I had to put down my dog today

Sorry to hear Sherbro. Dogs are my emotional kryptonite.

Sudden allergies are had.
 
Very sorry to hear that ... stay strong bro.
Im not big on replacements, never did it actually , until last year when i had to go thru the same with my cat ... i got a new one as soon as i could and it somewhat helped cause it distracts the mind alleviating the pain.
 
BisexualMMA said:
Sorry man. RIP Mojo. He was a handsome devil.
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Thanks, he was. I go
Sp@cePeanut said:
Sorry to hear that. I've been there and it really sucks. My last dog was put down due to nasal cancer. It was horrible.

I think about it everyday because I know the inevitable is coming for my dog. She is 11 and she is a 120 pound golden retriever. Everyone who ever met her said she is the biggest and most solid female golden they have ever seen. The problem with that size is that aging is hard on them. She is starting to walk sideways up stairs and limping after short swims. I hope for a couple more years with her, it's going to be hard to let her go.

Again, sorry to hear that and keep your head up.
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Yeah, sorry to hear about yours. Mojo was a bigger dog, it is tough on them. I hope you get as much time with her as you can.
 
Fuck you man. I almost teared up at work. I have a Spitz and she's only a year and a half old. I know the inevitable will come later..
 
GearSolidMetal said:
Whenever one of these threads come up, I challenge myself to read the entire OP without crying. I fail every fucking time.

Dogs are my emotional kryptonite.

And I'm going through something with my own dog, she has something wrong with her rear left knee, and I've been to three different vets and had three different opinions of what's wrong. The first two said recommended X-rays would be helpful, so I spent a total of $500 on that, only to find out each time there wasn't anything wrong with the bones. Then went to a specialist and they're guessing that she has a partially torn legiment, and an exploratory surgery would cost $2800 to figure out what's wrong and fix it. But after $800 total, I'm sick of vets pumping me for every cent I have for guesses what's wrong with my dog.

But, my dog has been on pain medication for three months now and she's been damn near normal when compared to how she is when not medicated, which she limps around on her other rear leg. So, I'm electing to just keep her on the pain meds.

I'm kinda kicking myself, but after this bullshit and other stories I hear about vets using emotional ultimatums to get people to pay for expensive surgeries... I don't trust that they have my dog's best interests in mind.

She's only 5 years and 3 months old, and I wish this could be unequivocally be fixed, but I have a gut feeling something else will pop up requiring another surgery next year... and one after that... and one after that.

But, I'm scared shitless that I'm not making the right choice. Dogs don't live forever, but I want mine to be in my life as long as possible.
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That feeling of, am I making the right choice, sucks. No matter what choice it is, you always find yourself asking that question. Did I do enough? Did he suffer longer because of it?

Hope she gets better.
 
As bad as it is, at least I'm sure he had a great life with you as his friend. There are so many dogs that never know what love is about but yours knew.
Find some confort in it and celebrate his life.
 
5:45 am the next morning. Guess I'll start new and hit the gym.

Woke up a few times to let him out. Usually around 2-3am. I know he usually needs to go at that time, so I would set my alarm for around that time so I can get up in the middle of the night to let him out. One time he peed in the house, I thought a pipe burst and flooded my place. When you gotta go, you gotta go. Only difference was, there was no one to let out. "Mojo, you want go pee?" Seems to be the only thing he understood.

It doesn't feel as painful today. That, lonely feeling is kicking in though. I miss my buddy.

Thanks for all the kind words. Reading your reponses and being able to express how I was feeling has helped more than I thought it would. Pet lives are short. Give your buddy a hug.
 
Sorry dude that's tough. Mines scheduled for next Tuesday actually. She was doing pretty well yesterday so I may push it back.
 
It's okay, buddy. It hurts now, I know. Still, this too shall pass.
 
Hopefully he got some steak and stuff beforehand
 
i got teary eyed reading that. i lost my cat last october and i still think about him all the time. i had him 17 years and he was like a dog in that he would follow me around everywhere and jump up on me all the time.

i couldnt be there when he was put down, it was too hard for me but i wish i could have been there for him. i had my dad do it for me.

it was the worst experience of my life so i know how youre feeling.

rip doggy
 
Sorry to hear and that is one of the hardest things to do.

I still remember putting my dog down around 5 years ago. I cried.

Nature of dogs I guess.
 
Sorry to hear TS.
But overall 12 good year is a good run. Also this doesn't help that much now, but it will with time.

We used to have a family Dog we had to put down after he was 18 years old. I knew him since I was 3 years old.
Now over a decade later I still remember him almost everyday just small things that remind me of him. Man did I love that dog.
 
Billy Blanks said:
5:45 am the next morning. Guess I'll start new and hit the gym.

Woke up a few times to let him out. Usually around 2-3am. I know he usually needs to go at that time, so I would set my alarm for around that time so I can get up in the middle of the night to let him out. One time he peed in the house, I thought a pipe burst and flooded my place. When you gotta go, you gotta go. Only difference was, there was no one to let out. "Mojo, you want go pee?" Seems to be the only thing he understood.

It doesn't feel as painful today. That, lonely feeling is kicking in though. I miss my buddy.

Thanks for all the kind words. Reading your reponses and being able to express how I was feeling has helped more than I thought it would. Pet lives are short. Give your buddy a hug.
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Most dog lovers response to the concept of getting a new dog after their beloved pet was just put down, is 'No, I loved my dog too much.'

I'm sure I'll have that response too, for a while.

But what I do know is that the most miserable years of my life were without a dog. I don't know if it'll be a few weeks or months I'll get a new puppy, but I eventually will. Most dog owners do. It's a hole in our soul that needs to be filled.
 
Brodels said:
Hopefully he got some steak and stuff beforehand
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Unfortunately no. It was all last minute and it wasn't pretty. Started kicking myself afterwards about not getting him a nice steak. Putting him out of misery was all that was on my mind at the time.
 
VroomyJeeps said:
i got teary eyed reading that. i lost my cat last october and i still think about him all the time. i had him 17 years and he was like a dog in that he would follow me around everywhere and jump up on me all the time.

i couldnt be there when he was put down, it was too hard for me but i wish i could have been there for him. i had my dad do it for me.

it was the worst experience of my life so i know how youre feeling.

rip doggy
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Atleast your pops was there. It's tough. 17 years, thats a long time. Pretty sure that cat had a great life with you guys.

I just didn't want him to be surounded by strangers. I picked him out and I wanted to be the one there when he left.
 
snakedafunky said:
Sorry to hear TS.
But overall 12 good year is a good run. Also this doesn't help that much now, but it will with time.

We used to have a family Dog we had to put down after he was 18 years old. I knew him since I was 3 years old.
Now over a decade later I still remember him almost everyday just small things that remind me of him. Man did I love that dog.
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Thanks. Wow, 18 years. What a life.
 
GearSolidMetal said:
Most dog lovers response to the concept of getting a new dog after their beloved pet was just put down, is 'No, I loved my dog too much.'

I'm sure I'll have that response too, for a while.

But what I do know is that the most miserable years of my life were without a dog. I don't know if it'll be a few weeks or months I'll get a new puppy, but I eventually will. Most dog owners do. It's a hole in our soul that needs to be filled.
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That's what I've been thinking of. I've been telling myself, no. Because it's not, Mojo. But every animal is different. Bonds are formed not better or worst, just different.

Right now, it just doesn't feel right. As time passes, that might change. It's that certain energy that is missing around the house. Going for walks.

Got to admit, it just seems like certain every day thing's you do that has been a part of you for 12 years, just stops. Find myself with nothing to do during those moments.
 
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