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Originally Posted by brownminerva  Hello again Jamie:
Giving the water shot sounds bad, but the little dogs seem not to mind as they know you are trying to help them. My Nik used to stand so pitifully quiet in the deep sink as we administered the injection and hydrated her, just taking it - as we cried for her.
It was our first dog and we had her for 6 wonderfully happy years. (We adopted her at 5 and she went to doggie heaven at 11.5 yrs.) She was the perfect dog and was with us all the time, we were devastated when this illness got to her so suddenly, and after 18 months the pain is still here with us.
The tears are coming to me now as I think of my poor little Nik and what she went through. Although it was so very hard to make that fateful decision, we had to do it as she was so uncomfortable and so NOT enjoying her little life. We could not watch her like that any longer.
You will know when the time comes, but we pray that for you it will be a long time from now.
Although we go through such pain while they are going through this sickness, I am sorry to say that peace did not come for me when she passed away. There was immediate relief as she was not in pain any more, but soon after the shock wore off and the reality of her being GONE hit us. The house was empty and life seemed pointless without her. But time does heal.
But enough of my pain, we must look on the bright side for your little baby and hope she will enjoy life for many years to come. All you can do is your best for her, and I can see you are a very devoted and loving petlover and will see that she is made as comfortable as is possible.
So hang in there and enjoy her all you can, and try and forget what sadness might come in the future. Dogs only think of today and I wish we humans could think likewise.
With prayers and good wishes for you all.
Please keep coming to this room and sharing your feelings with understanding people, it does help.
God Bless! |
Oh my gosh! What a precious lady you are!!! This was a very heart-warming post and so thoughtful of you to say such nice things. Thank you!
You are so right on many levels with your post. This site, with all the wonderful people here and knowing I have all of you to cry to helps me more than any of you know. This is such an awful thing to go thru, for both of us, as you know. It's the most helpless I have felt in a very long time. I am very devoted to her. I have barely left her side since this began. I have researched this disease trying to find out what I can do, what she needs, etc. I'm trying to make her as comfortable as I possibly can.
As for the fluids I have to do here....................ugh! I am not looking forward to doing that. I really don't like needles at all so this is going to be a tough one for me. I'm gonna do it for her and to help her, but WOW! I'm not looking forward to it.
Just to update you and everyone that may be wondering...She is having a pretty good day so far today. She's (luckily) kept her food down and has had a substantial fluid intake. She actually got up and moved around for a little bit...not long, but long enough to make me cry from happiness.
I'm hoping she continues this way for a while. Will keep everyone posted.
Thank you again.
You're a wonderful person