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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
February 28, 2015 at 11:50 pm
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(February 28, 2015 at 11:41 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: Latest:
Poor puppy.
Our last dog went similarly with a congestive heart. We put him to sleep when he became permanently frightened. Until then, we just pet him a lot and carried him to the rooms we were in since he still wanted to be with us even though he couldn't walk the walk. He died in my arms. I cried buckets.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
March 1, 2015 at 12:03 am
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Ahh reminds me of poor old Fletcher at the end. Still had so much gusto for life but the ticker was done at 14 years 2 months. Even when I was wheeling him around the dog park in a wheelbarrow at the end he would still charm people into greeting him and give puppies an intimidating eye.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
March 1, 2015 at 12:09 am
I'm crying. Buddy is headed to the rainbow bridge. He just went septic and his organs are shutting down. What a special dog. Dammit.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
March 1, 2015 at 12:10 am
Several years ago we lost our Welsh Springer Spaniel, William - don't ask - after he suffered a stroke. He seemed to recover, but wandered around as though in a daze. He'd walk up to a wall as if he didn't know what was in his way and would just stand there. Finally one day he went into the garden and after plodding around for a while, he just collapsed and wouldn't get up. The decision to take him to the vet was one of the hardest moments of my life up to then, and he wasn't the first nor the last animal we've lost.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
March 1, 2015 at 12:11 am
(March 1, 2015 at 12:09 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: I'm crying. Buddy is headed to the rainbow bridge. He just went septic and his organs are shutting down. What a special dog. Dammit.
I'm so sorry. *HUG*
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
March 1, 2015 at 12:12 am
Savor who the dog was, Steel. It will always be worth it to have had a great dog in your life. That never goes away.