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#501 |
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Put my 16 year old border collie Bonnie to sleep on Saturday.
She had fluid on her big soft heart. I hope she's getting lots of belly rubs where ever she is xx |
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#502 |
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Had to have the cat I inherited off my grandmother a few months ago PTS this morning. I've never had to have an animal euthanised before but I feel quite positive about it because she was obviously suffering and ready to go.
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#503 |
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I miss my beautiful boy every single day, he was taken too soon and my heart is completely broken, all the years of love we should have shared torn away by some horrible virus...i miss you Mac, my bubba fluffs, my boy, 04/05/2012 - 14/04/2014
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#504 |
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I miss my beautiful boy every single day, he was taken too soon and my heart is completely broken, all the years of love we should have shared torn away by some horrible virus...i miss you Mac, my bubba fluffs, my boy, 04/05/2012 - 14/04/2014
https://www.flickr.com/photos/28177416@N04/11780450254/ I'm sorry for your loss.
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#505 |
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We only had this little one for three and a bit weeks. His name was Wizard and he was brought into the vet that my son works at by people who had discovered him under their shed. He was only about 4 days old at the time.
We took him on temporarily to start with, but we soon decided to adopt him (would have been number five) as he was such a sweet little thing. He was very bloated and small and we were always aware that he may not make it. However, he was a delightful little character and we all fell in love with him. Unfortunately, at three and a half weeks, he came down with pneumonia. We nursed him around the clock and heappeared to be making a recovery, despite the vet finding that he had abnormally large kidneys (they were the size of those found in a small dog - explained the bloating) and liver. They also felt that he was blind or nearly blind. He was tube fed for a couple of days and appeared to be rallying but he then went into sudden heart failure and had to be put to sleep as there was nothing more we could do to help him. With all the things that were found to be wrong with him, it was likely that he was never made to spend long in this world, but we were very sad that we couldn't do more for him. However, at least he had warmth, love and cuddles for most of his short life. RIP Wizard ![]() http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...psf217cfba.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...psd48d915b.jpg I know it looks like I'm strangling him in the first picture, but I really wasn't!!!!
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We put our beautiful 15 and a half year old yellow labrador to sleep last Tuesday, he had terrible problems with his back legs, we tried everything to help him but I know we did the right thing for him in the end.
We have buried him in the back garden and I speak to him every day. I miss him terribly, |
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RIP to the BW Shorthair known to me as Timmer, I had him nearly 14 years. He went missing the other day and never came back, thought it was very odd as he's always back in time for his tea. Asked a couple of neighbours and they had a look in sheds ect and nothing. Morning came and still nothing, later in the day we checked the other neighbours and by chance looked under the car and there he was curled in a ball and had passed away. He looked ok not like he had been hit or anything, hopefully it was pain free for the little tecker.
So sad to find him, but at the same time i'm glad i got to see him one last time. My heart would be broken if he had just disappeared not knowing what had happened. RIP big man, will never forget you
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#508 |
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RIP to the BW Shorthair known to me as Timmer, I had him nearly 14 years. He went missing the other day and never came back, thought it was very odd as he's always back in time for his tea. Asked a couple of neighbours and they had a look in sheds ect and nothing. Morning came and still nothing, later in the day we checked the other neighbours and by chance looked under the car and there he was curled in a ball and had passed away. He looked ok not like he had been hit or anything, hopefully it was pain free for the little tecker.
So sad to find him, but at the same time i'm glad i got to see him one last time. My heart would be broken if he had just disappeared not knowing what had happened. RIP big man, will never forget you ![]() ![]() RIP Timmer |
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#509 |
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1 year since my lovely Jess passed away
Still miss her terribly |
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I lost my gorgeous cat Bubbles today, I was only told on Friday his heart was failing but he wasn't suffering until today. We had a special day on Sunday with all his favourite things and I told him to let me know when he was ready to go. I got home today and he was struggling, tried to give him a prawn (his most favourite thing) but he refused it so that was his sign.
I was dreading him being put to sleep, he's so stressed at the vets, but as was his way, he did things exactly how he chose and passed in the car on the way. I had him from 6 weeks old and he would have been 12 next month. Thought I had a few years left with him yet ![]() RIP Bubbles |
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I lost my gorgeous cat Bubbles today, I was only told on Friday his heart was failing but he wasn't suffering until today. We had a special day on Sunday with all his favourite things and I told him to let me know when he was ready to go. I got home today and he was struggling, tried to give him a prawn (his most favourite thing) but he refused it so that was his sign.
I was dreading him being put to sleep, he's so stressed at the vets, but as was his way, he did things exactly how he chose and passed in the car on the way. I had him from 6 weeks old and he would have been 12 next month. Thought I had a few years left with him yet ![]() RIP Bubbles RIP Bubbles |
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It is 12 years since my cat died of cancer. The day that my mam and dad took her to the vet i guessed it would be the last time i saw the cat. R.I.P emma
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It is 12 years since my cat died of cancer. The day that my mam and dad took her to the vet i guessed it would be the last time i saw the cat. R.I.P emma
![]() RIP Emma |
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#514 |
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It is 12 years since my cat died of cancer. The day that my mam and dad took her to the vet i guessed it would be the last time i saw the cat. R.I.P emma
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#515 |
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I had to have Murphy dog PTS this morning.
He'd been fine, just old and tired as 16 year old dogs can be. Then a couple of days ago went off his food, only eating once a day instead of twice (or more!) and very fussy. He was coughing occasionally and reluctant to move, but overall quite bright. Yesterday he wanted a walk but couldn't go very far. I gave him some metacam as he's had a recent back injury but his breathing was a bit rapid for my liking so I was going to take him to the vet this morning anyway. But he took a turn for the worse after breakfast, very unsteady on his feet and breathing was definitely all wrong so I took him to the vet. Vet was lovely and gave him a thorougher exam and thought he probably had a tumour in his abdomen which may have been bleeding. And at his age with Cushing's Disease the prognosis wasn't good. I kind of panicked a bit & sat outside (there is a nice little bench outside) until the ex and my Youngest Son arrived. Receptionist even made me a cup of tea. Poor Murphy barely acknowledged them when they got here and we all agreed it was time. It was very peaceful & the vet & nurse were lovely. I had my hand on his belly and could feel when he stopped breathing. Very, very peaceful. Son and ex came back in to say good bye to our wonderful Murphy. It was the right thing to do which is some comfort. But I miss him. |
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I had to have Murphy dog PTS this morning.
He'd been fine, just old and tired as 16 year old dogs can be. Then a couple of days ago went off his food, only eating once a day instead of twice (or more!) and very fussy. He was coughing occasionally and reluctant to move, but overall quite bright. Yesterday he wanted a walk but couldn't go very far. I gave him some metacam as he's had a recent back injury but his breathing was a bit rapid for my liking so I was going to take him to the vet this morning anyway. But he took a turn for the worse after breakfast, very unsteady on his feet and breathing was definitely all wrong so I took him to the vet. Vet was lovely and gave him a thorougher exam and thought he probably had a tumour in his abdomen which may have been bleeding. And at his age with Cushing's Disease the prognosis wasn't good. I kind of panicked a bit & sat outside (there is a nice little bench outside) until the ex and my Youngest Son arrived. Receptionist even made me a cup of tea. Poor Murphy barely acknowledged them when they got here and we all agreed it was time. It was very peaceful & the vet & nurse were lovely. I had my hand on his belly and could feel when he stopped breathing. Very, very peaceful. Son and ex came back in to say good bye to our wonderful Murphy. It was the right thing to do which is some comfort. But I miss him.
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Been a week since I posted on here about taking my 14 year old bull terrier to be PTS. Think I'd like to put something here on this thread.
We didn't realise how constantly we thought about her. We're still closing the gate so she can't get on the road - she had no road sense - we share a top area of garden with our neighbour and his sheepdog would never dream of wandering onto the road but my daft bullie, even at 14, had never figured out that cars going 80 MPH, and tiny, doddery red bull terriers do not really go together. When we got back I washed up her bowls and put them somewhere so the kids wouldn't keep seeing them. We're already certain we will be having another dog sometime soon, and s/he will inherit those. When the kids leave some breakfast cereal, I still keep going to put it in her bowl then remembering she's gone. It's that phase where it's about your second thought when you wake up every day, that she's gone. If I'm on my own for too long and start thinking about her, I find myself crying. The house feels utterly empty without her even though there are six of us, and she did nothing but sleep all day the past several years. Coming back to the empty house is the worst. When she went, I was stroking her head and her dad was holding her. The vet has 2 branches - the one we normally go to was fully booked, so she went to the other one, which is in the village we first brought her home to, when we got her, 12 years ago. So she died close to the place she first lived with us (we only realised on the way home). I sat on my own for a bit with her on my knee in the car, five minutes before we went in, and said my goodbyes although really I think due to the dementia she was long gone. Last thing I told her, in there, was to go find grandad (my dad who adored bull terriers) and our old staffie, who she loved. My husband said: "Yes, and all grandad's bull terriers - there will be loads of you!" I told her she'd be with our old staffie later, and that she'd always be with me. She always hero worshipped our old staffie and she fell apart for a long time, after he died. I've had dogs all my life but have to say she was my absolute favourite. I always called her my little princess because she was so stunning to look at, and very sweet natured and gentle. She was such a mummy's girl. Strangers from all over the world have messaged me on FB for pictures of her, as she was a very well known show dog before we got her and her sister was possibly the best known dog of their breed - mine was a very close second. She was Crufts qualified when we got her (won three championships) but I never showed her - we retired her straight away. But we always used to joke she was a bit of a supermodel/beauty queen. Although the sweetest dog I have ever known. We were so proud of her. Beautiful girl. |
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#518 |
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Kitten won't stop eating
Sorry, wrong thread.
Last edited by Madsocks : 26-10-2014 at 17:00. Reason: Wrong Thread |
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#519 |
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Our beautiful boy Shandee passed away suddenly at home on Friday 7th of November. He was a lovely little dog, and brought a load of joy to our lives with his cute bark, waggy curled tail and happy nature.
We badly miss seeing him sprawled out on the living room floor having his usual snooze, and the room just seems empty without him. Bye-Bye my little tiger, and i hope that you got to the Rainbow Bridge.
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#520 |
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Our beautiful boy Shandee passed away suddenly at home on Friday 7th of November. He was a lovely little dog, and brought a load of joy to our lives with his cute bark, waggy curled tail and happy nature.
We badly miss seeing him sprawled out on the living room floor having his usual snooze, and the room just seems empty without him. Bye-Bye my little tiger, and i hope that you got to the Rainbow Bridge. ![]() Yesterday marked the first anniversary of my beautiful golden lab being put to sleep. I still think about him and tear up when I think about him. I have a new puppy now (sheepdog) who I love very much, but I will never forget my beautiful, gentle, kind golden lab. So sorry to all of you who have lost pets, it's such an awful thing to have to go through, |
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Join Date: Feb 2014
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My best friend is gone. He was in for an operation on a recurring illness and the Vet rang me yesterday morning to tell me it was inoperable and the humane thing was to put him to sleep whilst under anasthetic. He was my rock.
I'm agarophobic and he got me out. My mum and grandma have both been admitted to hospital in the last three weeks (eating disorder, broken hip) and are both still in. I'm so lost. Sorry for the downer. RIP Patch, miss ya buddy. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B31yqY-CIAAnl4p.jpg:large |
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Sorry to hear that R82n8 on top of an already bad time too.
He was a fine looking dog - maybe you could offer another dog a home soon? RIP Patch. |
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Thank you for your kind words Shrike.
I'm not considering a new dog, maybe when my situation changes in the future....Who knows? Anyway, I have my twenty one year old cat to keep me company, I love her to bits but it's not the same. Edit:- I mean it's a different kind of company. I love(d) both my companions unconditionally. |
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Sorry to read this R82n8 - take care of yourself and I hope things turn around for the better for you soon.
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Has anybody found that they've only really been able to grieve after a long delay?
My boy Teddy died a month ago aged 13, we had been warned that his heart troubles would spell a relatively sudden end "between now and a years' time", and he almost made two years, still with the same character as always up to the last time I saw him, a week before he died. In many ways he had saved me from my absolute lowest ebb, more than any human had for sure, so I developed an extremely close bond with him over the years. When he nearly died through a rare parasite two years ago I was ill with worry, but he pulled through. Even when he did, though, it was tempered with an awareness of his mortality and how he didn't have long, and that it would get him out of the blue. I was terrified of the state I'd be in when he did die. And when my dad finally told me he'd passed away last month, I cried a bit, sure, but nothing to the level I had imagined I would. I had initially cancelled a night out with a friend but my dad convinced me to go anyway, feeling it'd do me good. And then I had an okay evening, although by 2:30am I was sitting in a nightclub just thinking to myself that Teddy had died that very day, and here I was on a night out. I felt terribly guilty for doing that, then even more guilty for the fact I'd barely grieved for him. By the next day I was sad, sure, but unable to react emotionally. I felt maybe it was because in the last three years or so I'd only been able to see him once or twice a month, and I'd actually seen him the previous week. I knew he was dead, but it didn't "feel" out of the ordinary yet. So I planned to go up and visit my dad, face the fact he's not there, and maybe I could mourn him and, ultimately, let him go. But even that didn't happen. It was horrible, it was awfully hollow and empty without him, but there were no tears, not even any real grief. I've felt awful since, that maybe I was never as close to him as I thought I was. Even though I could feel the grief inside, in a sense, and was unable to let it out. It was just dry. And then this evening I was casually reading about dog-human bonds, and the next thing I know I was in utter pieces, everything coming out, and it felt as raw as if I had only just been told he's gone. Finally, I'm starting to understand now. Is this a common phenomenon? Truthfully, I'm calmer now, but I still can feel more grief to come soon. Anyway, I'm really rambling here and I apologise. But I'd like to end this by saying that, whilst tragic and agonisingly sad, this is a beautiful thread to read. Animals are beautiful, they can change our lives even in such a short time. Even through the pain of their passing we are all better people for having them in our lives. |
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