dog died! :(

[leanne357]

I really dont have a question but need to share an experience. My dog was laying under the coffee table last night she got up and her back legs would not work right, she had no control. Then her front legs went stiff. We took her to the ER vet, as this happened round 'bout midnight. The vet gave her some meds and a sedative. He (the vet) suggested we leave her overnight to see if there were improvement. No improvement this morning. We lost her. It is just strange one minute she was fine and all of a sudden she was not. We have had her since she was 8 weeks old and she was nine years old, we have had her forever. My husband has no children and Harely was his baby girl. It sure is hard to lose aq beloved pet. She had a fantastic life while she was here, spoiled as hell!!

[Minnie017]

I know what you're going through... My dog just died today and he was only 6 years old... He was completely normal a few days ago, but his health rapidly deteriorated over the weekend. I was completely not expecting this and neither was my family. When I got home I could not bare even looking around... There were so many traces of him everywhere. I just calmed myself down...and I'm really finding comfort in hearing other people's stories of coping with the same thing. My dog was like family... I treated him like family.... And we took him everywhere, all our trips had to be road trips because we couldn't bear leaving him by himself at someone else's house... You see, He had a separation anxiety... He would sit by this couch near the window and watch outside until we came home and jump down from the couch to greet us. He never bit or growled or was unfriendly towards anyone. He was such a sweet, kind dog... I feel so guilty now... I wish I had done more for him or at least spent more time with him... I mean he was so young... So please... Let's be strong together!!! :)

[paul24681]

Leann i am so sorry for your loss and know exactly what your going through. We lost our dog amber 6 weeks ago now she was 13. The day she passed she woke up fine came on the chair next to me and give lots of kisses then just out the blue suddenly her back legs went and her body and head became all twisted she had took a stroke the vet said there was nothing they could do for her but what hurt the most was that she kissed me before she passed when holding her. Just like you she was fine 1 minute then within an hour she had died. Some people dont understand the relationship people can have with there animals to me and im sure to you they are just like your childred and part of the family. Thinking of you at this sad time

[ginger899]

Oh you poor thing! I cried when I just read your post. I feel for you, I really do. It is one of the saddest things in the world, when the time comes to have a beloved dog put to sleep.
And you feel it is your fault because you pushed her that night, to get her off the couch. You were not to know she would fall awkwardly like that.
How many times a day do we all do things that would nomally have outcomes that were OK....and then one fateful day something we do goes wrong?
What happened really was an accident. I know you feel you caused it, and that you didn't treat her well enough because she had incontinence. But for her it may have seemed very different. Dogs do think differently to humans. To a dog, not being favoured all the time simply means they are low ranking in the pack. Now to a dog, that situation is acceptable, and not traumatic. They fully accept their "pack position". Though it may seem mean to us.

I know it isn't really the time to talk about all that dog-behaviour stuff. You are too upset. But please do remember you gave her everything you could to help her at the end, and she KNEW that, and felt your love, and that would be beautiful for her.

[chiki266]

i had my dog put down a few days ago and i can't forgive myself...she is old and urinate on her bed so she was not allowed to sleep on the livingroom couch..i caught her sleeping and pushed her..but she went off balance and fell on her back..nevertheless,she got up and went to her bed..the next morning she could barely walk..i tried to nurse her back to health..she was in so much pain..groaning..so we decided to take her to the vet...there in that clinic..she was put down..i cried like her..i cannot forgive myself..her face that looked so sad when she fell continue to haunt me..i will never love a dog as much as i love her..im a mess..i find it hard to live with it..knowing..i favored the other dogs over her when she was alive because she was stinking ..she cannot control her bladder etc..i want to die!

[cyberjunk]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemorrhagic_gastroenteritis
HGE killed my dog.
My dog died in three hours.  A dachshund/beagle mix named Ginger.
She threw up 1AM then began urinating and defecating diarrhea with dark blood. While I was trying to locate a 24 hour vet in this back water (Bluffton, SC) she then begun to hemorrhage bright red blood and passed away on the way to the VET.
Note: She had a bit of diarrhea earlier in day but no sign of blood – I know as I used white paper towels to pick it up – no blood.  
I am writing to warn all pet owners of this disease HGE.  Learn about it.

[autumnsmom32208]

I am very sorry for you and your family's loss.