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michski · 11-24-2009, 07:07 AM

Last year 2008 on november the 5th we lost dear mickey due to the tracea collapse, This may seem mean but my dog was in so much pain i was relieved that i put him out of his misery. The vet said there was no chance he would make it, having him put to sleep was very distressing as i had to go home to his brother tommy without him. They were a double act, 'THE BOYS' we used to call them. Now however hard and miserable those months were tommy got us through them, tommy was still there. Now just this month i felt that tommy wasnt himself, he started coughing the same as mickey had started and whenever tommy got excited or barked he would cough. I alerted my mum and said that we needed to get him checked out, i just kept thinking that we had caught it early it might be okay. However tommy had some tests done, it was found that he had an enlarged heart, mild liver problems and also was going blind. I felt like a faliure to my dog that i had not realised he had all these problems. The strangest thing was that unlike mickey where he was in an ammense amount of visible pain, tommy was still jumping around licking everyone he was still happy. The vet said that we could give him pills but it would make him gain alot of weight and would put too much pressure on his heart, we had to make the decision to have him put to sleep. Watching my other dog only a year later passing away feels like i have been stabbed through the heart. The only comfort that i can give to myself and to any other people on here is that you should realise you have given your dog the greatest gift of all, you have let your loved animal be released of the pain its experiencing to go on to be free and not be in pain. We cant do that for the humans that we love we have to watch them suffer. We have done something so unselfish however much we want them to be a part of our lives forever we know we cant and we just want them to be out of pain, thats true love. My dogs were there for me through times when my father was abusive to my mum,when they eventually split,when my sisters moved out,people died,relationships ended. They were my support system, i feel truely lost without them. I just have to ask one thing though? do you think im crazy for wanting to have that feeling again, some of my family have said that im selfish for wanting another dog, but i dont want to replace them they are irreplaceable. I just want something else to bring me the love and joy that i felt with my animals. Im sorry that i have written so much but he only passed yesterday and i feel like i need to release what i am feeling. I hope that everyone who has lost an animal realises that you have given that animal the greatest gift of love.

11-24-2009, 07:07 AM	#1
michski Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: essex,united kingdom Posts: 10	Tommy Tucker && Mickey Mouse Last year 2008 on november the 5th we lost dear mickey due to the tracea collapse, This may seem mean but my dog was in so much pain i was relieved that i put him out of his misery. The vet said there was no chance he would make it, having him put to sleep was very distressing as i had to go home to his brother tommy without him. They were a double act, 'THE BOYS' we used to call them. Now however hard and miserable those months were tommy got us through them, tommy was still there. Now just this month i felt that tommy wasnt himself, he started coughing the same as mickey had started and whenever tommy got excited or barked he would cough. I alerted my mum and said that we needed to get him checked out, i just kept thinking that we had caught it early it might be okay. However tommy had some tests done, it was found that he had an enlarged heart, mild liver problems and also was going blind. I felt like a faliure to my dog that i had not realised he had all these problems. The strangest thing was that unlike mickey where he was in an ammense amount of visible pain, tommy was still jumping around licking everyone he was still happy. The vet said that we could give him pills but it would make him gain alot of weight and would put too much pressure on his heart, we had to make the decision to have him put to sleep. Watching my other dog only a year later passing away feels like i have been stabbed through the heart. The only comfort that i can give to myself and to any other people on here is that you should realise you have given your dog the greatest gift of all, you have let your loved animal be released of the pain its experiencing to go on to be free and not be in pain. We cant do that for the humans that we love we have to watch them suffer. We have done something so unselfish however much we want them to be a part of our lives forever we know we cant and we just want them to be out of pain, thats true love. My dogs were there for me through times when my father was abusive to my mum,when they eventually split,when my sisters moved out,people died,relationships ended. They were my support system, i feel truely lost without them. I just have to ask one thing though? do you think im crazy for wanting to have that feeling again, some of my family have said that im selfish for wanting another dog, but i dont want to replace them they are irreplaceable. I just want something else to bring me the love and joy that i felt with my animals. Im sorry that i have written so much but he only passed yesterday and i feel like i need to release what i am feeling. I hope that everyone who has lost an animal realises that you have given that animal the greatest gift of love.