Dogs! (2 Viewers)

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

It is the worst thing about having a pet. My heart goes out to you, Daz. Enjoy these moments the most you can. Not that I want to push you in any direction, but don't question yourself in getting a second opinion if you feel uncertain. I have had some bad experiences with vets who wanted to push us down this avenue (not saying it is the case for you).

Best wishes to your family and try to keep your spirits up. What a great life Daisy has had with you, and you should be very proud.

To be honest mate the vet was wonderful , they gave isa lot of advice and options . Ultimately it’s th cliche of being cruel to be kind . I don’t want her to suffer

 

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[Joe King]

We took our dog Daisy to the vets last night , she has a tumour . The vet said an operation will be too traumatic for her , they gave her an injection to stop the sickness and some gastrointestinal sensitive food . They said the longer we leave her the more she will suffer . My wife and daughter are in bits , we have made the decision just not sure when to do it . Even looking at daisy she looks sad and she is so lethargic I’m really going to miss her as taking her on walks were a godsend when my dad died . Heartbroken

Oh, Daz. I feel so sad for you. What a horrible thing to go through. If you make the decision to say goodbye, please be there with her. Be thinking of you all day.

 

[chiefdave]

Feel for you Daz. Worst day of my life having to say goodbye to my boy.

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

To be honest mate the vet was wonderful , they gave isa lot of advice and options . Ultimately it’s th cliche of being cruel to be kind . I don’t want her to suffer

Completely understandable mate. Best wishes to you all.

 

[Ccfc_Addy]

Thanks for your advice I’ll suggest to my girls and see what they say .

We are all here for you - Even if you just need this thread as a space where you can talk about the coming days, weeks months and how it's making you feel so you can put on a brave face in front of your family. We've all been there

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

Oh, Daz. I feel so sad for you. What a horrible thing to go through. If you make the decision to say goodbye, please be there with her. Be thinking of you all day.

I won’t leave her side mate she was with me when I needed her

 

[nicksar]

I won’t leave her side mate she was with me when I needed her

It's always heartbreaking when you lose a much loved Dog .... best thoughts mate.

 

[Macca1987]

I won’t leave her side mate she was with me when I needed her

Thinking of you Daz and your family. We had the same with our dog, vets were great but let us know the decision was ours, and we would know when it was time. It brought to my mind someone said to me once about their pain etc, better to be one day too early than one day too late. In the end when we got home from the vets we saw the pain he was in and went back the very next day, we were all there at the end which helped tremendously, stay strong

 

[Mcbean]

Difficult time - they are so loyal but you can look into their eyes and you will know - heart goes out to you and your family - part of it for sure

 

[ovduk78]

We took our dog Daisy to the vets last night , she has a tumour . The vet said an operation will be too traumatic for her , they gave her an injection to stop the sickness and some gastrointestinal sensitive food . They said the longer we leave her the more she will suffer . My wife and daughter are in bits , we have made the decision just not sure when to do it . Even looking at daisy she looks sad and she is so lethargic I’m really going to miss her as taking her on walks were a godsend when my dad died . Heartbroken

This is the worst part of owning any pet, we have had to make this decision twice & from reading the reactions to this post I had tears in my eyes thinking back to when we last made it in 2019 and also for you & your family having to face it now. It is an incredibly hard and sad position to be in & will not be easy for weeks & months to get over but the memories you have are a great healer & they will never go. We still talk about the 3 dogs we have lost and it makes us happy and sad. Dogs love is unconditional which makes any decision difficult but you have to do what is best for Daisy.

 

[Mcbean]

Tears in my eyes when I wrote my post - still miss our last one everyday - there’s some things of his around the house - can’t get rid of them as he never judged us and gave everything - passed on the day after my birthday just remember all the best things about having him - 15 years old

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

Tears in my eyes when I wrote my post - still miss our last one everyday - there’s some things of his around the house - can’t get rid of them as he never judged us and gave everything - passed on the day after my birthday just remember all the best things about having him - 15 years old View attachment 49251

Lovely photo

 

[Macca1987]

Feel the same, near the end Scrappy had lots of problems and couldn't see very well, when he got anxious in the kitchen he would scratch at the door surround, he had taken all the paint off, 3 years on and I still can't think about painting it

 

[ovduk78]

Tears in my eyes when I wrote my post - still miss our last one everyday - there’s some things of his around the house - can’t get rid of them as he never judged us and gave everything - passed on the day after my birthday just remember all the best things about having him - 15 years old View attachment 49251

Springers really are very special, we are currently on our 4th

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

This is Daisy on Christmas Day just gone

 

[Joe King]

Tears in my eyes when I wrote my post - still miss our last one everyday - there’s some things of his around the house - can’t get rid of them as he never judged us and gave everything - passed on the day after my birthday just remember all the best things about having him - 15 years old View attachment 49251

I lost my best little mate two weeks short of his 10th birthday. That was about 18 months ago. It was extremely sudden. One day he's running around like a puppy,but the next morning, he was just gasping to breathe. I phoned the vet who said to bring him straight down and we'll put him on oxygen. I took him and the vet said to leave him for the day and they'll phone later today. I went back home and literally 15 minutes after getting home, they phoned me. He said "can you get back urgently. We're losing him!" I dashed back and they took me straight into the back of the vets where my boy was just laying there, still struggling to breathe. The vet said he had a massive amount of fluid on his lungs and there was nothing he could do. It would be best to let him go. That was it. I gave him hugs and then while I held onto him, he was given the injection. I just broke down and cried my eyes out.
We had him cremated and have his ashes casket in our bedroom, along with his favourite toys, rosettes and paw prints. I still get upset thinking about that day - even now as I type, I'm filling up. He was my whole life, my companion and best friend. Never forgotten. His "shrine" in our bedroom.
RIP Harvey, my beautiful Chihuahua.

 

[Mcbean]

I lost my best little mate two weeks short of his 10th birthday. That was about 18 months ago. It was extremely sudden. One day he's running around like a puppy,but the next morning, he was just gasping to breathe. I phoned the vet who said to bring him straight down and we'll put him on oxygen. I took him and the vet said to leave him for the day and they'll phone later today. I went back home and literally 15 minutes after getting home, they phoned me. He said "can you get back urgently. We're losing him!" I dashed back and they took me straight into the back of the vets where my boy was just laying there, still struggling to breathe. The vet said he had a massive amount of fluid on his lungs and there was nothing he could do. It would be best to let him go. That was it. I gave him hugs and then while I held onto him, he was given the injection. I just broke down and cried my eyes out.
We had him cremated and have his ashes casket in our bedroom, along with his favourite toys, rosettes and paw prints. I still get upset thinking about that day - even now as I type, I'm filling up. He was my whole life, my companion and best friend. Never forgotten. His "shrine" in our bedroom.
RIP Harvey, my beautiful Chihuahua.

Bless ! We had the ashes of ours in a box in the house for a long time so we decided to put two trees in the garden with the ashes underneath - both trees bloom at different times - I also shaped a bush that I can talk to

 

[Joe King]

Bless ! We had the ashes of ours in a box in the house for a long time so we decided to put two trees in the garden with the ashes underneath - both trees bloom at different times - I also shaped a bush that I can talk to View attachment 49256

That's brilliant!

 

[Mcbean]

I lost my best little mate two weeks short of his 10th birthday. That was about 18 months ago. It was extremely sudden. One day he's running around like a puppy,but the next morning, he was just gasping to breathe. I phoned the vet who said to bring him straight down and we'll put him on oxygen. I took him and the vet said to leave him for the day and they'll phone later today. I went back home and literally 15 minutes after getting home, they phoned me. He said "can you get back urgently. We're losing him!" I dashed back and they took me straight into the back of the vets where my boy was just laying there, still struggling to breathe. The vet said he had a massive amount of fluid on his lungs and there was nothing he could do. It would be best to let him go. That was it. I gave him hugs and then while I held onto him, he was given the injection. I just broke down and cried my eyes out.
We had him cremated and have his ashes casket in our bedroom, along with his favourite toys, rosettes and paw prints. I still get upset thinking about that day - even now as I type, I'm filling up. He was my whole life, my companion and best friend. Never forgotten. His "shrine" in our bedroom.
RIP Harvey, my beautiful Chihuahua.

Bless ! We had the ashes of ours in a box in the house for a long time so we decided to put a tree in the garden with the ashes underneath - both trees bloom at different times

That's brilliant!

Thanks I can see it from
My kitchen