Char9
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 06/03/05
Posts: 2942
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Today would have been mum's bday today. I am taking her dog to the vet to have him put to sleep. I hate to do it, but he has been losing control of his bodily functions, he is running into things, and has trouble standing for any length of time on his back legs. He is over 14 years old and a large dog, well used to be. He's under 70 lbs now, and I don't want him to suffer anymore. I just hope I am doing the right thing. He has his times when he's chipper, but not often. I don't want him to decline further to where he can't even walk. I HATE this. Dh will be with me, thank goodness.
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Miranda
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 06/02/05
Posts: 20822
Loc: North of Mexico
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Yes it is a sad day for you Char.
I put my dog down almost a year ago already. IT will be hard at first, but it gets better with time.
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YahYah
old hand
Reged: 06/16/04
Posts: 1081
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I can't stand the thought of someday having to take that final walk with my Mick... I love him so much... I feel your pain and you have my deepest of sympathies (the both of you). It says a lot about a person when they care so much for an animal they love...
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mestacy
enthusiast
Reged: 06/03/05
Posts: 237
Loc: Some where
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I feel so sorry for you. Just remember he is going to a better place, with out pain, where he can run and play and be ok.
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A friend will bail you out, a good friend will be sitting w/U saying that was fun.
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TGSM
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 02/06/05
Posts: 5843
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((((HUGS)))) I am so sorry Char! I hope you are doing okay sweetie...
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Faith-a f*rm belief in something for which there is no proof...complete trust.~Merriam Webster
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Karen1
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 06/02/05
Posts: 1794
Loc: Ohio
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Oh Char, I know what you are going through. Had my dog Lady for 16 years and one of the most hardest things I have had to do is was to have her euthanized. It was the best thing for her, she had liver problems, cirrosis (sp?) actually, was having small strokes, almost totally blind and deaf and could barely walk. I stayed with her, held her and talked to her during the process. It was very fast process. Seven years later I had to go through the same thing with my Buffy. Leukemia this time. Same thing, held her and talked to her, and fast process. We then left for the 3 hour trip up home for a family meeting to work out a schedule with my 4 sibs to ensure that a family member could and would be with our Mom at all times as she was in the end stage of a battle with leukemia.
My thoughts are with you... it is double hard that it happens on the one year anniversary of your Mums death. Keep in mind that you are doing this for your dog, hard as it is for you to do. SOmewhere I have a copy of a poem ... The Rainbow Bridge Ithink it is named. It is about a human dying and crossing over the bridge to eternity and there running toward them on the bridge is their pet of the past, running to be the first to greet the human.
Like other loss, it does get easier to deal with over time. Hang in there and remember you are doing the right thing.
Karen
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Karen1
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 06/02/05
Posts: 1794
Loc: Ohio
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Oops sorry Char, made mistake on the anniversary of your Mum's death instead of her birthday. Birthdays of deceased loved ones are difficult days, sure stirs of the emotions of missing those better days, and can bring on some memories both good and bad. Hang in there.
karen
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"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened".
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