was 12.

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I miss her so much, she was like our first child. :(
 
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Remember how I mentioned that properly caring for a pet can be expensive? Well, today I took my baby in to see our vet because of a sore on her neck. This is the same cat I mentioned having spent upwards of $2,000 in one month on. Today was downright cheap!

First, a lovely shot of her sore, after the vet shaved the area:

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And then a lovely shot of today's damages:

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In 2010, Joy Noelle nearly died from a mystery ailment; we did DNA testing to rule out calicivirus, which was the most likely culprit; we never got a definitive answer--but one of the things that happened was horrible sores all over her face and neck. I'm HOPING this isn't a recurrence of that.

But back to my point: PROPERLY caring for pets can be expensive! Think twice, three times, four times, a hundred times before making a decision that could end up costing you tons of money. If you're not ready to make that kind of commitment, get a stuffed animal instead.
 
MoodyBlues said:
Remember how I mentioned that properly caring for a pet can be expensive? Well, today I took my baby in to see our vet because of a sore on her neck. This is the same cat I mentioned having spent upwards of $2,000 in one month on. Today was downright cheap!

First, a lovely shot of her sore, after the vet shaved the area:

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And then a lovely shot of today's damages:

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In 2010, Joy Noelle nearly died from a mystery ailment; we did DNA testing to rule out calicivirus, which was the most likely culprit; we never got a definitive answer--but one of the things that happened was horrible sores all over her face and neck. I'm HOPING this isn't a recurrence of that.

But back to my point: PROPERLY caring for pets can be expensive! Think twice, three times, four times, a hundred times before making a decision that could end up costing you tons of money. If you're not ready to make that kind of commitment, get a stuffed animal instead.
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poor thing:( Hope she is OK
 
You are lucky the sore was on that end. The Snowshoe had a real problem with an anal gland. Took us a couple of months to get rid of the problem and we are still watching it.

Anyone who got my cell phone would have freaked. The problem would recur as soon as the antibiotics wore off. So if it started on a weekend, I started taking pictures for the vet, and if it was definitely recurring, I'd stick her collar on.
 
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