Sad News today

I am so sorry to hear the news about your baby. I know how you feel. We had to finally put our shih-tsu to sleep a year or so ago and it about killed me. She had develored liver cancer. She held her own on that for a while, but then started having seizures.

There are alot of do lovers here--hang in there, I am here if you need to talk!..karen

Sorry to hear that.

Oh my gosh, Karen, I am so sorry!!!! Let me know if you need me. I am always here for you. I will pray for your little baby.

I'm so sorry! We just dealt with that recently also. We found out in January (suspected it before then) that our 9 1/2 year old rottie had bone cancer. She made it to April and then we had to "put her down" since she was struggling so much to get around.

I am so sorry to hear this I know it is very difficult to lose a pet, especially one that you have had along time. My thoughts are with you and your family at this time.

Oh no, how awful. :( I am so sorry to hear of this.

it's never easy,will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

Thanks....Now I have to go home and break the news to my daughter, which is going to be very hard to do and am not looking forward to it at all. Have to go to the store tonight, so you know I am going to get my "baby" something special! I am so hating this and I am not going to tell my son at all. He has enough to deal with making it through tech school before he goes to his duty station. He does not need to know this right now. I am praying that she at least makes if until he comes home and leaves for her permanent duty station. I am sure I will be on later on sometime this weekend. Wish me luck with my daughter!! :(

Good luck! We all miss our dog, but it was definitely hardest on our 14-year-old daughter. It's been three months since we lost our dog, and my daughter still cries about it often.

My heart really does go out to you and your family.

So sorry to hear this, its so hard when an animal gets sick, they are really our babies.

This is my baby:

Imale, you really hit the nail on the head with your post!

For me at leats, my cats and my dog really are extensions of my family; Heck, I sometimes prefer them WAY over my human family members. So when one gets sick, or (Heaven forbid) passes away, my grief for the loss is just as painful as that I would experience if I were to lose , say, my Mother, Brother, or Sister.

Well, maybe not so much my Brother or Sister.

Just kidding.

And it doesn't make it any easier if some inconsiderate louse tells me "it was just a dog/cat" or "you can get another." I did have some A-Hole tell me that when I had to put my 16 Y/O cat to sleep 2 years ago, and I had to bite my tongue to keep from going nuclear on her. I wanted to see what her reaction would have been if I had told her that if she had lost a human family member.

I'm sure it wouldn't have been pretty.

So I can certainly begin to identify with how 2ndband and her family feel and what they're going through at this time.

It really tears me up, and my best wishes go out to you and your family 2ndband.

2ndband...I can feel your feelings right now...I too had a dog called "Dollar" who was my best buddy. You can always expect unrequited love from them. I can never forget those moments when I returned home from office. I really miss those snuggle. I'm becoming emotional...

Best of Luck my friend

Needless to say...Your baby is adorable and you do have a great family.

Jason

What cute, sweet pics of you babies. My mom had to have us put her dog down and I was afraid we would loose her too. Good Luck with your daughter, grief is never easy, and it does take time to heal from it. I still miss Ethel and Fred!(my babies)

I am here is you need me..karen

We have a 10 year old Pug and a 9 year old rottie.aussie mix that are starting to get me worried. The Pug will be hardest on the kids since she's been with them almost their entire lives. My sister calls them "heartbreaks with fur" and I can't help but agree.

Her lump has botten a little bigger. She is not eating really any of her dry dog food, but since she has to have aspirin, I have gotten some canned dog food and been crushing up her aspirin and mixing it together. Yesterday afternoon she had a little spunk, but mostly she just lays around and sleeps. She has a hard time sitting. Her one leg where the lump is, makes it tough for her to sit. My daughter has been drawing pictures of her and constantly telling her how much she loves her, etc. I swear, it is just tearing me apart and then I keep thinking about my son and what his reaction is going to be....this is one of the toughest things I have had to go through in a long time.

Our dog's appetite went up and down. She would go for several days and hardly eat anything, then her appetite would return for awhile. She too spent most of her time sleeping. Her lump (on her front leg at the shoulder) got absolutely huge. Our vet is a personal friend and he came over a couple of times to give her steroid shots. That seemed to help make her more comfortable for awhile.

It is a very tough thing to go through. I'm very sorry!

Well, baby girl will not eat her regular dog food now, which is normally dry dog food. We can get her to eat canned dog food and she will eat the dog treats. She is not use to getting canned dog food, so concerned that she might get the runs or something like that. Her cyst is getting a bit bigger. Her one leg is gives her a bad time. She won't go upstairs. She looks like she wants to go up, but she won't. She has gotten little spurts of energy here and there, so the aspirin seems to be helping somewhat as far as her atheritis goes. My son calls and asks me everyday how she is doing and it is so hard not to tell him, but just don't feel it is the right time. His plate is so full right now, I don't need him worrying about Belle right now. She has been getting a little spoiled though, not that she nor the other dogs weren't spoiled before, just a little bit more than usual though. Guess that is what knowing she is dying is doing. Oh my gosh, that is the first time I used that work, dying!!!! I HATE THAT WORD!!!! When the time comes, I just don't know if I can be with her when the time comes to put her down....I want to, but don't know if I can. I was not able to be there with my other dog when the time came. I didn't want to let her go, even though her back was broke and I knew it had to be done. Thank goodness there was someone there for me and for her. Our family vet, who had retired and was like a father to me, was there for both of us. How am I going to be able to do this??? How??? How am I going to be able to tell my son???? How am I going to be able to comfort him if he is still in MS???? I don't know if I will be strong enough to do it. :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

You will be able to do it when the time is right. I had to get a family member to take Ethel and Fred to have them put to sleep, I couldn't do it. I can't even be in the room if they do a procedure on my dogs, can with my sons though :lol:

After spending about 24 hours on the couch with Ethel having seizures and giving her shots(because of the liver cancer), I knew it was time to end her suffering. She would look at me with those big eyes, and I couldn't let her keep doing it.

It is so hard, I am getting chocked up thinking about it. At some point you will have to tell your son, but I think you will know when the time is right. I will be saying a prayer for you and you precious baby, hang in there, I am here if you need me..karen