Mans best friend!

Jamie_6

Found out today that my eight year old bull dog has cancer & it looks like we are going to have to put her down. It's a heart wrenching decision put I am afraid the right one.

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Constantin

I am sorry to hear that

Pets become part of the family. Like kids, they have their own personality... but they don't talk back. Instead, they give you pretty much unconditional love. It's very hard for us to make life-vs-death decisions for our animals, just as it is very difficult to make such decisions for your fellow loved ones.

Take your time and see if the vet can come out to put her down. At least that way she'll die in a familiar place with all the people she loves around her.

And lest I sound morbid, consider taking out a living will so these decisions are taken out of the hands of your loved ones should you ever have an accident or fall too ill to make these sorts of decisions yourself.

ScottMP

Jamie

We put down our thirteen year old dog two years ago ... My wife still crys when we talk about her. They are as Constantine says " Unconditional Love ".

Remember what you have given this animal and what it could have wound up with. Your dog could have been mistreated or lived with a family that left it in a cage all day.

Give you dog a hug for me and tell him to say Hi to Ruby when they meet. There's a special place for dogs where the grass is always green and thier are kids to play with all day.

Scott

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eric_2

Sorry to hear

Sorry to hear that. Pets are the best. Just be glad he had a loving home, I'm sure she is.

Wild Bill

Your tough decision

You have my deepest sympathy with what you are facing with you beloved pet. My beloved Boxer is going to turn eight in a few days and I know his best days are behind him. When I come to that dreaded time, I pray that I have the strength to do the right thing like you are doing. When the dogs' quality of life is compromised due to illness, it really is the best thing to do. I am sure my Ozzie will say hello to your Bulldog when he goes over the Rainbow Bridge.
Best Wishes,
Bill Hobbie

Alan R. Mercurio_3

Jamie, You're in my prayers.

Respectfully,
Alan R. Mercurio

Jamie_6

Farewell my four legged friend! Thank you for the time you spent with me and my family!

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Rookie_3

Jamie

I know how you feel, I lost a Doberman a few years ago at age 7 to a gall bladder infection. The Dobie before her was 17 1/2 yrs. old and at my side for 16 of them. Read On......

if you can............

if you can start the day without caffine,
if you can get going without pep pills,
if you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,
if you can resist complaining and boring people with
your troubles,
if you can eat the same food everyday and be grateful for
it,
if you can understand when your loved ones are too busy
to give you any time,
if you can overlook it when those you love take it out on
you when through no fault of yours something goes wrong,
if you can take criticism and blame without resentment,
if you can ignore a friends limited education and never
correct him,
if you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor
friend,
if you can face the world without lies and deceit,
if you can conquer tension without medical help,
if you can relax without liquor,
if you can sleep without the aid of drugs,
if you can say honestly that deep in your heart you have
no prejudice against creed, color, religion, or politics ,

Then, my friend, you are almost as good as your dog.

Wild Bill

right on Rookie

I get tears in my eyes instantly whenever I read that message. I hate it when people say "just a dog".....I usually say back to them "you are just a human".
Wild Bill

Uni R

Wonderful words

Those were wonderful words Rookie.


Jamie, I feel for you. It's crazy how bad we feel about doing the right thing. If you are going to do it at the vet's be crystal clear that you want it at a time where you aren't going to be waiting around in a big long funk. It is hard enough as it is. It's also nice to know the back way out of their office so you feel more free to show your grief.

Wild Bill

A Brick

I just ordered up a brick for the wall in the spirit of all us animal lovers out there...Wild Bill

J.C.A._3

Sorry Jamie,

Just over a year ago, I had the same decision and hated myself for making it.

Your decision was made with your heart....NOT a bad thing! Feel good knowing that you saved a loved one from any more suffering.

Hope she gets a chance in doggy heaven to chase my Thomas around for a while. (17+ years and he was still as mean as a snake. Hope they get along!) Condolences. Chris

Mark Eatherton1

I can only hope...

that my human counterparts consider me HALF the man that my fourlegged children think I am...

I consider everyday I come home to find my 16 year old golden retreiver waggin' his tail a blessing. I know that one day soon, he won't come when I whistle, and I will be in your sad shoes Jamie. You're doing the right thing.

ME

Unknown

I feel for you Jamie

If she is living in pain , you are doing the humane and right thing . I am sure she lived a good and happy life .

BillW@honeywell

You remember them all...

My first was a collie-sheperd mix, he was my accomplice from the time I could crawl around the floor until I was 14. When he had to be put down from kidney failure, it was terrible. A Siberian Husky came next, but he ran off and was never seen again, I like to think someone thought he was abandoned and kept him, but most likely someone shot him, thinking he was "running deer". Then came a big lovable clown of a yellow Lab who was everyone's favorite teddy bear. When he checked out, the whole neighborhood was saddened. Last was a beautiful, elegant red Doberman, who was an even bigger teddybear than the Lab was, despite looking ferocious. That dog was so smart it was creepy. Now she's gone as well. You miss them all and never forget them. I feel your pain.

George_10

Rainbow Bridge

My sweet lady has a newspaper clipping she cut out about what happens to pets after they die.

The jist of it is that when you come walking over the Rainbow Bridge, your loving pet will greet you and be young and playful again and demanding that you scratch behind its ears.

My male Cocker of 14 years is on the slippery slope now and we will be faced with the same decision. The clipping makes it a little easier to live with, but remember you are the one who is responsible for your pet's well being and not letting them suffer is part of it. That's my brain talking, but putting a pet down comes straight from the heart. You just have to be the strong one even though it hurts like sin.

Ron Schroeder_2

Hi Jamie,

My thoughts are with you. I know how you feel. We just lost our oldest cat. She was at least 23 years old. We rescued her in 1982 and she was an adult cat then. She could recognise the sound of my truck a block away and was always waiting for me at the door. We really miss that old girl.

Ron

J.C.A._3

Jamie,

As my Veteranarian told me from the beginning, Pets are basically children, that never grow up and move on.You're their whole life and they are there when you come home every night and greet you like you've been gone forever.

No matter how crappy your day was...theirs was spent waiting for you to come home, and they're grateful for it, as long as the food follows shortly thereafter.

Sorry to hear that you had to make the decision in such short order but I can identify with it.

Was her name really Poops? In any case....Godspeed to her and give the kids a lesson in life. Teach them now that this happens. Again condolences. Chris

Jamie_6

No her name was Kahlua but that is what my son has been calling her so it stuck!

Thank you all for the kind words. I'm sure she is somewhere with an abundance of green grass, frisbees, and blankets to sleep under!

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