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01-22-2015, 07:01 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: bradenton fl usa
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| Please help me Last night I had to say goodbye to my best friend. He has been with me through the loss of my mother and then my husband. He loved both of thme dearly. He has been my comforter, my cheerleader, my defender and my soft place to land. One who always loved me and was always on my side. My little 14 year old has a history of various medical problems including pancreatitis. He was recently diagnoised with enlarged heart and has been on medication for about one month. Last night he started breathing really hard after being groomed. The groomer is wonderful and he loves her. I took him to the ER and they put him in oxygen tank. He threw up foamy blood three or four times. He really hates being in small places and was panicked over being in the oxygen tank. The vet told me she suspected his lungs were filling with fluid. She said there was possibly a tare near the heart valve which would cause him to throw up the blood (not sure exactly what she said) She gave me several options; Go to specialist ER (she said she did not think he could make the trip) Run some tests to determine how much fluid etc and treat him or put him to sleep. Based on his lack of response to the oxygen she did not think he would respond to any other treatment. It happens that My vet is the husband of the ER vet. I asked her to call him and get his opinion. He was very surprised that my little guy got this sick this quickly. I did not want him to die with strangers. I wanted to be with him. She told me if he started to go during th night she could call me. Of course no gurantees on wheter she would be able to call me in time. She said she had doubts that he would make it through the night. I decided to have him put to sleep. I was so afraid that he would be alone and I did not want that to happen. Now I am second guessing my decision. Did I do the right thing? Or should I have let them run the tests and try the treatments? I love him so and I miss him terribly. But, I did not want him to suffer. I did not want him to come home and end of dying alone when I was at work. I have heard that heart disease is a really terrible death for them. Did I do the right thing for my boy? I just don't know? Has anyone had similar experience? Anyone know about heart failure? My heart is broken. |
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01-22-2015, 07:28 PM | #3 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| How absolutely heart wrenching for you to have make this terrible decision....but do NOT ever second guess your decision. You did exactly what was best for your precious baby....he knew he could trust you to make the best decisions for him his entire life....he knew his best interest was always the motivating factor in any decision you made for him.....given your options as you related them in your post, I personally would have done the very same thing. He left for Rainbow Bridge in the safety and comfort of his most beloved and trusted friends, and there is no other option he would have wanted if he had been able to speak his wishes to you. You rest easy with the decision you made.....as you did his entire life, you thought of him and what was in his best interest first.....that is the very best thing, the most noble and honorable thing for you to do..... My heart breaks for you, and I will include you in my prayers.... Last edited by Yorkiemom1; 01-22-2015 at 07:29 PM. |
01-23-2015, 07:15 AM | #4 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | I'm so very sorry for your sudden loss - my heart just really breaks for you. Rest assured that you did the right thing, made the right decision...and try to find some peace in that. You gave your little baby the very best life, and it's clear he had wonderful care.
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01-23-2015, 12:33 PM | #5 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | I am so very very sorry for your loss! He left quietly surrounded by your precious love, you were with him to the very end. I can not think of a more right way to go/do, than what you decided. Your lovely boy chose his time to go - knowing that you would be there for him. My heart goes out to you. (((Hugs)))
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01-23-2015, 12:41 PM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Western NY, USA
Posts: 122
| It is clear that you made the decision out of love for him...it is also clear you made sure he had the care he needed. You made a completely selfless decision...I hope you find peace knowing that he was comforted by being with you and that he felt that love.
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01-23-2015, 12:44 PM | #7 |
Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas
Posts: 27,450
| I am SO sorry for what you are feeling right now. I went through this not long ago with a foster (Tommy) who I had had for years...he was a dear boy and I still feel sick over him at times. He went bad suddenly one night and I rushed him to the EC. His lungs were filling up and foam and bubbles were coming out of his nose and mouth....he was literally drowning. The vet gave him Lasix and put him in oxygen but he was SO bad and not responding to the med . Tommy had never had a murmur or any heart issues previously and had just had his yearly exam and a dental right before this incident. The EC vet said he was quite sure it was a rupture of chordae tendinae (sounds like that is what happened to your baby). I too was faced with an awful decision...anyone who knows me, knows that if I could have saved him I would have....I am often at specialists with my pups and my fosters. The vet told me that even IF he could stabilize him throughout the night and he was able to go to the specialists, the long term prognosis would not be good. Weeks...maybe a couple of months. I made that same awful decision for Tommy that you made for your baby....I say awful because it is SO hard for us. But, deep in my heart I knew I was doing it for Tommy. I did not want him to suffer and, like you, I would not leave him there to die alone. It is a hard thing to do....it is done with love. I hope you will feel better about it soon....I hope that my story helps you. I thought I had posted about it here on YT, but I could not find it. I just looked and it is on my FB page. I was so torn up and I still see him at times struggling to breathe...just horrible when I think too long about it BUT the other side of me knows that it would have been worse for him if I let it go any longer. I wish you peace. |
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01-23-2015, 12:48 PM | #8 |
Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas
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| Here is a link about ruptured chordae tendonae in dogs. Note that the mortality rate is high: https://www.vetstream.com/canis/Cont...e/dis00920.asp It was really horrible...I was so traumatized by it. I had never had a pup go through anything like that. So sudden and unexpected.
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01-23-2015, 01:31 PM | #9 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maui, Hawaii
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| I am so very sorry for your loss. You gave your lil guy the best and most unselfish gift possible, by lovingly helping him to a better place, where he is pain free and at peace. I hope you will come to find some peace too , and know that you made the best decision, even though it was hard.
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01-23-2015, 02:22 PM | #10 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: west long branch, n.j.
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| I'm so sorry for your loss. Your loving care, in not wanting him to suffer or be alone at the end, is commended.
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01-23-2015, 03:30 PM | #11 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Posts: 146
| So sorry for your heart breaking loss. You did absolutely the right thing. To be the there is the most important thing. "We who chose to love.....We cherish the memory as the only certain immortality, never fully understanding the necessary plan." I wish you peace and sweet dreams of your baby. |
01-23-2015, 04:15 PM | #12 |
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| I am so sorry for your loss of your baby. You did the right thing by making the decision to let him go peacefully when it was time. We are never ready for that time to come, but had you not let him peacefully go, you might be asking yourself if you put him through too much trauma, panic and pain trying to prolong his life. You made the loving decision not to put him through that. Hugs...
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01-23-2015, 04:38 PM | #13 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Toluca Lake, CA
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| I am so sorry you had to make this difficult decision. You made this decision based on love and concern that your sweet yorkie not suffer unnecessarily. The hardest decisions are the ones where what we know is best goes against our hearts wishes. You lovingly placed your babies needs over your wants.
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01-23-2015, 05:51 PM | #14 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Ohio
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| I'm so sorry for your loss. It's a horrible decision to have to make but please don't feel guilty, you absolutely did the right thing.
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