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Post by sugar on Oct 19, 2011 15:40:26 GMT -5
The worse part for me was feeling guilty for being angry that their dogs are still alive and ok, and me who could provide everything possible couldn't keep my dog alive and ok. I know cancer is really a crapshoot, but I still felt it when I saw their dogs that looks just like my Bunny and all I could do was mumble between sobs "its not fair".
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Post by maryellen on Oct 19, 2011 15:59:18 GMT -5
rufus and sadie fall off the couch and bed all the time.. so its not luca's age. as far as euthing krash when you did, dont second guess yourself, you didnt make him suffer and you did the right thing when you did..
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Post by emilys on Oct 19, 2011 17:47:04 GMT -5
Both times I felt deep grief because I missed her so much (still do), but also felt very angry that these people had their dogs who were still alive and me who could provide the world to my dog didn't. That was always followed by feeling like crap for wondering things like that. It was all very confusing and exhausting. Ya know, I was having a discussion about euthanasia with a coworker yesterday. I euth'd Krash due to hemangiosarcoma. I still wonder if I rushed it and I still randomly feel really guilty, like I failed him somehow. I think when we love our dogs so much, and they get taken from us too soon, or we have to make decisions about when and how they pass, there is always going to be confusion and other uncomfortable emotions. I thought this about Ozzy before I made the decision. But then I realized he wasn't going to get better. Ever. So waiting would just have meant more suffering, increased suffering for him. And what good was that, for him or for me? Delay just so he can have more pain, less mobility? I ultimately decided THAT would have been a bigger failure |
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Post by fureverywhere on Oct 19, 2011 20:51:02 GMT -5
Euth is something I haven't had to contemplate before...cept Jackie but she wasn't mine. Poor Coco is hauling a tumor almost half the size she is. But she doesn't seem like it bothers her, slows her down a bit but she's still her happy self. Vet said he'd put her down...but hard to know when it's time sometimes. They're pretty sure she wouldn't survive removing it
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Post by RealPitBull on Oct 20, 2011 8:04:20 GMT -5
Kaleena, I understand where you're coming from. Of course feeling guilty about those thoughts isn't warranted. Good dog guardians tend to blame themselves when things go wrong. And no, it's never fair  Emily, thanks for posting that. It's true, Krash was never going to get better and he was suffering. I had promised him when I first got the dx, that I would NOT let my beautiful, artristocratic, buddha boy suffer or lose his dignity. So when it became obvious he was only going to get worse not better, I made the decision. It was only a little over a month between hearing the dx and deciding to send Krash to the Bridge. Jan 31. The last 3 or 4 animals I've lost have gone in January, my birthday month. I hate January.  |
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Post by melonie on Oct 20, 2011 12:17:28 GMT -5
The last 3 or 4 animals I've lost have gone in January, my birthday month. I hate January. January is my birthday month as well, and like you I hate it too. Not because I've lost animals, but because people tend to die or fall gravely ill that month.(4 deaths and one stroke) On a fun not though, Lilly was trying so hard to butt in on the morning snuggles that she decided to try the other side of the bed and since there was no room, she fell off the bed. That's what she gets for trying to be a hog since she already had her snuggles. |
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Post by RealPitBull on Oct 20, 2011 12:20:28 GMT -5
The last 3 or 4 animals I've lost have gone in January, my birthday month. I hate January. January is my birthday month as well, and like you I hate it too. Not because I've lost animals, but because people tend to die or fall gravely ill that month.(4 deaths and one stroke) Wow that is crazy. What's up with January? Are you a Capricorn? That's me. Aww Lilly lol. I should tell Luca not to be embarassed - lots of dogs fallin' off beds and couches LOL |
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