And I'm heartbroken

He was our farm dog and he was going blind and it was the 2nd time since the summer he'd been run over. His leg got shattered last night and they were going to have to amputate and with that and his blindness, the vet told my fil it was kindest to put him to sleep.

I'm going to miss him so much

I'm very sorry xx

I've had to do it.

I'm sure you did the right thing.

Sounds like he'd had a good life though. I always imagine dogs that live on farms are envied by other dogs, as they get to ride with dad all day in the tractor or the landrover, have loads of fields to run in, don't get shouted at for treading mud all over the farmhouse kitchen floor, get to do interesting stuff like rounding up sheep and generally having a great old time

I'm very sorry for your loss and know exactly how you'll be feeling right now. I cried for days when I had to have my last dog pts. I actually felt like I wanted to die the grief was so intense. It will ease in time though and while you'll never replace him you might eventually feel ready to welcome a new dog into your life. All the best x

So very sorry to read your news, these types of threads are the saddest to my mind.

Ive gone through the same thing twice and still recall both vividly, in saying that time is a great healer .

After both times we waited a short while but then ended up getting a new puppy as the house was too quiet.

thinking of you x

Totally agree

OP, he knew he was loved.

He really was and it would have been so distressing for him to lose a leg as working on the farm was his life

Lots of tears last night and I'm going to miss seeing him waiting on me when I get home.

Awww so sad for your loss.. as fm's have said it does get easier after some time. The feeling of emptiness is awful.....(((((hugs))))

So sorry for your loss.
xx

I am truly sorry for your loss. it must have been heartbreaking, and my thoughts are with you.

its a horrible thing to have to do, but its always in there best interest, doesn't make it any easier though, you must be gutted.

sorry

So sorry for your loss but it is obviously the best thing that you did for him. My labrador is 12 years old now and I can't bear the thought that he won't be here one day.

I really feel for you and you have my sympathies. My darling cat had to be put down a couple of months ago - she was 15 - and was very ill and there was no cure. It still hurts but I know it had to be done. Just remember that your dog had a happy life and remember the love and happiness you shared. When my cat was put to sleep I thanked her for all the happiness she gave our family - and she really did bring a lot of joy to us. I know we gave her a wonderful life and that's the memory that I keep in my heart - the love and the happiness. My best wishes go to you.

I've done it a few times its a horrible experience, i think my last two dogs i have now will be the end for me with pets as its heartbreaking when they have to be put to sleep or die.

Thanks for all your kind words. I came home from work today and burst into tears when i saw the wee mat he sat on outside the front door (and the dirty patch of wall because he leaned against it!).

Hubby was reading up about blindness in dogs today and he was telling me that its very distressing for them and i know it was the right thing to do - doesn't make me miss him any less.

Rather than start a new thread, I decided to add to this as many of you are so understanding.

Last Thursday we had to put our 5year old black greyhound lady to sleep. She had been very low for months. We had been to the vets many times to try and find a reason, although slightly arthritic nothing was found. On Thursday we got up as normal, my wife took both our greyhounds out, Kerry was slow as usual but otherwise OK.

On the lunchtime walk she pulled to one side strongly and kept banging in to things. Once home, she walked around the edge of the room and got herself trapped behind the TV.

Straight to the vets who diagnosed some form of neurological problem. Whatever it was it was major.The poor dog was terrified, and still all over the place. There was really only one course of action.Given her history. The vet immediately did the kind thing.

Everybody is mystified and very upset. We had only rescued her 18 months ago. Our own feeling is that she may have head a head injury in the past. She was terrified of the world and in particular my walking stick.

Thankfully we have a male greyhound, Manny who is 7. He is so lost at the moment.

Whenever we lose a pet, it is so hard to cope.This seems worse, as she was young and we really don't know why it happened.

R.I.P. Kerry.

I hope it eases through time as I lost my dog nearly a year ago and I am still finding life very hard to handle.

I am so sorry for your loss R I P Kerry

There is sorrow enough in the natural way
From men and women to fill our day;
And when we are certain of sorrow in store,
Why do we always arrange for more?
Brothers and sisters, I bid you beware
Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.

Buy a pup and your money will buy
Love unflinching that cannot lie--
Perfect passsion and worship fed
By a kick in the ribs or a pat on the head.
Nevertheless it is hardly fair
To risk your heart to a dog to tear.

When the fourteen years which Nature permits
Are closing in asthma, or tumour, or fits,
And the vet's unspoken prescription runs
To lethal chambers or loaded guns,
Then you will find--it's your own affair--
But ... you've given your heart to a dog to tear.

When the body that lived at your single will,
With its whimper of welcome, is stilled (how still!)
When the spirit that answered your every mood
Is gone--wherever it goes--for good,
You will discover how much you care,
And will give your heart to a dog to tear.

We've sorrow enough in the natural way,
When it comes to burying Christian clay.
Our loves are not given, but only lent,
At compound interest of cent per cent.
Though it is not always the case, I believe,
That the longer we've kept 'em, the more do we grieve:
For, when debts are payable, right or wrong,
A short-term loan is as bad as a long--
So why in--Heaven (before we are there)
Should we give our hearts to a dog to tear?

The Power of the Dog
by
Rudyard Kipling

Thanks Tabetha. A fellow South West person Nth Somerset Here. I notice you often post in threads like this. Thanks. It helps.

To Cosmo.
The poem is so true. We actually feel worse as our Kerry was only 5, and we only had her for 18 months. The previous Greyhound we lost we had had for nearly 10 years. This time it is very different as we feel we must have let Kerry down in some way. Plus no explanation for the loss. The Vet told us we had done our best and invested much time and love, to no avail I might add. We tried though. Oh how we tried.

This sounds identical to what happened to my Westie Toby; he died at 4 and a half, and we had rescued him aged 3. The symptoms sound exactly the same, and our vet also put it down to a neurological problem. It was 14 years ago but still feels like yesterday! He was my first dog and I truly thought my heart would break at the time. Big hugs to you and your family, and RIP Kerry.

I'm so sorry that you're finding life so difficult without your friend Auld Reekie. Do you think maybe getting another dog would help you to move on? There are so many lovely rescue dogs needing homes and I'm sure it's better for them to go to an experienced dog owner?

hi i know how you feel missloo!
Our family dog was put to sleep at 4:20 this afternoon
some of you may have seen my post from the other week, unfortunately chilli (the dog) health's deteriorated rapidly over the weekend, nothing more could be done. I'm heartbroken and have managed to stop my tears
hugs to you xx