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I hate putting a dog down. Never had a more gentle, obedient dog than this one. Not a mean bone in her body.

But she started to seizure yesterday afternoon and today they were hitting her steady so she had suffered enough.
 
I feel for you Burnt. Had a couple of those over the years.

My old Monte dog is 15 now and has not had a good winter but is still going out and helping with chores. Hopefully we will just wake up one morning and he will have gone peacefully in his sleep.
 
We have had to put some good ones down, as well, burnt. It never gets any easier. As I told Katrina, we can do for our four-legged friends what
we can't do for our loved ones.

It takes courage to do it, but it's so much better than letting them
suffer. That's the cowards way...

Have you read Mark Levin's book, "Sprite"? He rescued Sprite at
and old age and only had him for a couple of years. But he agonized
over having to put him down and he felt guilty for a long while for having
done so. It's a good book, very emotional. I think he did a grand
thing taking that dog in the first place and then bonding with him
like he did. The end just came sooner than he was prepared for and
it hurt him deeply.
 
Aw, that's to bad.

Seizures by themselves are one thing, but if they won't stop, that's bad bad bad. If it's any consolation, you did the right thing, even though just because it's the right thing, that doesn't make it easier. :?
 
Sorry for your loss Burnt. It sure is tough but we owe them an end to the suffering. I'd been gone from home for a couple years and when I got back i jumped out of Mom and Dad's truck and started calling our dog Corky. Mom started to cry and told me how they'd lost Cork from being hit by a truck and they hadnt had the heart to tell me. I still miss that old Brittney and its been 25 years. Someday, if I make heaven, I want to ride some ponies I've lost and pet my dog. If the animals aren't there I might as well go to the other place.
 
The first October of this century, I was in the field , when the wife called me and said the "s" word. Cancer had spread, at its worst. Ol Holly had started losing some control, but as she went to sleep, turns out I lost control for a while.
Our sympathies for your loss.
 
even though you did the right thing, it doesn't make it any easier. i've been down that road once, and probably will again someday. it's always tuff to lose a friend.
 
I am sorry for your loss. Pets are one of the family they touch us in ways people can not. They teach us unconditional love. You did the right thing and No it is NEVER easy. Yes it is ok to mourn for your dog and crying is a good healer for the heart.
 
You got out the easy way burnt... Our dog is still wobbling around to walk. He is dizzy and is on motion sickness meds along with banimine.. He holds his head to one side and I wonder just how much he understands. He struggles to go out and pee... Sad deal here, And I wonder two things.. Should we instist on having him put to sleep and will this be the type of medical care I will see with Obama care...
 
Thank you all for your kind words. I'm sure that many of you know from experience what it means to have to do this.

Yup, there were tears, and while it does feel kinda strange to shed a few tears over a dog, it doesn't seem so strange when one considers how unreservedly and unconditionally a dog loves and serves its human friend.

There are times when a dog is the only one that understands what you are feeling. At least, I've never had one tell me that I was a klutz for some stupid thing I said or did!

They just listen and seem to say oh that's okay, now let's get on with the job. . .

Yup, a good dog makes for a good companion so it's tough when things go bad for them.
 
burnt said:
I hate putting a dog down. Never had a more gentle, obedient dog than this one. Not a mean bone in her body.

But she started to seizure yesterday afternoon and today they were hitting her steady so she had suffered enough.
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You did the right thing,had a german short hair that had seizures,tried everything for her vet after vet and all I did was prolong her misery,finally put her out of her misery.
good luck
 
I am so very sorry Burnt. Shedding tears for someone that you love and has been there for you always ,nothing wrong with that.

Hubby cried hard when Steffie was put to sleep and I love him all the more for it ...
 
I'm sorry to hear your story :? I'm always the one that other people call to do the DEED - Your animal or mine - it never gets easy.
The BANG always makes it point - after years of doing the deed and hearing things like "I know you -your the one that___...
I now have an outlet for EATHER - No Bang - the animal just happened to pass while I was there...

Petting them as the go eases me But holding the rag over their nose is harder.
 

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