Originally Posted by GloryDayz:
Ugh... UGH!!! I feel for both of you George. About 18 months ago I rushed home from a business trip in Topeka because our ~16-year-old dog (who had been ailing) was going to pass. They kept her pain-free while I made the trip home, and when I got there and we made the final decision my younger son refused to leave when they put her down. It's rough, I'll pray for you both, and recommend buying a good bottle of wine, sipping, and remembering.
Unfortunately, this isn't my first rodeo. I lost one of my favorites about a year ago (Mama Cat) and I've had to take a couple other of our kitties in during years past. Rocky the Cat died in his sleep in his cat bed. I was OK with that. Baxter has been very frail for about a year. He lasted a lot longer than I thought he would. He didn't get cheated. He had a great life, so I'm at peace with it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by gblowfish:
Unfortunately, this isn't my first rodeo. I lost one of my favorites about a year ago (Mama Cat) and I've had to take a couple other of our kitties in during years past. Rocky the Cat died in his sleep in his cat bed. I was OK with that. Baxter has been very frail for about a year. He lasted a lot longer than I thought he would. He didn't get cheated. He had a great life, so I'm at peace with it.
I thought I was gonna lose my dog. He hadn't been eating and spent a couple days at the Vet they did some X-rays and they found something high up around his stomach. Well the next folllowing day guess it came back down. And I could take him home. But it turn out he has valley fever he has this coughing and gagging it's kind of going away so he on this liquid medicine and now will he switching up to a pill form. [Reply]
He's old, had arthritis we've been nursing along for a year, but now it's time. he has cataracts and can't see all that great. the last month or so just getting a bit worse. I can tell he doesn't even like walking, he just lays around away from everyone. Vet said this is 'denning' - basically him making a den for himself to isolate and deal with pain. Meds he was on are starting to give him the runs. I can tell that sometimes we go outside to do his business and he wanders way out and realizes "fuck....I gotta walk al the way back". It's just time. His quality of life is 180 from our other dog that is only 6 months younger. He's in pain and doesn't feel well, and we owe it to him for being such a great dog over the years.
I'd rather make the decision a little early, rather than a little late if that makes sense. last thing I want for him to deal with is some major failure of organs or something where it's in excruciating pain etc. His pain is 'somewhat' manageable but at what cost to his quality of life, and are we only doing it so my wife and I don't have to deal with the decision. I'd rather let him go when he can still get around, albeit very slowly. [Reply]
Wept like a baby multiple times today. Wife and I decided to do something to take our mid off it and tried bowling at 11am......but apparently every lane in the city was occupied. Odd, considering we bowl once every decade, literally. So we went to Dave and Busters. Holy shit, what a money suck. Oh well. $40 to take outer minds off of our dog for and hour or so. Overall, I d never go back. Lol. Like a casino playing slot machines. Didn't even bother to get a beer given the cost of everything else.
Shitty day, but glad. My Oscar dog is free from pain. Was there with him when he got the shot and watched his eyes go silent. He had his blanket ad collar (he hated to be without it). Was there when his heart stopped.....I owed it to him to be there when he crossed over. 14years of a great dog. 35% of my life. [Reply]
Originally Posted by cdcox:
We lost one of our two cats earlier in 2014, a calico named Patches.
Our other cat is an English Shorthair, that looks a lot like KCUnited's cat. He has never met a person or animal that is not his friend from the instant they meet. He has a great personality, and is legendary among the cdcox cats.
We have a two cat rule in our house (never more, seldom fewer), and so my daughter picked out a 5 year old tortoise shell originally named "Butters" who has been renamed "Stella", but I just call her cat. She has adopted me. When my daughter eventually moves out, I may not let her take cat with her. I really like this cat.
Cat (aka Butters and Stella) passed a few weeks ago to kidney disease. Our daughter did move out and lucky for us she could not keep pets at her apartment -- so Cat was our cat during her too short time with us. Of the four cats we have lost during our 33 year marriage, she was by far the youngest. Kinda hit me hard. I missed her not greeting me at the door. She was extremely hedonistic and it was a pleasure to see a creature enjoy life so much.
Nicoli, the English short hair is still holding his own, but is showing his age.
After the passing of Cat, we have broken the two cat rule. The opportunity to adopt a 4 month female kitten and a 1 year old male seemed like the right move. So we have three cats now. There is a bit of friction between the two males, but most of the time detente prevails with minor persuasion from a super soaker on the younger male. We ensure Nicoli is given respect due to his status, age, and that this has been his safe home all his life.
Originally Posted by Dayze:
Yeah, so today sucked.
Uhhhggh.
Wept like a baby multiple times today. Wife and I decided to do something to take our mid off it and tried bowling at 11am......but apparently every lane in the city was occupied. Odd, considering we bowl once every decade, literally. So we went to Dave and Busters. Holy shit, what a money suck. Oh well. $40 to take outer minds off of our dog for and hour or so. Overall, I d never go back. Lol. Like a casino playing slot machines. Didn't even bother to get a beer given the cost of everything else.
Shitty day, but glad. My Oscar dog is free from pain. Was there with him when he got the shot and watched his eyes go silent. He had his blanket ad collar (he hated to be without it). Was there when his heart stopped.....I owed it to him to be there when he crossed over. 14years of a great dog. 35% of my life.
Sorry to hear it, but understand being happy that they're pain free. As for being there when he passed, as hard as it was, I think it's the right thing for both you and him. He'll greet you on the other side... [Reply]
Originally Posted by Dayze:
Yeah, so today sucked.
Uhhhggh.
Wept like a baby multiple times today. Wife and I decided to do something to take our mid off it and tried bowling at 11am......but apparently every lane in the city was occupied. Odd, considering we bowl once every decade, literally. So we went to Dave and Busters. Holy shit, what a money suck. Oh well. $40 to take outer minds off of our dog for and hour or so. Overall, I d never go back. Lol. Like a casino playing slot machines. Didn't even bother to get a beer given the cost of everything else.
Shitty day, but glad. My Oscar dog is free from pain. Was there with him when he got the shot and watched his eyes go silent. He had his blanket ad collar (he hated to be without it). Was there when his heart stopped.....I owed it to him to be there when he crossed over. 14years of a great dog. 35% of my life.
I always hate reading these stories, and it always reminds me of the animals of my own that I've had to see pass. It sucks. My condolences. It's always hard. Hopefully tears of sorrow will pass to tears of fond remembrance sooner than later. [Reply]
