I think i am loosing my puppy :(

[ludmilaag]

Hi, my puppy JC is 16yrs old, i think i am loosing him. Most of his life he had a liver problems and has been on meds all the time. Now his liver enzymes are better but his arthritis is acting up and his vet put him on Adequan injections .Now i was told that his kidney is shutting down. He can barely walk, though he is trying, eat a little but drink a lot. The thought of putting him down is killing me. Everybody tells me to think with a brain not heart but i keep thinking what if JC is going to get better. Is it wrong/heartless of me to let him pass on naturally ??? I love him SOOOOO much , he is gorgeous feisty puppy. he is my first puppy ever. he is the love of my life....i just cant think of him gone..... thank you for letting me vent.....

[dottiesyrky]

So sorry to hear your beloved boy and best friend is not doing well. He has done very well to be here at 16, you must be a good mom and have a dog with great genes.
I feel for you having to make a decision to put to sleep. It is a terrible thing to have to play God. I had to do that with my last baby girl who had late stage kidney failure at 11 years old, and we were unable to save her. One minute she seemed well and fine and then soon after, she was gone! But she was so very sick, and did not respond to treatment, that I could not see her suffer any more. I felt so guilty at the time but now I feel bad for allowing her to live in pain and misery for so long. So I think that if the kidney is really shutting down he probably may not recover for very long. However, it is possible that your feisty little soul will beat this disease if it is diagnosed early enough, and be treated and live a peaceful life for much more time. Many pups have done well with treatment so praying your baby will do so too. Looking back, I cannot see how my girl got so bad so quickly, as I had her regularly tested and vetted. But sometimes this comes on suddenly and the kidney function is past repair. Wishing you a happy outcome and know that when it is time you will know what to do. Please keep us updated and thoughts and prayers go out to you. Hugs.

[matese]

I am so very sorry to hear such bad news. My girl was 17 years old she was eating, drinking, pottying fine, then one day she just stopped eating. I rushed her to the vet where they kept her for 7 days on IV. Everyday I went to see her she lost more and more weight, but the vet and techs assured me she was coming home. On day 7 I received a early morning call from the vet, I had to come in and say my good byes. I was devastated beyond words. She told me her organs were shutting down, there was nothing more they could do for her. I went and held her in my arms for the last time ,I whispered in her ear momma's good girl and kissed her, held her tight against me while the tech injected her and ended her pain. 3 years later I still cry for her and cried just writing this.

Listen to your vet, if there is hope and a chance for him to have quality of life your vet will let you know. I know the pain you are in, the love you have for your little boy and how hard it is to think you may have to let him go. You will do what is best for little JC. (((HUGS)))

[ludmilaag]

thank you for your support, i cancelled all my plans for this weekend so i can spend time with HC. i dont know how long he has and every second counts. :'( :'( :'(

[dottiesyrky]

Sad to hear your story. Like you I had my sweet girl in the vet on IVs for days and was told my baby would be fine. So much so that they sent her home with me to be regularly hydrated under the skin. I was told she would do well if I did this. Bless her heart, in her brief good moments, she would try to eat to please me and then throw up. We would hydrate her and at first for about an hour she would seem ok, but then would sink back into a seriously ill baby. We tried this regimen until the good times were so short and she was so sick that there was no hope for a positive prognosis and good life. We felt we could no longer put her through this. It was so sad and hard to make this decision and we mourned her for ever. I never wanted to have another pet and have her or him go through this again. But after a couple of years life became impossible without a Yorkie in the home, so we got our little boy. A totally different personality but so loved. But there are more positive outcomes posted here, so praying JC will be one of them

[ludmilaag]

Hello, everyone
My JC is doing much better: he is walking and eating a bit better. a bit more alert. I saw JCs vet yesterday again and he said not to worry about ....... (u know what). hopefully he will continue to get better, though i know and see that he is really getting old. I thank you all for your support because most of my friends can not understand my concerns and worries. With Love, Ludmila G.

[dottiesyrky]

So happy that JC is getting better. Praying he continues to improve.

[matese]

So happy to hear JC is feeling better, I will pray improvement continues. Thank you for the update.

[chestermama]

I'm sending thoughts and prayers your way, Chester is almost 15 and I love him to pieces

[Lovetodream88]

I'm glad he is doing better but I just wanted to share from what I learned in class. Dogs very rarely just pass in their sleep peacefully. We might not see it but useally there is something not so great that causes the death so it's not as peaceful or comfortable as just putting them to sleep.

[yorkiemini]

Hugs and prayers for you and your pup. You are a great Yorkie parent

[parkerpoo]

They want to push iv in hospital, but I'm so afraid he'll pass when I'm not there, because he also has collapsing trachea issues. I don't know what to do.

[matese]

Originally Posted by parkerpoo

They want to push iv in hospital, but I'm so afraid he'll pass when I'm not there, because he also has collapsing trachea issues. I don't know what to do.

You have to do what is best for your baby, if you don't do the IV he may not survive, you have to give him every chance to live even if it means he may pass without you being there. I know it is hard to do, but, you have to give him treatment, give him a chance. Please, do what is right for him and take him for the IV and pray, PLEASE.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by parkerpoo

They want to push iv in hospital, but I'm so afraid he'll pass when I'm not there, because he also has collapsing trachea issues. I don't know what to do.

You have to d what is best for him. If you don't want to do fluids then you need to evaluate if its fair to keep him alive and going if he is suffering.

[Wylie's Mom]

My heart really truly breaks for you. Trust me - there is *no* right time to let them go - meaning, it never "feels right" to let them go - at least it never does for me, bc I never, ever want to let them go .

But I think it's very important to be both mindful (intelligent, logical, w/ reason and facts) and heartful (with love and peace and compassion) when we make decisions for these most precious vulnerable innocent precious ones who we have for such a short time ! If time is short - if death is inevitable - if pain is almost constant (or similar) - if quality of life is becoming something you can question.....then.....you may want to start thinking about making that ultimate compassionate decision.

I know it's excruciating to consider -- but like you said, if it's a possibility that something could happen at the vet's - when you're not there...? I mean, if the situation is truly that fragile - I don't know; if it were me, I don't know if I'd want to risk my baby having to pass away alone like that...ya know?

So sorry you're facing such a tough time . Hugs.