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Originally Posted by john8074  All of you have been so thoughtful and wanted more info. my little elvis who I had for 10 years died last week.he had such terrible luck and pain in his life. he was hair trigger pancreintitus and had it 6 times.2 years ago he developed the auto immune disease and I finally got that regulated with immune surpressents.
what truly hurts is over the past 3 months he started getting smaller and I thought it was just the ID lowfat diet. 3 weks ago I took him in and his kidney function values were awful and he got fluids. 3 more tests over the weeks showed no improvement and they taught me how to give him fluids under his skin 3 times a day.
last Thursday he stayed in his crate and I got him up and his gait was very wobbly like something neurological. at the vet he ran into walls walking and the vet said he was blind. I wanted them to give him iv fluids and they agreed until he started throwing up blood with a high BP and the vet said he was having a stroke possibly but needed to be put down
I cry all the time cause I didn't do anything as he kept getting smaller and I cry cause his last day on earth was hell. I live alone and he was my best pal in the world. I nursed him through so many things and our bond grew. I just cant get it out of my mine seeing him blind and wondering if another bag of fluids would help
I loved my deseased dad dearly but this hurts more. I don't know how I will be able to pick up his ashes
Thank you all for your support |
I too lost mine in kinda of the same way. I watched her start losing weight and not being as active as she always was trips to the vet didn't show anything out of line. but on the last trip they found a growth that turned out to be cancer way to far gone to do anything. she was like yours a lot of lost weight trouble walking only her problem walking was from being so weak she got to where she wouldn't eat at all. they told me the best thing was to put her to sleep that there was nothing they could do for her. that was the hardest most painful thing I've ever done. that was just last week and I still cant sleep or eat its like my life ended with hers. my heart and prayers go out to you I wished I could tell you something that would make it better but I don't think it truly gets any better. our babies loved us totally completely and unconditionally and there's no replacing that. I raised Roxee from 7 weeks old until she passed at 9. like Garth Brooks sound says I could have missed the pain but then i'd have had to missed the dance and although it hurts so bad I cant stand it I wouldn't have missed the time I had with my precious baby for anything in the world. Just remember this our babies are waiting at the rainbow bridge there healthy and happy playing and cant wait until we get there so just hold that in ur heart knowing our babies aren't suffering anymore that helps me alittle and knowing putting them to sleep was truly the most selfless thing we could have done. God Bless you