Elphaba
07-26-2010, 07:15 AM
yeah so i had my dog euthanized last tuesday. she was almost 14. it's ok. she had really bad arthritis in her spine but i did what i could to keep her comfortable. the sunday morning before i took the younger dog for a walk and of course the whole time we were gone old freedom was freaking out. she was an anxious type and it really only got worse recently.
when i got in the house and let her out she jumped from almost the top of the deck to the back yard, missing about 5 stairs. way bad for her to do. well she ran around a bit and then ran back and stumbled up the stairs. the next day she was incredibly sick, throwing up and wouldn't eat or drink anything. she couldn't get comfortable in any position, laying, sitting, standing and was having trouble keeping her balance. walking was just a staggering mess. so i made the appointment for tuesday and the vet agreed, there just wasn't any getting better. they have a nice room there for this and it was really quite peaceful. :heart: when it is time for me i'm probably going to wish i was a dog, we really do better by them at this time than we do by our own, imho.
when i got in the house and let her out she jumped from almost the top of the deck to the back yard, missing about 5 stairs. way bad for her to do. well she ran around a bit and then ran back and stumbled up the stairs. the next day she was incredibly sick, throwing up and wouldn't eat or drink anything. she couldn't get comfortable in any position, laying, sitting, standing and was having trouble keeping her balance. walking was just a staggering mess. so i made the appointment for tuesday and the vet agreed, there just wasn't any getting better. they have a nice room there for this and it was really quite peaceful. :heart: when it is time for me i'm probably going to wish i was a dog, we really do better by them at this time than we do by our own, imho.