here we go... one of the most sensitive painful threads that occur around here

[lookinfit75]

I can't stand the thought of euthanasia. If you guys feel that way about your four legged loved ones, how do you feel about your two-legged loved ones? Would you say the same thing, "I couldn't stand to see (insert spouse or family member here) in that state so I put'em down." My dog was with me from the age of 14 till the of age of 28. When I first met him he was a mutt on the street that followed me home one day so I fed him and he never left. In the mornings when I would take the bus to school at 4AM he would follow me to the bus stop, wait with me till I got on the Metro and then he'd go back to the pad. He was a good dog that protected his house and it's inhabitants ferociously till the end (I grew up in a really bad part of town). One day I decided to took him to the vet because he was always coughing and out of breath. The Vet said he had congestive heart disease and it was just a matter of time. He gave me meds to help him out and advised me that it would be too expensive to continue to take care of him and it would only prolong his life a little bit so it would be best if I euthanized him. I figured that the least I could do for him after all those years that he had looked out for my family and myself was to take care of him till the end and let him go when God decided it was his time, not when I thought it was convenient. He lasted about 6 months until one day he started breathing really fast and coughing uncontrollably. We knew it was time so we (my family and I) held him until he lost his ghost. It was really rough to witness that but I would have never been able to live with myself if I had taken him out knowing that he still had life in him.

 

[walliwalibus]

Both of my friends are now in my avatar as a tribute of my own to them. Bandit, the one recently put down, is the brown one. She was a sharpei/rottweiller mix. I keep seeing that freaking Sarah M. aspca commercial and have to walk away. For many years these two loving friends were the highlight of me and my wife's day. They were are children. It will always be a heart break to even talk about. Again I am getting emotional about it so I will just leave it at that. Sorry, its very hard on me now.

 

[jackangel]

Yeah they do, you can bury the pet..... This is sad to me as I lost my best friend this year as my future ex took her and had her put to sleep because she couldn't handle her. I am tearing up a bit so I just leave it alone.

what the fuck? she basically murdered your dog???

 

[lookinfit75]

Both of my friends are now in my avatar as a tribute of my own to them. Bandit, the one recently put down, is the brown one. She was a sharpei/rottweiller mix. I keep seeing that freaking Sarah M. aspca commercial and have to walk away. For many years these two loving friends were the highlight of me and my wife's day. They were are children. It will always be a heart break to even talk about. Again I am getting emotional about it so I will just leave it at that. Sorry, its very hard on me now.

Don't worry Wallibus. It's been 5 years for me and I still get a fucken knot in my throat when I think about my dog. Shit, to be honest I hadn't thought about it till I saw this thread and... well you know. Some of us just have an affinity for pets. I've had a dog by my side since the age of 2 but I haven't had a pet since this one passed away (other than the occasional neighborhood stray I feed time to time) but that's just because I am on the road too much and there is no one to take care of a pet if I were to have one.

 

[walliwalibus]

THX, really. People tell us (we are somewhat back together) that we get upset over nothing sometimes. Man, I so lose it on them. I think I scared one friend because he tried to say some things about it. I give to the aspca, but damn that commercial is too damn much for me man. The images and her voice, damn. Bandit was about 8 months in that pic. She was 115 lbs. at death.... all muscle... she was one bad ass beotch LOL. I had to cheer myself with that sorry.

Jackangel- Yeah bro, she did. But it wasn't to be against me. My wife is disabled, a crippling disease. She couldn't handle her and I was so far out of control that my wife was afraid of me for a time. I lost everything. We are working things out but this subject is very dear to both our hearts so we just remember the good days.

 

[lookinfit75]

THX, really. People tell us (we are somewhat back together) that we get upset over nothing sometimes. Man, I so lose it on them. I think I scared one friend because he tried to say some things about it. I give to the aspca, but damn that commercial is too damn much for me man. The images and her voice, damn. Bandit was about 8 months in that pic. She was 115 lbs. at death.... all muscle... she was one bad ass beotch LOL. I had to cheer myself with that sorry.

Jackangel- Yeah bro, she did. But it wasn't to be against me. My wife is disabled, a crippling disease. She couldn't handle her and I was so far out of control that my wife was afraid of me for a time. I lost everything. We are working things out but this subject is very dear to both our hearts so we just remember the good days.

Nuff said bro. You're gonna be alright bro.

 

[bw1]

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Putting your pet to sleep.

My little neighbor is facing that with his dog that is going through the end stages of congestive heart failure.

He has been on the standard med treatment for 7 months now and only gets worse. He just collaspe on the floor randomly now. Struggle to breath, if he gets excited (doorbell, treat jar, etc..) he will just faint.

oh boy that is going to be a tough ride to the vet. he wants to bury him in his backyard where they used to play, but I don't think the vet lets you take the body back home.

Man, I hear you....just heart breaking. I have 3 black labs, one got Pneumonia and the vet did everything he could. She just didn't make it I buried her by the big oak tree she used to hang out under. One of the toughest things I ever had to do.

 

[stilleto]

can't read thread. sorry.

makes me so sad.

 

[ortiz34]

Man...sorry wally
i'm a dog lover too

 

[rsnoble-im-back]

My sister-in-law just dropped off her dog so I can watch it for a week while she goes on vacation. Dog is some kind of mini breed and a runt at that. Literally will fit in one hand. Dog is 15 years old. Can't hear, can't see, has seizures all the time, can barely walk. Looks like a pile of death when sleeping. Be surprised if he makes it much longer.

I need to put my dog Fluffy on a diet. Ever see a bloated dead deer on the side of the road? She looks just like that. No exageration.