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lil louis 09-26-2010 04:43 PM
I had to put my dog to sleep a week ago today
 
I had to put my 13 and a half year old dog to sleep last Sunday. (She wasn't a yorkie.) I have had her since she was 8 weeks old. She lost the ability to move her hind legs, wasn't able to see very well, and started losing control of her bowels. Putting her to sleep was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. I feel so guilty, and keep second guessing whether I made the right decision. I loved her so much and can't believe she is gone. I look to the spot where she use to lay, and for a brief moment I expect her to be there waiting for me when I get home. She was with me for so many years and brought me so much joy. She was a sweet dog right until the moment she took her last breath. I know you were in so much pain and hopefully you are now able to run and play again.

I love you so much and hope I made the right decision.:cry:

luvfla 09-26-2010 04:49 PM
I am SO sorry for your loss. They give us their trust and unconditional love...which is such a blessing. I hate that we have to make these decisions....I hate that you had to also. RIP sweet little girl!

Ringo1 09-26-2010 04:50 PM
I'm sure your decision was made out of love and, therefore, was the right decision. I felt guilty for a long time after putting my maltese to sleep ~ he was in much the same condition as your dog. Deaf, blind, incontinent, and senile. Yet, he didn't have a life threatening illness . . . so I felt super guilty and second-guessed myself for a year. But his quality of life was awful and even my vet thought it was the right decision.

Try not to allow guilt into your grieving process. You did the final act of ultimate kindness.

boopster 09-26-2010 05:03 PM
I understand how you're feeling. I had to make that awful decision a few months ago for my Bungee. Deep in my heart I know I made the right decision... if I had let her suffer any longer, I would have been doing it for my own selfish need to keep her with me. But I still have those lingering doubts, too.

My hardest time is when I come home from work and look for her to meet me at the gate. It does get a little easier to cope every day. I wish I could take away some of your pain, but only time will do that.

Darlene68 09-26-2010 05:27 PM
I am so sorry for your loss, I know how difficult that is to do. Sending hugs.

Mom to Hot Rod 09-26-2010 05:31 PM
So very sorry that you had to make such a decision. Please do not feel guilty, you gave the greatest gift that you could - pure love. Hugs to you.

margaritaville 09-26-2010 05:56 PM
I'm so sorry you had to make that decision but it is difficult. With my Bichon my vet said you'll know when it's time and we did. I too kept wondering if it was the right thing. As time passed I am sure it was right as I didn't want him to suffer.

lil louis 09-27-2010 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Ringo1 (Post 3282084)
I'm sure your decision was made out of love and, therefore, was the right decision. I felt guilty for a long time after putting my maltese to sleep ~ he was in much the same condition as your dog. Deaf, blind, incontinent, and senile. Yet, he didn't have a life threatening illness . . . so I felt super guilty and second-guessed myself for a year. But his quality of life was awful and even my vet thought it was the right decision.

Try not to allow guilt into your grieving process. You did the final act of ultimate kindness.
I am sorry to hear about the loss of your dog. My vet said the same thing. She said her quality of life was not good. She said that dogs don't show pain like we do. I still feel awful, because she wasn't senile. Her mind was still strong, but her body wasn't. That is the hardest part about all of this. :(

lil louis 09-27-2010 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by boopster (Post 3282097)
I understand how you're feeling. I had to make that awful decision a few months ago for my Bungee. Deep in my heart I know I made the right decision... if I had let her suffer any longer, I would have been doing it for my own selfish need to keep her with me. But I still have those lingering doubts, too.

My hardest time is when I come home from work and look for her to meet me at the gate. It does get a little easier to cope every day. I wish I could take away some of your pain, but only time will do that.
I am sorry to hear about Bungee. It is an awful decision to have to make. In my head I know I made the right decision, but my heart doesn't agree. I keep thinking that I should have waited, but like you said it would have been selfish of me. I know she didn't want to lay there in pain. It took everything out of her just to switch laying positions.

lil louis 09-27-2010 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by luvfla (Post 3282083)
I am SO sorry for your loss. They give us their trust and unconditional love...which is such a blessing. I hate that we have to make these decisions....I hate that you had to also. RIP sweet little girl!
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Originally Posted by Darlene68 (Post 3282109)
I am so sorry for your loss, I know how difficult that is to do. Sending hugs.
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Originally Posted by Mom to Hot Rod (Post 3282118)
So very sorry that you had to make such a decision. Please do not feel guilty, you gave the greatest gift that you could - pure love. Hugs to you.
Thank you for your kind words. I am hoping one day I will realize that I made the right decision. Right now I have so much sadness and guilt.

kjc 09-27-2010 10:21 AM
I'm so very sorry for your loss... It is very hard to make these decisions.

I had to have my Sophie Anne PTS in 2000. I felt so bad that I would never do that again. When the time came for my Maltese, whose name was Little Lou, I vowed to let him pass on at home in comfortable surroundings. Well, that did not go so well either... nothing too bad, it just took him 45 minutes to pass on once the process started. So I concluded that death is always horrible, and inevitable. It is best to avoid too much suffering, so I am pro injection once again, and to me it is just a transition, and to be able to gently help them through that is the ultimate final loving gift you can give to a loving, devoted pet. You were able to help her one last time.... and I'm sure she felt your love in her final moments. What could be better than that? Bless your heart, you had the strength to help her.

Yorkiedaze 09-27-2010 10:26 AM
I'm so sorry you had to make that decision. I know the pain of losing a beloved family member. My Delsi had a stroke and passed on at 16 years old. That was five years ago Sept. 5th and I still shed tears if I dwell on it. She was a Chihuahua.

Rhetts_mama 09-27-2010 11:00 AM
I'm sorry for your loss.

lil louis 09-27-2010 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by kjc (Post 3282755)
I'm so very sorry for your loss... It is very hard to make these decisions.

I had to have my Sophie Anne PTS in 2000. I felt so bad that I would never do that again. When the time came for my Maltese, whose name was Little Lou, I vowed to let him pass on at home in comfortable surroundings. Well, that did not go so well either... nothing too bad, it just took him 45 minutes to pass on once the process started. So I concluded that death is always horrible, and inevitable. It is best to avoid too much suffering, so I am pro injection once again, and to me it is just a transition, and to be able to gently help them through that is the ultimate final loving gift you can give to a loving, devoted pet. You were able to help her one last time.... and I'm sure she felt your love in her final moments. What could be better than that? Bless your heart, you had the strength to help her.
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Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze (Post 3282762)
I'm so sorry you had to make that decision. I know the pain of losing a beloved family member. My Delsi had a stroke and passed on at 16 years old. That was five years ago Sept. 5th and I still shed tears if I dwell on it. She was a Chihuahua.
I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your pets. It is definetly a hard decision to make.

yorkieusa 09-30-2010 06:40 PM
I'm so sorry. Do not feel guilty. It was your unselfish love that ended her agony. Never second guess that.

ClaudeBisson 09-30-2010 06:55 PM
Sorry for your loss.

Our Amber (Yorkie) lived to 16 years old and we had to let her go to sleep as well. It was some time ago but we miss her dearly. We have her ashes in a small container with angel wings attached to it .

She is still here in spirit and we know that she is enjoying puppy heaven as she always stood guard over our Yorkie litters for so many years.

Patti 09-30-2010 07:27 PM
I am so sorry for your loss.

ltret0294 09-30-2010 08:38 PM
It is never an easy decision let our trusting pets go to the rainbow bridge. I had to live through the same decision 3 times in a 6 week period in Jan/Feb 2008. Their little urns are nearby right now. The sweet memories of our pets live with us forever.

lil louis 10-01-2010 04:30 AM
I had my dog cremated too. The vet called me on Tuesday and said her ashes were ready to picked up. Walking into that vet it was like putting her to sleep all over again. It was a horrible feeling. I know I still have all the memories with her, but it's not the same as having her here.:( Thanks everyone for all of the nice things you have said.

danjr68 10-01-2010 01:30 PM
So sorry for your loss.We had to put our 17 year old Suzie down last month.I feel the same way.We put it off as long as we could but it was still so hard to do.

lil louis 10-03-2010 06:01 AM
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Originally Posted by danjr68 (Post 3287395)
So sorry for your loss.We had to put our 17 year old Suzie down last month.I feel the same way.We put it off as long as we could but it was still so hard to do.
I am sorry for your loss too.

Connie 10-03-2010 07:02 AM
I am so sorry to see that you've lost your beloved pet. I send heartfelt sympathy and lots of hugs.

WV~Yorkies 10-04-2010 08:59 AM
I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

sashazx75 10-04-2010 09:53 AM
losing a friend
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by lil louis (Post 3282075)
I had to put my 13 and a half year old dog to sleep last Sunday. (She wasn't a yorkie.) I have had her since she was 8 weeks old. She lost the ability to move her hind legs, wasn't able to see very well, and started losing control of her bowels. Putting her to sleep was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. I feel so guilty, and keep second guessing whether I made the right decision. I loved her so much and can't believe she is gone. I look to the spot where she use to lay, and for a brief moment I expect her to be there waiting for me when I get home. She was with me for so many years and brought me so much joy. She was a sweet dog right until the moment she took her last breath. I know you were in so much pain and hopefully you are now able to run and play again.

I love you so much and hope I made the right decision.:cry:
it's never easy putting a pet to sleep..but what you just said she couldn't walk and her eyesight wasn't very good and if she was starting to lose control of her bowels then that means everything was shutting down and if you didn't put her down she would die on her own and probably suffer greatly this way she didn't have to suffer.. my first yorkie daisy was 11wks old and i had to put her to sleep she was born with fluid around her brain and was dying in my arms when i had to make the choice..my husband stayed with her cause i ran out of the room screaming..so i feel for your lost but just remember she's up in heaven waiting for you and probably chasing the birds and butterflys up there..so sry for your lost

felicity1008 10-04-2010 09:56 AM
I am so sorry for your loss..you did the best thing for her


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