Volcombabe101
March 4th, 2007, 08:44 AM
I took Tanner (our 16 year old Shepard) to the vet on Wednesday, at which time the vet told me she had severe lung disease (on a scale of 1-5, 5 being worst, she said it was a 5) she also had severe dental problems, and arthritis. She was 16 years old, so some of it was age. The doctor told me we had 2 options, either putting her through all these tests, xrays, medication, and all these other stuff that there wasnt even a guarantee it would help at all, or putting her down. I told her we needed some time to talk it over, and in the mean time she gave me some antibiotics to give Tanner. On Friday morning, Tanner stopped eating. She was still breathing heavy. Mike made the decision that it was time to put her down, so we scheduled the appointment for Saturday morning.
Tanner didnt eat, and hadnt eaten for 2 days, so we knew she was suffering. It felt like putting her on death row. Counting down the minutes til we left, and she would leave us forever. I have only had her for a year basically, but Mike has had her since she was a pup. 16 years together, thats a lot. We decided to be with her when they put her down. It was so hard, she cried as they put the medicine in, but she died quickly. The doctor said the only reason she had lived as long as she had was because her heart was so strong.
She used to lay at the bottom of the stairs, and now everytime I walk down, I see the empty spot there and it makes me sad. She may have only been my dog for a year but she was still my dog, and I miss her like crazy already. Its too hard to let a good friend go, I cant even imagine how much Mike is hurting, and there is no way to help out other than being a shoulder to cry on.
We have 2 dogs left, and they are up there in age too. Mike thinks another one will go this year. I love them all so much. Its too hard. Sigh. Thanks for listening, or reading I guess. I needed to get some of this out, its hard to talk to Mike about, because he is feeling 100 times worse.
:rip: Tanner baby
Tanner didnt eat, and hadnt eaten for 2 days, so we knew she was suffering. It felt like putting her on death row. Counting down the minutes til we left, and she would leave us forever. I have only had her for a year basically, but Mike has had her since she was a pup. 16 years together, thats a lot. We decided to be with her when they put her down. It was so hard, she cried as they put the medicine in, but she died quickly. The doctor said the only reason she had lived as long as she had was because her heart was so strong.
She used to lay at the bottom of the stairs, and now everytime I walk down, I see the empty spot there and it makes me sad. She may have only been my dog for a year but she was still my dog, and I miss her like crazy already. Its too hard to let a good friend go, I cant even imagine how much Mike is hurting, and there is no way to help out other than being a shoulder to cry on.
We have 2 dogs left, and they are up there in age too. Mike thinks another one will go this year. I love them all so much. Its too hard. Sigh. Thanks for listening, or reading I guess. I needed to get some of this out, its hard to talk to Mike about, because he is feeling 100 times worse.
:rip: Tanner baby